Sengoku Musou 3: Empires

Samurai Warriors 3: Empires (戦国無双3 Empires) is an upcoming title for the Samurai Warriors series; it is the series's second Empires title. Sengoku Musou 3 Z acts as the game's base for featured characters and visuals. So far, the title has been announced as a Playstation 3 exclusive.

The Premium Box edition includes a visual story book for the game's original story mode and miniature character standing pops for the entire unique cast of the game (40) with its own binder. A downloadable serial code has been said to be included, but what it does has not been stated yet. Buying from the Gamecity online shop also includes a character card with their purchase.

Gameplay

 * Like the recent Nobunaga's Ambition titles, players can now raise their castle headquarters to include desired fortifications for supporting their troops. The castle city is essential for increasing the number of troops, food supply, gold, and so on. The player's castle can be viewed at a closer angle and their construction plans changes the appearance of the castle grounds.
 * Each building can be upgraded via a ranking system to better provide their designated service.
 * Buildings are not always dedicated to war as some may improve a cultural aspect of the castle town, such as a hot spring resort or a study hall. These facilities automatically increase a specific stat for the entire army (i.e: morale, intelligence, etc.) and can only be constructed by the uniquely playable Samurai Warriors characters. Characters are divided on which building they will provide.
 * Potential vassals can now be recruited if they are wandering within the vicinity of a player's city. A monetary fee is still required for their service.
 * Shops have been modified to mainly increase the strengths of a character's weaponry.
 * A Kessen Mode has been implemented into the game. This allows multiple factions to momentarily join forces to surround and attack a single target. During the decisive battle, morale is the main factor for deciding the victor.
 * The base system in battle has been upgraded to be similar to Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires. Bases may be assigned to perform various functions to affect the battle, such as supplying eagles or cannons for the faction controlling them.
 * Over 600 generals and over 25 clans can be chosen to play in the game along with playable characters in the third Xtreme Legends title. Players retain the option to create their own personal characters. It's not known if the protagonist types featured in Chronicles will appear in this game.
 * A new Historical Mode has been implemented into the game for players to try. It acts as an alternate Story Mode that aims to follow historical events. It promises to offer a different interpretation of a character's story than featured within its based title.
 * Downloadable content has been hinted but details are not known as of yet.

Related Media
An implied collaboration has been said to take place for GREE's upcoming mobile game, Hyakku-mon nin no Sengoku Musou. When players register the social game with their copy of the console game, they may obtain new facilities for their castle area. Players who perform the reverse will gain new characters within the social game.