KOEI announced today that Warriors Orochi is available starting today at retailers throughout North America, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2. Warriors Orochi does what fans of both the Samurai Warriors and Dynasty Warriors games have been waiting for - brings the worlds together! In Warriors Orochi a venomous Serpent King named Orochi descends from the skies above and kidnaps 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 succumb to the might of Orochi, but many warriors remain and are ready to continue the fight.

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, and four crossover storylines feature team-ups and some long-awaited confrontations between characters from both series.

Two of the key new features in this title are the "Team Battle System" and "Weapon Fusion." Players can create their own three-person tag team and switch between them on the fly - while one warrior will be engaged in battle, the other two are recuperating. "Weapon Fusion" lets players combine the attributes from different weapons to create all new weapons.

Warriors Orochi for Xbox 360 and PS2 is available now. This game is rated "T" (Teen- Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, and Violence) by the ESRB.