Warriors Orochi 2

Warriros Orochi 2 is the sequel to Warriors Orochi, the crossover game between Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors. This sequel features 13 new characters, 6 of which are completely new to the 'Warriors' franchise, and 20 new stages, 8 of which are completely new to the 'Warriors' franchise.

Story Mode
Story mode plays out like any other story mode. The available story modes out of the box are Shu, Wei, Wu, Samurai and Orochi. Abilities, levels, and waepons gained in this mode carry on to the other modes except for Survival Mode. Characters after completing a story mode are called "Bonus" characters.

Shu
The threats of Dong Zhuo, Masamune Date, Lu Bu, and Cao Cao threaten the land, and also, therefore, threaten Liu Bei and Shu. After Orochi's death, Ieyasu Tokugawa and Yoshimoto Imagawa met with Liu Bei somewhere in time. Both were surprised and delighted by his respect and nobility, and coming to respect him, join Shu with their forces, along with a happy Sun Shang Xiang. But also, Da Ji, Orochi's former strategist, has been hiding in Shi Ting. Liu Bei realized that id Da Ji was left alone, havoc was sure to follow. The Shu forces track Da Ji down, much to her surprise at Liu Bei's ability to actually attack. However, the enemy's magic forced the officers not be able to advance, nor would Da Ji's garrison open. Da Ji then calls for her "portly comrade", which turns out to be a very gruesome Dong Zhuo. Also at this time, a Mystic force made up of Taigong Wang, and Zuo Ci. Taigong Wang had come to capture Da Ji and bring her to divine justice, while Zuo Ci had also come to defeat Liu Bei's attackers. Wang, with his powers, seeks Da Ji from afar and opens her garrison, leaving a stunned Da Ji. After the battle is won, Taigong Wang and Liu Bei come to conversate, leading Taigong Wang to take a liking to "General" Liu Bei for his politeness. The leader of Shu then offered an alliance with the Mystic, as they were both looking for Da Ji. They ally with a mutual Zuo Ci.

Though Shu failed to capture Da Ji herself, they managed to welcome in a brilliant tactician and military genius. Secretly, Taigong Wang doucted the abilities of mortals, seeing them as pawns in his own plan to capture his rival. The Kingdom finds out that most recently, Masamune Date, the right-hand man of the late Orochi, allied with Da Ji. Ieyasu, and luckily, knows Masamune personally. He requests to take an army to request an audience with Date. In the middle of the battle, reinforcements, led by Zhao Yun and Wei Yan, arrives to help Ieyasu get to Masamune. The Shu army recognizes the central garrison as the main point of battle, and as such, Wei Yan sets out to capture it. During the way, he's ambushed by a Date force, so Hanzo Hattori arrives to help slay the enemies around him. Though there is a very heavy resistance from the Date Triumvirate, a giant rifle unit, and more Date reinforcements, Wei Yan manages to set fire to the central base, eliminating officers located within it. Ieyasu commented on how Masamune is a smart man, and he himself knows that Da Ji is just using him. However, even after clearing the battlefield of enemy armies, Masamune refuses to join the Coalition against Kiyomori and Da Ji, as he believes it's too late to stop the chaos. Ieyasu and the Coalition return to Liu Bei in failure, not being able to save a lost soul, or learn the whereabouts of Da Ji. After Zhao Yun and Wei Yan are absorbed into the main Shu command, Taigong Wang figures out the Da Ji was just stalling for time for her own devious plan. Zhao Yun commented on how Zhuge Liang thought of the same thing.

At Nagashino, Da Ji's plan is working. She bought time for her own plan, though with Shu still pursuing her. The Coalition is halted by an old enemy, Lu Bu. Tadakatsu Honda and Zhang Fei help clear out waves of the fierce army of Lu Bu. In the midst of battle, Lu Xun arrives as aid for the army, sent by Wu. Eventually, Lu Bu's forces are defeated. Afterwards, Lu Xun asks the Shu if they know anything about a man named "Kiyomori Taira". Unfortunately, they have no leads on who "Kiyomori" is, but they know he's villainous, and adds to the stress of another obstacle. However, the youthful duo, Xing Cai and Ina, volunteer to set out to find out more about Kiyomori. The duo, after saying goodbye to worrisome fathers, get to the Wuhang Mountains. A carriage is being led by enemy forces, which Ina makes out to be Gracia, and her father, Mitsuhide Akechi. The Coalition saves the carriage, though are ambushed by Dong Zhuo, who is entranced by all the women surrounding him. They also face a giant fog blanketing the Mountains, but it is debunked by Mitsuhide, who slays the sorcerers that were the source of it. The Shu detachment then takes in the Akechi troop, and proceed to defeat Sun Wukong, the leader of the defending Taira forces.

