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A video preview of the game Dynasty Warriors 6, chocked full of comments and analysis of the much anticipated game.

Latest Installment of KOEI’s Popular Action Series Ships to North American Retailers Beginning February 19, 2008

Burlingame, CA – February 12, 2008 -- KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, today announced that Dynasty Warriors®6 has reached gold status and will ship to North American retailers beginning February 19, 2008. Dynasty Warriors 6 will be available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.

Consumers can find Dynasty Warriors 6 at the following retailers: Amazon.com, Best Buy, Circuit City, Game Crazy, Game Rush, GameStop, Gamefly, EB Games, and Wal-Mart.

About Dynasty Warriors 6
Selling over 15 million units combined worldwide, KOEI’s award-winning Dynasty Warriors series and Samurai Warriors series of Tactical Action games have become an astonishing success and are global phenomenon. With Dynasty Warriors 6, KOEI is reinventing the Tactical Action experience for the next generation.

Set in Ancient China during the 3rd century, Dynasty Warriors 6 immerses gamers in a truly cinematic kung-fu action experience. Celebrated characters have been completely re-imagined with new weapons and fighting techniques motion-captured from some of today’s leading stuntmen and women in Asia. With the game’s new “Renbu” attack system and game controls, players can execute lightning-fast combos and the most dazzling fighting moves with ease.

Developed from the ground up exclusively for next-generation platforms, the game’s proprietary engine delivers the most chaotic and challenging Tactical Action experience to date. Players can use the landscape to elude the thousands of soldiers swarming the battlefield. But as players move and attack, adaptable enemy A.I. devises offensive and defensive combat tactics, and can retaliate with packs of fierce hunting dogs and patrol boats. All of the explosive action comes to life in high definition, 60 frames per second (fps) graphics.

Based on the epic novel, “Romance of the Three Kingdoms”, Dynasty Warriors 6 depicts the massive battles ignited by the fall of the Han Dynasty when three rebellious states moved to overthrow the Emperor of China.

Created by KOEI’s Omega Force team, Dynasty Warriors 6 delivers breathtaking visuals in 720p HDTV, and in-game Dolby®Digital audio. This game is rated “T” (Teen – Violence) by the ESRB. Dynasty Warriors 6 is for 1 to 2 players. Press can find assets (watermark-free) at gamespress.com. For the latest information on Dynasty Warriors 6, visit www.koei.com/dw6.

Given the popularity of the Dynasty Warriors franchise, it’s surprising that it all began such a short time ago in 2000 on the PlayStation 2. While it is known for its tactical action-based gameplay, many fans have also come to enjoy the heavy rock soundtracks accommodating each title.

To get a few confusing items out of the way, Dynasty Warriors is known as Shin Sangokumusou in Japan which means as we are quickly approaching the February release of Dynasty Warriors 6 in the US, the game, and soundtrack are called Shin Sangokumusou 5 in Japan. Semantics aside, Dynasty Warriors 6 provides a tasty collection of rock by series veterans MASA and Michihiko Shichi as well as 2006 newcomers Masato Koike, Kensuke Inage, and Haruki Yamada.

MASA, who is one of two guitarists on the album, surprisingly begins sans guitar with the track, “Glare at the World, painting a bleak soundscape creatively interpreted with the droning of a bass note, thin synthesized lead, and occasional bursts of foreboding cymbal hits clattering in the distance. The track “Rock and Roll Over” delivers the satiating dose of rock that his fans have come to crave. One will expect to hear guitars chugging along in a layered fashion, harmonizing and ascending upwards, culminating with a brief guitar solo. MASA is credited for nearly half of the tracks on the album, with the buoyant “Gain Momentum” and homage to Megadeth in the midst of “Irritation” demonstrating his prowess with a guitar.

Haruki Yamada, the other guitarist who is one of the album’s arrangers, engages in 6 tracks, including “Beat It,” a bouncy alternative rock track guided by a sturdy melody. Yamada employs call and response here with two guitars, producing an interesting complement to the mix. Similar to MASA, he also steps away from the guitar with “After the Storm,” a track sequenced towards the end of the album providing a mellow, contemplative look back while keeping company with organ-esque pads and intermittent cymbal buildups.

The other album arranger, Kensuke Inage, blazes through 5 tracks. “Flame and Rapidity” features some impressive shredding alongside electronic beats, lightning-fast synthesizer notes and wailing guitar. “Geniuses’ Sanctuaries” also mixes rock with synthesized elements alongside fat synthesized bass, wailing guitars and hard-hitting percussion.

Masato Koike contributes to some of my favorite pieces on the album. Not only does he rock, but he establishes an interesting juxtaposition with ethnic Chinese themes into many of his 14 pieces. “A Ways Away” straddles a fine line in being out of place among the heavy metal that surrounds it on the track list, but is a refreshingly relaxing vacation in itself. Koike performs beautiful melodies on the dizi and the xiao (ethnic Chinese woodwinds) for this piece and other tracks. “Welcome to China” is best described as a rock/ethnic Chinese fusion with musical bantering between distorted electric guitars and woodwinds, which ultimately produces a highly enjoyable combination. Lastly, “Oriental Rush” makes an impact; rapidly ascending melody lines and dissonant woodwinds stand in contrast to the heavy guitars and galloping percussion. Koike provides a number of other memorable pieces for the Dynasty Warriors 6 soundtrack, and I am greatly looking forward to following his work in the future.

