Samurai Warriors 3

Samurai Warriors 3
PAL territories cover featuring Yukimura Sanada (front) and Kai (back)
Developer(s)Omega Force
Nintendo EAD (Murasame Castle mode)
Publisher(s)
SeriesSamurai Warriors
Platform(s)Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
ReleaseWii
  • JP: December 3, 2009
  • EU: May 28, 2010
  • AU: June 10, 2010
  • NA: September 28, 2010
PlayStation 3
  • JP: February 10, 2011
PlayStation Portable
  • JP: February 16, 2012
Genre(s)Hack and slash
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Samurai Warriors 3 (戦国無双3, Sengoku Musō 3, in Japan) is the third installment in the Samurai Warriors series, created by Tecmo Koei and Omega Force. The game was released in Japan on December 3, 2009, in Europe on May 28, 2010, in Australia on June 10, and in North America on September 28, for the Wii.[1][2]

Shigeru Miyamoto from Nintendo attended the game's Press Conference in 2009, to present a new mode in the game based on the Famicom Disk System game The Mysterious Murasame Castle.[3] Nintendo published and distributed the game outside Japan for the Wii.[4][5]

A sequel, Samurai Warriors 4, was released in March 2014.

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  2. ^ McInnis, Shaun (September 23, 2009). "Samurai Warriors 3 Hands-On Impressions". GameSpot. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  3. ^ Gantayat, Anoop (August 5, 2009). "Samurai Warriors 3 Detailed". IGN. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  4. ^ "Samurai Warriors 3 Set to Go Into Battle Exclusively on Wii". Nintendo. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  5. ^ Vuckovic, Daniel (February 22, 2010). "Samurai Warriors 3 heading to Australia". Vooks. Retrieved August 9, 2014.