Characters

 * Starters: Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Xing Cai, Sun Shang Xiang, Ieyasu Tokugawa, Tadakatsu Honda, Inahime, Hanzō Hattori and Yoshimoto Imagawa
 * Allies: Taigong Wang, Zuo Ci, Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, Lu Xun, Mitsuhide Akechi, Gracia Hosokawa, Zhang Liao, Zhuge Liang and Yue Ying
 * Bonus: Himiko

Battles

 * Shi Ting
 * Saika Village
 * Nagashino
 * Wuhang Mountains
 * Jia Meng Gate
 * Odani Castle
 * Koshi Castle
 * Wu Zhang Plains

Wei
While remnants of Orochi's army quickly reform, Cao Cao, ruler of Wei, decides to also build up his own force. Cao Cao, along with the mysterious woman Nu Wa, drift throughout the land, with Zhang He and Dian Wei acting as bodyguards for their lord. At Si Province, Kunoichi informs Cao Cao that an outlandish 'circus' of an army, led by a monkey, had approached. Cao Cao asks if Nu Wa knows anything about it, but she denies to know anything. During the battle, Cao Cao's army combats a force led by a monkey and Dong Zhuo, who hasn't seemed to change at much at all, save for the fact that he now took the position of a "monkey-handler". At Si Shui Gate, Cao Cao finds out that Nu Wa has been testing him, after they face Lu Bu, while absorbing the Xiahou Dun army. After the battle, Cao Cao is suspicious with the appearance of a mystical monkey which he finds out to be named Sun Wukong, Da Ji's involvement, and Lu Bu.

Nu Wa finally reveals that Da Ji has the intention of reviving Orochi, while Sun Wukong seems to be working towards the same goal. With the knowledge of a high level of danger, Cao Cao seeks to find any potential ally. He along with Cao Pi sent letters requesting for allies, and sent Zhang He with an artillery to form an alliance with Yuan Shao at Shizugatake. At the latter battle, Taishi Ci joins the Wei forces on orders from Wu as their reply to Cao Cao's request. Zhang He also devises a plan to use the inner hatred of the three Yuan brothers to turn on their father, and also subdues Jiang Wei when he finds out of the plan.

At Ji Castle, Toshiie Maeda and Magoichi Saika face a Date army, led by Sima Yi. Cao Cao, thinking this as an opportunity to defeat the enemy and gain allies, sends Xiahou Yuan to help them out. The plan works out in success subduing the Date army, while Yuan and Magoichi Saika make a sort of friendly rivalry. Toshiie Maeda, thankful for the rescue, asks for anything they can do to repay their saviors. Cao Cao leads them to be absorbed into his own army. In the aftermath, Nu Wa ponders deeply about Cao Cao. He successfully gained an alliance with Wu, absorbed two armies into his own, and was even able to see through Nu Wa. She remarks that Cao Cao is more fearsome and deadly than Kiyomori Taira, and if turned down the wrong path, will be almost unstoppable.

At Komaki-Nagakute, Orochi was revived by Kiyomori, though in a very weak state. Their army attacked a ferocious detail led by Cao Pi, though they still deliverance from a friend. Cao Cao was the one to bring relief, rushing through to come into contact with his son, who is thankful. From there, Pang Tong successfully burns enemy ranks down in the center of battle, leading to praise from Cao Cao. After defeating the army, as well as Kiyomori, the latter transports Orochi somewhere else for safe keeping. Nu Wa explains that Orochi needed a girl named Himiko to restore his power, to which Cao Cao is disappointed that the woman has been keeping secrets yet again. At Yamatai, the Wei army pursues Himiko. Unfortunately, she escapes before they could catch her, but only after recruiting Nagamasa Azai, Oichi, and the Asakura army, who responded to Cao Cao's call. Da Ji and Nu Wa have a short conversation, where Da Ji remarks on how time has changed Nu Wa, compared to Da Ji herself. Cao Cao captured Da Ji, but has Nu Wa "eating out of the palm of his hand". Da Ji tells Nu Wa that she should look "closer to home" to find the real threat.

