Dynasty Warriors 3

Dynasty Warriors 3
US box art for PS2 version
Developer(s)	Omega Force
Publisher(s)	Koei
Director(s)	Akihiro Suzuki
Designer(s)	Tomohiko Sho
Series	Dynasty Warriors
Platform(s)	Xbox, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Network
Release	PlayStation 2 JP: September 20, 2001 NA: November 26, 2001 EU: March 22, 2002 Xbox JP: September 26, 2002 NA: September 30, 2002 EU: December 6, 2002 PlayStation Network JP: January 16, 2013
Genre(s)	Hack and slash Tactical action[1]
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Dynasty Warriors 3 (真・三國無双2, Shin Sangokumusō 2, Shin Sangokumusou 2 in Japan)^[2] is a hack and slash video game developed by Omega Force (ω-force) and published by Koei (with distribution handled by THQ for the PlayStation 2 in PAL regions^[3]). It is third in the Dynasty Warriors series in North America and the second in the Shin Sangokumusou series in Japan. It is a spin-off from the video game Romance of the Three Kingdoms and based around a series of books by the same name, written by Luo Guanzhong.^[4] It contains a number of fictional and non-fictional elements from the same era in Chinese history that Romance of the Three Kingdoms is set but follows the main events of part of the story which is to unify China under the single rule of a kingdom.

Dynasty Warriors 3 was the first in the series to introduce a two player mode and numerous other improvements over Dynasty Warriors 2. New stages, characters, weapons, attacks and music are introduced providing a completely new experience to a player that has played Dynasty Warriors 2 before. The gameplay engine and the graphics engine have also been updated, providing higher quality environments, textures and general overall graphics. Only one expansion was released for the game, Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends and it was the first in the Xtreme Legends series.