Characters saw more capability for customization, as in addition to the ability to equip weapons and accessories seen in the previous franchise entries, characters could now equip a sub-weapon (with no restriction on weapon type by character) which can be switched to with the circle button, along with orbs and chi to alter stats. The Awakening drastically affects the appearance of the character and increases their stats. This iteration of the franchise introduced features such as Awakenings (known as Shin Musou Kakusei in Japan) which were similar to an upgraded version of Musou Rage from Dynasty Warriors 5 also known as 'Fury form'. Its sequel Shin Sangokumusou Multi Raid 2 was released in Japan on Mafor the PlayStation Portable, and on Jfor PlayStation 3.
American and European versions followed in February 2010. A console release of the game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 was released in Japan on October 1, 2009. It was released in February 2009 in Japan and Q2 2009 in North America, Europe, and Australia.
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce, originally released in Japan as Shin Sangokumusou Multi Raid ( 真・三國無双 MULTI RAID, Shin Sangokumusō Maruchi Reido), is a hack and slash video game for the PlayStation Portable.