At Tong Gate, Kiyomori makes one final stand against the Wei command. Xiahou Dun led an army against him. Enemies had kept on reviving themselves, greatly confusing Dun's forces. However, Nobunaga Oda, along with his own army, that included Mitsunari Ishida and Katsuie Shibata, raided the battlefield, defeating the sorcerers that were the base of the confusion, and slayed Kiyomori. Nobunaga Oda and Cao Cao celebrate after the battle, along with their armies, which stands for the unity of the Coalition. In the end, Kiyomori was just trying to stall time for Orochi's complete recovery.

During the final battle of Guan Du, a fully-resurrected Orochi, named Orochi X, led a giant infantry to the West, while Cao Cao led an army to the East of the battlefield. The Hero of Chaos and the Demon King stood, unfazed by the Serpent King's overwhelming presence. The Wei army gradually takes over bases and takes strongholds. Three garrisons are taken in the middle of the battlefield, inhabited and protected by three officers. A good amount of enemy officers come to take the garrisons back, but Cao Cao unleashes a rifle unit, which helps destroy all Orochi officers who came to reclaim the bases. After taking over most of the battlefield, two forces acted as reinforcements. One of them - The Wu Kingdom, led by Sun Jian. The other - The Shu Kingdom, respectively led by Liu Bei. Both armies responded to Cao Cao's call for allies. After an inspiring comment by Nobunaga, the Three Kingdoms unite to finally slay Orochi X for the second time.

After slaying the Serpent King, the generals of Wei gather around his corpse. Dian Wei, skeptical of his actual death, is comforted by a confident Cao Cao. Yuan Shao, after absorbing the effects of the death of Orochi, decides to invite everyone to celebrate. Everyone follows Shao, though Nobunaga Oda, Cao Cao, and Nu Wa stay with Orochi X's body. Nu Wa confirms Orochi is dead, while Cao Cao and Nobunaga laugh as Cao still found Nu Wa worried about the two. Nu Wa talks to herself, hinting that Orochi actually wanted the humans that lived in the worlds he fused, to have their own world.

Characters

 * Starters: Cao Cao, Nu Wa, Dian Wei, Zhang He and Kunoichi
 * Allies: Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Yuan Shao, Jiang Wei, Taishi Ci, Magoichi Saika, Toshiie Maeda, Cao Pi, Cao Ren, Zhen Ji, Pang Tong, Nagamasa Azai, Oichi, Mitsunari Ishida, Katsuie Shibata and Nobunaga Oda
 * Bonus: Sun Wukong

Battles

 * Si Province
 * Si Shui Gate
 * Shizugatake
 * Ji Castle
 * Komaki-Nagakute
 * Yamatai
 * Tong Gate
 * Guan Du

Wu
Wu army led by Ranmaru Mori, helps a mysterious boy named Yoshitsune Minamoto from Lu Bu. Yoshitsune is on his quest to search for Kiyomori Taira, a man who carrying beads around him. Kiyomori Taira wants to resurrect Orochi

Characters

 * Starters: Sun Jian, Sun Quan, Huang Gai, Zhou Tai, Ling Tong, Okuni, Ranmaru Mori, Ginchiyo Tachibana and Motochika Chosokabe
 * Allies: Yoshitsune Minamoto, Zhou Yu, Xiao Qiao, Goemon Ishikawa, Meng Huo, Zhu Rong, Sun Ce, Da Qiao, Xu Zhu, Pang De, Ma Chao, Lu Bu and Diao Chan
 * Bonus: Lu Bu and Diao Chan

Battles

 * Ru Xu Kou
 * Kanegasaki
 * Nan Zhong
 * Itsukushima
 * Okehazama
 * Yang Ping Gate
 * Yamazaki
 * Chi Bi

