Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War

Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War (ブレイドストーム -百年戦争-) is a video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms. It was published by Koei and developed by Omega Force. The game is based on The Hundred Years' War which saw the forces of England face off against the forces of France. The character designs were made by Shinobu Tanno. The director, Akihiro Suzuki, later became the producer for Warriors Orochi and Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires.

It is one of the few Koei produced titles to keep the same language track internationally.

Game Info
Players assume the role of a rogue commander with a group of mercenary units who can align themselves with the French or English sides, depending on the situation. Units include infantry, cavalry, archers, elephants, cannoniers and castle siege units. The commander's reputation will affect things like the quality of troops available and the difficulty of the missions. Individual troops will also strengthen as they gain combat experience.

The gameplay appears fairly similar to Kessen III. It's possible that this title is actually the oft rumored Kessen IV, which was reported to be set during medieval times in Europe.

Kingdom of England

 * Edward the Black Prince - voiced by Hideo Ishikawa
 * King of England - voiced by Seiji Sasaki
 * Philippa - voiced by Kimiko Saitō
 * John Chandos - voiced by Shinpachi Tsuji
 * John Talbot - voiced by Yōji Ueda
 * John Fastolf - voiced by Jun Hattōri
 * Henry Percy - voiced by Eiji Takemoto
 * Hal - voiced by Takeshi Kusao
 * Richard Beauchamp - voiced by Atsushi Kisaichi
 * Iamarl (original character) - voiced by Miwa Yasuda
 * Margaret (original character) - voiced by Akemi Kanda

Kingdom of France

 * Joan of Arc - voiced by Yumi Tōma
 * La Hire - voiced by Ryūzaburō Ōtomo
 * Gilles de Rais - voiced by Takayuki Suzuki
 * Phillippe Le Bon - voiced by Mahito Ōba
 * Arthur De Richemont - voiced by Akimitsu Takase
 * Bertrand du Guesclin - voiced by Yūji Kishi
 * King of France - voiced by Yūki Masuda
 * Christine de Pizan - voiced by Yuka Shioyama
 * Jean de Metz - voiced by Kazunari Tanaka
 * Marie (original character) - voiced by Hisayo Yanai
 * You Ji (original character) - voiced by Toshio Kobayashi

Mercenaries

 * John Hawkwood - voiced by Mitsuaki Hoshino; the legendary mercenary.
 * Magnus - voiced by Tsubasa Iwata; friendly and well-respected mercenary
 * Georges - voiced by Daisuke Sakaguchi; the brother of Marc, nicknamed "Sudden Death".
 * Marc - voiced by Haruo Satō; the brother of Georges, nicknamed "Iron Wall".
 * Karen - voiced by Yukari Hikida; motherly mercenary whose personality changes when in pursuit of money.
 * Diane - voiced by Akemi Satō; foul-mouthed mercenary seen talking with Karen much of the time.
 * Naran - voiced by Yukiko Hirō; smooth-talking Mongolian mercenary seen talking with Georges often.
 * Yoshimasa - voiced by Naoki Imamura; a loyal and honest mercenary from the far east.
 * Shakti - voiced by Yuka Komatsu; a foreign mercenary.
 * William - voiced by Yasuhiro Takato; a cowardly mercenary.
 * Branwyn - voiced by ; a young Welsh woman striving to achieve recognition of her archery skills despite her age and gender

Allusions

 * Some of the rarer weapons in the game are exact replicas of fourth weapons found in the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors series. In the former's case, the game features the Dynasty Warriors 5 version of their weapons. Characters who're mentioned are:
 * Guan Yu and Lu Bu for the halberd class
 * Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Yukimura, Tadakatsu, and Xing Cai are referenced in the spear category; Xing Cai's shield also appears as a separate rare item
 * Cao Cao, Nobunaga, and Kenshin for long swords
 * Lu Xun appears for daggers
 * Zhou Yu in the shamshir category
 * Ina in long bows
 * Magochi for the guns
 * Yoshihiro in hammers
 * Nagamasa for the knightly lances