| Dynasty Warriors Online | |
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| Developer(s) | Tecmo Koei |
| Publisher(s) | Tecmo Koei |
| Series | Dynasty Warriors |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita |
| Release | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3
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| Genre(s) | MMOG |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Dynasty Warriors Online, known asShin Sangoku Musou Online (真・三國無双Online,Shin SangokuMusō Online) in Japan, was amassively-multiplayer online game originally released forMicrosoft Windows in Japan in 2006, and forPlayStation 3 onFebruary 18, 2010. The game belongs toTecmo Koei'sDynasty Warriorsvideo game series, as well as the largerRomance of the Three Kingdomsmeta series, which is based on theGreat Classical Novelof the same name.
Dynasty Warriors Online allows players to create their own character and choose a weapon from existing playable characters. Once a character is created, the player enters the world ofDynasty Warriors, defeating opposing armies for experience points. Players can also see other players that they can battle. It also poses the introduction of free roam, of which a player can move around their factions city talking to various non-player characters.
The gameplay of Dynasty Warriors Online is similar to its console counterparts. It composes of two main parts, campaign battles and melee battles. Campaign battles occurs weekly, where the 3 Kingdoms (Wu, Wei, and Shu) and other possible factions (Such as Dong Zhuo or Yuan Shao) fight for cities and territory. If there's no campaign scheduled, then a large 24 player Showdown battle will be held. The goal of the game is to complete the objective specified for the type of battle. In melee, there are five modes:
The game was originally announced forMicrosoft Windows in 2004 asShin Sangoku Musou BB (Dynasty Warriors Broadband), with a release in Japan in early 2006.[1] In late 2009 a PS3 port wasteased through a smallFlash site.[2] The PS3 version was later confirmed, with a worldwide release date ofFebruary 18, 2010.,[3] but was instead brought exclusive only to Japan. In August 2010 it was announced thatAeria Games would be publishing this game for the North America and Europe regions.[4] The game was available as a free download, as is most of Aeria Games' content. The company supported the game viamicropayments.
The game's name changed fromDynasty Warriors BB toDynasty Warriors Online on Wednesday, November 28, 2007.[citation needed]
On July 18, 2013, a massive update was released in the Japanese version of Dynasty Warriors Online, changing the name of Shin Sangoku Musou Online to Shin Sangoku Musou Online Z. This update adds the new feature of "Weapon Swapping" similar to Dynasty Warriors 7. Characters and soldiers have been remodeled with their Dynasty Warriors 7 appearances (Except for some characters like Zuo Ci who have their Dynasty Warriors 8 appearance). The intro of the game has been changed, featuring the same three characters from the first in a revised state.
As of 1 January 2014 @ 5:00 PM PST the English version hosted by Aeria Games has shut down.
The Japanese version has shut down as of 24 February 2022.