Samurai
A peacefully moment suddenly disrupt by the tyrant Dong Zhuo. Sakon Shima, who fight off Dong Zhuo, met with a man called Fu Xi. He then went to meet Shingen Takeda, Masamune Date and Oda Nobunaga to ask for their aid when sensing dangers

Characters

 * Starters: Sakon Shima, Musashi Miyamoto, Yoshihiro Shimazu, Huang Zhong, Guan Ping and Xu Huang
 * Allies: Zhang Jiao, Shingen Takeda, Yukimura Sanada, Kojiro Sasaki, Kenshin Uesugi, Kanetsugu Naoe, Fu Xi, Sima Yi, Lu Meng, Gan Ning, Nobunaga Oda, Nohime, Nene and Hideyoshi Toyotomi
 * Bonus: Kiyomori Taira

Battles

 * Lou Sang Village
 * Ji Province
 * Hasedo
 * Chang Ban
 * Liang Province
 * Hu Lao Gate
 * Bai Di Castle
 * Sekigahara

Orochi
A prequel of Warriors Orochi. Da Ji and Orochi came to earth to fought legendary warriors to conquer the world

Characters

 * Starters: Orochi, Da Ji, Dong Zhuo, Himiko
 * Allies: Kotaro Fuma, Keiji Maeda, Zhuge Liang, Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Sun Shang Xiang, Zhou Tai, Da Qiao, Ieyasu Tokugawa, Inahime, Hanzō Hattori and Masamune Date

Battles

 * Odawara Castle (West)
 * Cheng Du
 * Kawanakajima
 * He Fei
 * Edo Castle
 * Yi Ling
 * Mikatagahara
 * Hinokawa

Dream Mode
New to the Orochi series is Dream Mode. This new mode offers a storyline different from the ones offered in Story Mode. In this mode, stages are unlocked when certain criteria are met in Story or Free Modes. You do not get to choose your characters in this mode. Each of the characters in each stage are linked in some way which can prove advantageous to the completion of the stage. This mode is mostly used for unlocking Orochi X, known in the Japanese version as Shin Orochi

Versus Mode
Another new mode in Warriors Orochi 2 is the addition of 2 player versus mode. This offers four minigames that pit the players against each other in battle.

Tag Team and Elimination
This mode takes the two players against each other. This form of game play isvery reminicent of the original Dynasty Warriors where the two characters fight each other in a duel until one player's health bar reaches zero. Tag Team is 3 on 3 and Elimination is 1 on 1.

Tower
The goal of Tower is to knock the opponent off of the tower, all the while being attacked by regular peons

Steeple Chase
This Versus Mode resembles a traditional arcade style racing game, where the 2 players control horses and race to the finish line. Much like other arcade racing games, items are scattered throughout the track to give each of the the players an edge.

Survival Mode
This is a Tag Team mode. You choose three characters out of the ones you have unlocked and battle with three randomly generated characters in an arena much like Mortal Kombat/Tekken/Dead Or Alive. The walls can be broken and characters can be thrown out of the ring resulting in a defeat of that character. If you win, then you are put up against three other characters and it starts again. In this mode, level does not matter.

Wallpaper Edit
To obtain Wallpaper Edit you must play as all characters (Select characters then complete a stage, repeat.) and it will be unlocked on the Gallery Menu.

Two Extra Characters
Dodomeki and Gyuki are unlocked after obtaining a certain number of ingredients. These characters are not playable but are available in Survival and Versus (Tag Team and Elimination) Modes.

Costumes
Each character has a third costume that is earned by having the character at a Proficiency level of 10 out of 50.

Gallery
This is where you can view various backgrounds, movies, weapons and the Treasure Guide.

Backgrounds
These are mostly for show. Each character has 6 backgrounds to unlock. The first one is given to you for unlocking the officer. Other than that, one is given one you obtain all abilities of that character and once for every 10 levels of proficiency you reach after 20 (Meaning at 20, 30, 40, and 50.)

Weapons
View what weapons you have obtained for each character.

Movies
Throughout Story Mode, some stages will have a cutscene before them to help move the story along. Here, you can go back and view all cutscenes you have unlocked in Story Mode. There are 28 in all. Five from each story, the opening, closing, and one for game previews.

Treasure Guide
Shows what treasures there are to be unlocked.