Oddly enough, Dynasty Warriors veteran Michihiko Shichi bestows only a single track on the album, and it’s a meager 36 seconds long. “In Conclusion – DW Prime Mix" is a rockin’ jingle of sorts, sounding powerful and complete with only the essentials: guitar, bass, and percussion.

As far as packaging is concerned, the CD is adorned with artwork from the game and a long message from MASA who served as Sound Director, as well as information about every track on the album. While this is pretty comprehensive, it is unsurprisingly all in Japanese.

Fans have a lot to look forward with Dynasty Warriors 6. It will be the first installment on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles and will likely feature stunning graphics, and, as we’ve seen here, excellently written rock music. While MASA (with a long history behind him) continues to shine, it will be interesting to see how the other composers grow within the franchise. I have no doubt that I will enjoy their works in the future, and am looking forward to Masato Koike’s works in particular. If you want to get your adrenaline pumping, be sure to import the Dynasty Warriors 6 (Shin Sangokumusou 5) soundtrack to go with your copy of the game in February!

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Burlingame, CA – November 19, 2007 -- KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, today announced that Dynasty Warriors®6 is slated to ship to North American retailers beginning February 19, 2008 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.

“Dynasty Warriors 6 will deliver the massive scale battles that gamers have come to expect from the series, and will push the envelope of Tactical Action. Our goal is to redefine the Dynasty Warriors series,” said Amos Ip, Senior Vice President at KOEI Corporation. “We’ve created more immersive environments where players can use the features of the battlefield to their advantage, larger armies with a presence and strategy befitting their superior numbers, and re-imagined characters with the most authentic kung-fu showcased in a way only KOEI can deliver. This is truly the next great chapter in the Dynasty Warriors saga.”

About Dynasty Warriors 6
Selling over 15 million units combined worldwide, KOEI’s award-winning Dynasty Warriors series and Samurai Warriors series of Tactical Action games have become an astonishing success and are global phenomenon. With Dynasty Warriors 6, KOEI is reinventing the Tactical Action experience for the next generation.

Set in Ancient China during the 3rd century, Dynasty Warriors 6 immerses gamers in a truly cinematic kung-fu action experience. Celebrated characters have been completely re-imagined with new weapons and fighting techniques motion-captured from some of today’s leading stuntmen and women in Asia. With the game’s new “Renbu” attack system and game controls, players can execute lightning-fast combos and the most dazzling fighting moves with ease.

Developed from the ground up exclusively for next-generation platforms, the game’s proprietary engine delivers the most chaotic and challenging Tactical Action experience to date. Players can use the landscape to elude the thousands of soldiers swarming the battlefield. But as players move and attack, adaptable enemy A.I. devises offensive and defensive combat tactics, and can retaliate with packs of fierce hunting dogs and patrol boats. All of the explosive action comes to life in high definition, 60 frames per second (fps) graphics.

Based on the epic novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Dynasty Warriors 6 depicts the massive battles ignited by the fall of the Han Dynasty when three rebellious states moved to overthrow the Emperor of China.

Created by KOEI’s Omega Force team, Dynasty Warriors 6 delivers breathtaking visuals in 720p HDTV, and in-game Dolby®Digital audio. This game has not yet been rated by the ESRB. Dynasty Warriors 6 is for 1 to 2 players. Press can find (watermark-free) assets at gamespress.com. For the latest information on Dynasty Warriors 6, visit www.koei.com.

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KOEI’s Crossover of the Blockbuster Dynasty Warriors® and Samurai Warriors® Video Game Franchises is Available Now

Burlingame, CA – September 19, 2007 -- KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, announced today that Warriors Orochi™ is available starting today at retailers throughout North America, for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.

About Warriors Orochi
Without warning, the venomous Serpent King Orochi descended from the skies above. Using his unworldly powers to shatter time and space, Orochi kidnapped the strongest, wisest and most courageous warriors from Ancient China and Feudal Japan in a scheme to test his might against the heroes of these ages.

Most of the great armies of these two periods would succumb to the might of Orochi. Yet powerful warriors remain and are ready to continue the fight. Now, the greatest showdown in history is about to take place…

In Warriors Orochi the characters from both franchises must team-up to wage war against this new, yet powerful force. The game boasts an amazing roster of 77 playable characters from both the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors franchises, while four action-packed “crossover” storylines feature amazing team-ups and some long-awaited confrontations between characters from both series.

The game’s new “Team Battle System” and “Weapon Fusion” push Tactical Action to a whole new level. For the first time in KOEI’s Tactical Action games, players can create their own three-person tag team. At any given time, one warrior will be engaged in battle, while the other two are recuperating; restoring their Life Meters and Musou Gauges. Every character is categorized according to offensive ability, and with new fighting techniques, it’s up to the player to find the most lethal combination of warriors. “Weapon Fusion” lets players combine the attributes from different weapons for more devastating results.

Warriors Orochi for Xbox 360 delivers the complete Tactical Action experience with stunning graphics in 720p HDTV and in game Dolby® Digital audio. This game is rated “T” (Teen- Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, and Violence) by the ESRB. Warriors Orochi is developed by KOEI’s award-winning internal team, Omega Force. Press can find (watermark-free) assets at gamespress.com.

For more information, please visit www.koei.com/whoisorochi

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Xiahou Dun, Zhang Fei

We have your you two sets of 10 screenshots, the first set contains images of Zhang Fei in battle, whilst the second contains Xiahou Dun in battle.

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Lu Xun, New Features

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