One Piece: Pirate Warriors

One Piece: Pirate Warriors is a One Piece related video game released in Japan on March 1, 2012, in Europe on September 21, 2012, and in South America on September 28, 2012 for the Sony PlayStation 3 with Namco Bandai and Tecmo Koei teaming up to create it and Omega Force, a subsidiary of Tecmo Koei, developing it. The game takes place from the East Blue Saga until the Return to Sabaody Arc.

The title is made with the hopes of creating the "ultimate game", as developers claim that it personifies the "comrades" and Warriors themes in a grand adventure. This game is in honor of One Piece's 15th anniversary, starting back in 1997.

While there was no announcement for the game's release outside of Japan, the name "One Piece: Pirate Warriors" had been copyrighted in America and Europe on 2/1/2012. Namco Bandai confirmed that the game would heading overseas via their conference they had on 4/11/2012. The game was released on September 25, 2012. The game was released on a disc in Europe but was released digital in North America. This is the first One Piece game to be released in North America without an English dub. It featured Japanese audio with English subtitles.

The sequel, Pirate Warriors 2, was developed by Namco Bandai within a year after the first game's release, and came out in Japan on March 20, 2013. The EU and NA versions later came out on August 30 and September 3 of the same year.

Characters
Playable characters can be used at any point in the game, support characters assist the player through a stage, enemies are bosses and cameo characters are featured exclusively in an opening movie or any other non-gameplay situation.

Playable

 * Monkey D. Luffy (Pre-Timeskip) (Post-Timeskip)
 * Roronoa Zoro (Pre-Timeskip) (Post-Timeskip)
 * Usopp (Pre-Timeskip)
 * Sanji (Pre-Timeskip) (Post-Timeskip)
 * Nami (Pre-Timeskip)
 * Tony Tony Chopper (Pre-Timeskip)
 * Nico Robin (Pre-Timeskip)
 * Franky (Pre-Timeskip)
 * Brook (Pre-Timeskip)
 * Portgas D. Ace
 * Edward Newgate
 * Boa Hancock (Pre-Timeskip)
 * Jinbe (Pre-Timeskip)

Support

 * Roronoa Zoro (Pre-Timeskip)
 * Nami (Pre-Timeskip)
 * Sanji (Pre-Timeskip)
 * Usopp/Sogeking (Pre-timeskip)
 * Cocoyashi Village Inhabitants
 * Tony Tony Chopper (Pre-timeskip)
 * Franky Family (same appearance as regular pirates present in the game as common enemies)
 * Franky (Pre-timeskip)
 * Brook (Pre-timeskip)
 * Buggy
 * Impel Down Prisoners
 * Galdino
 * Bentham
 * Jinbe
 * Crocodile
 * Whitebeard
 * Boa Hancock
 * Whitebeard Pirates
 * Portgas D. Ace
 * Monkey D. Luffy (Pre-timeskip)

Enemies

 * Buggy (Boss)
 * Dracule Mihawk (Boss)
 * Hachi (Boss)
 * Arlong (Boss)
 * PX-5 (Boss)
 * Marines (Common Enemies)
 * Don Krieg (Boss)
 * Arlong Pirates (Common Enemies)
 * World Government Agents (Common Enemies)
 * Wapol (Boss)
 * Wapol Pirates (Common Enemies)
 * Lapahns (Mini Boss)
 * Crocodile (Boss)
 * Mr. 2 Bon Kurei (Boss)
 * Mr. 3 (Boss)
 * Monkey D. Luffy (Pre-timeskip) (Boss)
 * Franky (Pre-timeskip) (Boss)
 * Blueno (Boss)
 * Rob Lucci: Leopard Form (Boss)
 * Kaku : Giraffe Form (Boss)
 * Jabra: Wolf Form (Boss)
 * Pacifistas (Mini-Boss)
 * Aokiji (Boss)
 * Hannyabal (Mini-Boss)
 * Minotaurus (Boss)
 * Magellan (Boss)
 * Sentomaru (Pre timeskip) (Boss)
 * Impel Down Guards (Common Enemies)
 * Akainu (Boss)
 * Kizaru (Boss)
 * Marshall D. Teach (Boss)

Some of the strongest common enemies, who act as mini-bosses, resemble some of the characters from the series, despite deploying completely different abilities:
 * Club-Armed Mini-Bosses: Jozu, Blue Gorilla, Pickles
 * Sword-Armed Mini-Bosses: Scratchmen Apoo, Vista, Rakuyo
 * Spear-Armed Mini-Bosses: Van Augur, Yamakaji, Jaguar D. Saul, Dorry
 * Axe-Armed Mini-Bosses: Brogy, Killer
 * Rokushiki Mini-Bosses: Momonga, Very Good, Doberman, Morgan

Cameos

 * Nefertari Vivi
 * Funkfreed
 * Iceburg
 * Emporio Ivankov
 * Sengoku
 * Silvers Rayleigh
 * Sentomaru (Post timeskip)
 * Zoro (Post timeskip)
 * Sanji (Post timeskip)
 * Zeff
 * Baratie Cooks
 * Kureha
 * Bulls
 * Hattori
 * Pandaman
 * Tamagon
 * Rob Lucci (Human form)
 * Spandam
 * Bartholomew Kuma
 * Portgas D. Rouge
 * Monkey D. Garp

Locations

 * Orange Town
 * Baratie
 * Cocoyashi Village
 * Arlong Park
 * Drum Island
 * Alabasta
 * Grave of the Kings
 * Water 7
 * Enies Lobby
 * Thousand Sunny
 * Sabaody Archipelago
 * Impel Down
 * Marineford

Merchandise
Aside from One Piece: Kaizoku Musou (MRSP: 8190 yen), there was a One Piece: Kaizoku Musou Treasure Box and a One Piece: Kaizoku Musou Gold Edition Bundle released. The Treasure Box contains the game itself, a guide book, a music CD with the game’s soundtrack, and collectible pins. There is also a serial code to download nine custom themes featuring individual members of the Straw Hats. The MRSP is 12390 yen.

The Gold Edition bundle contains a golden 320 GB PS3 with Luffy and the Kaizoku Musou logo on it as well as a golden DualShock3 controller. The MRSP is 38,170 yen.

For the initial release of the game, 7-11 has sponsored a limited color figure release of Luffy from Super Styling Ambitious Might.

Trivia

 * In the credits Kizaru's seiyuu, Unshou Ishizuka's name is mistranslated as Unshou Ishiduka.
 * Luffy's Samurai and Robin's Kimono DLC costumes are reference to a chapter cover Chapter 310.

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