The Warriors (video game)

Not to be confused with Warrior (arcade game) or The Warriors: Street Brawl.
The Warriors
Developer(s)Rockstar Toronto[a]
Publisher(s)Rockstar Games
Director(s)Greg Bick
Producer(s)
  • Rob Nelson
  • Jeronimo Barrera
Designer(s)
  • John MacPherson
  • Sergei Kuprejanov
Programmer(s)Kevin Hoare
Artist(s)Alex Horton
Writer(s)
  • Dan Van Zant
  • Michael Thomas Zoccano
  • John Zurhellen
Composer(s)Steve Donohoe
EngineRenderWare
Platform(s)
ReleasePlayStation 2, Xbox
  • NA: October 17, 2005
  • EU: October 21, 2005
PlayStation Portable
  • NA: February 12, 2007
  • EU: February 23, 2007
Genre(s)Action-adventure, beat 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The Warriors is a 2005 beat 'em up video game based on the 1979 film of the same name (itself based on Sol Yurick's 1965 novel), developed by Rockstar Toronto and published by Rockstar Games. It was released in October 2005 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, and February 2007 for the PlayStation Portable; the PSP port was developed by Rockstar Leeds. The game was re-released on the PlayStation 3 in May 2013[1] and PlayStation 4 in July 2016, via the PlayStation Network.[2] Set in gritty 1970s New York City, the story follows the eponymous street gang, who are framed for the murder of a respected gang leader and must return to their home turf in Coney Island while being hunted by rival gangs and the police. The game expands on the film's plot, with the first half covering events that took place three months before the events of the film.

The gameplay revolves around large scale brawling in 3D environments interspersed with other activities such as chase sequences.[3] The game features songs from the film's soundtrack; however, as of 2016, some of them have been removed from the PS3 and PS4 versions, including "I Love Livin' in the City" and "In the City", due to licensing restrictions. Several cast members from the film returned to voice their characters in the game.[4] Following its release, The Warriors received very positive reviews, with critics praising its controls, design, sound, music, and plot; many deemed the game to be a worthy adaptation of the film.


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  1. ^ "The Warriors Coming Next Week to the PSN". Rockstar Games. May 23, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  2. ^ Skrebels, Joe (July 5, 2016). "Rockstar's The Warriors Is Out Now for PS4". IGN. Archived from the original on July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Navarro, Alex, The Warriors Review Archived April 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, GameSpot, October 21, 2005, Accessed March 22, 2009
  4. ^ "Full Cast & Crew: The Warriors (2005 Video Game)" Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on December 24, 2013.