Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • History [ ] Omega Force was founded in 1996 as the fourth Business Division of, with the intention of widening the appeal of Koei's portfolio outside of their strategy and simulation games, such as. The studio was originally going to be named after the letter Z, however this idea never came to fruition, as the letter Z can have different meanings outside of.

Dynasty Warriors 5 (真・三國無双4, Shin Sangoku Musou 4) is the fifth numbered installment in the Dynasty Warriors series. So far, it's the title with the most amount of spin-offs. So far, it's the title with the most amount of spin-offs.

Wanting to keep the last letter of the alphabet, they settled for Omega from the. However, because of copyright concerns with the clock manufacturing company, Force was added – a Japanese for 'fourth' – representing that they are the fourth business division. [ ], released in 1999 for the, pioneered the cover-based, inspiring titles such as. It also featured an early rendition of the laser sight mechanic, which would later be seen in titles such as.

The cover system has since become a staple of the third-person shooter genre. In 2013, vocal complaints started to arise in Japan about Omega Force's depiction of historical figures within the release of. The studio responded that they are aware of the complaints, but defended their use of historical figures as being just entertainment and having artistic freedom. Omega Force is currently developing the next entry in their key franchise, dubbed, moving the franchise from its arena-based combat to an. Producers Masaki Furusawa and Akihiro Suzuki also plan to overhaul the franchise's often criticized combat system.

The main developer and publisher of Warrior series. Dynasty Warriors series [ ], known as Sangokumusou ( 三國無双, Sangokumusō, lit. ' Unrivalled'), is the first and the largest sub-series of Warriors series. While the second and follow titles are named as Shin Sangokumusou ( 真・三國無双, Shin Sangokumusō, lit.

'True Three Kingdom Unrivalled'), English localization remain naming Dynasty Warriors, made all English titles are a number ahead of their Japanese counterparts. Numbered games [ ] Title Original release date Japan North America PAL region February 28, 1997 June 30, 1997 December, 1997 Notes: • Released on. • Known as Sangokumusou ( 三國無双, Sangoku Musō) in Japan. Clipp store serial number. August 3, 2000 October 26, 2000 November 24, 2000 Notes: • Released on. • Known as Shin Sangokumusou ( 真・三國無双) in Japan. • Also available on (2012).

September 20, 2001 November 26, 2001 March 22, 2002 Notes: • Released on PlayStation 2. • Known as Shin Sangokumusou 2 ( 真・三國無双2) in Japan. • Also available on (2003). • An expansion Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends (known as Shin Sangokumusou 2 Moushouden in Japan) was released in 2002. February 27, 2003 March 25, 2003 June 27, 2003 Notes: • Released on PlayStation 2. • Known as Shin Sangokumusou 3 ( 真・三國無双3) in Japan.

• Also available on (2003) and (2005). • Several expansions and re-release versions were released: • The expansion Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends (known as Shin Sangokumusou 3 Moushouden in Japan) was released in 2003 on PlayStation 2.

• The expansion Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires (known as Shin Sangokumusou 3 Empires in Japan) was released in 2004 on PlayStation 2. • An PC re-release Dynasty Warriors 4: Hyper (known as Shin Sangokumusou 3 Hyper) was released in 2005. February 24, 2005 March 29, 2005 June 24, 2005 Notes: • Released on PlayStation 2.