When did Samurai Warriors 3 come out?

Samurai Warriors 3 was released on 3 December 2009 for Wii.

Samurai Warriors 3 (2009) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Samurai Warriors 3

Samurai Warriors 3 is a hack and slash game and the third main entry in the Samurai Warriors series, set during Japan's Sengoku period. Players control historical warriors who cut through large numbers of…

60 3 December 2009

What Samurai Warriors 3 is

Samurai Warriors 3 is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and released in 2009. It was published by Koei Tecmo. It is available on Wii only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Samurai Warriors 3 retells events from Japan's Sengoku period, an era from the mid-16th to the early 17th century when the country was ruled by powerful daimyo and marked by constant military conflict and political intrigue. Compared to the previous game, which focused mainly on the lead-up to the Battle of Sekigahara, this entry broadens its timeline to also cover the events that came before it. Players take part in these conflicts through the perspectives of the period's warring commanders.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Dynasty Warriors series

Samurai Warriors 3 is the 26th of 58 entries we hold in the Dynasty Warriors series. It arrived 11 months after Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2. The next entry was Shin Sangoku Musou: Multi Raid 2 in 2010. Its critic score of 60 is 6 points below the series average of 66. The highest-rated entry is Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition at 85.

See all 58 Dynasty Warriors games in release order →

How it was received

Samurai Warriors 3 holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 19% of the 1,124 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 7 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Samurai Warriors 3 launched on 3 December 2009, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed II, Left 4 Dead 2, Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed II, Left 4 Dead 2, Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks.

Official trailer