One Piece: Pirate Warriors
Video game series
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One Piece: Pirate Warriors also known in Japan as One Piece: Kaizoku Musou (ONE PIECE 海賊無双, Wan Pīsu Kaizoku Musou), is a series of action-adventure video games developed by Omega Force (Koei Tecmo) and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is based on the One Piece manga by Eiichiro Oda and its anime adaptation. It is the most successful One Piece video game series,[1] with over 10 million copies shipped by 2025.[2]
| One Piece: Pirate Warriors | |
|---|---|
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| Genres | Action-adventure Beat 'em up |
| Developer | Omega Force (Koei Tecmo) |
| Publisher | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Platforms | PlayStation 3 PlayStation Vita PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Microsoft Windows Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S |
| First release | One Piece: Pirate Warriors March 1, 2012 |
| Latest release | One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 March 26, 2020 |
Gameplay
Pirate Warriors is a series incorporating elements from both the Dynasty Warriors video game series and the One Piece series.[3]
Games
| 2012 | One Piece: Pirate Warriors |
|---|---|
| 2013 | One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 |
| 2014 | |
| 2015 | One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 |
| 2016 | |
| 2017 | |
| 2018 | |
| 2019 | |
| 2020 | One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 |
One Piece: Pirate Warriors
One Piece: Pirate Warriors[a] is the first installment in the One Piece: Pirate Warriors series, released for PlayStation 3.[3] It was released on March 1, 2012, in Japan, September 21, 2012, in Europe, and September 25, 2012, in North America.[4] The game was developed in commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the One Piece manga and anime franchise by Eiichiro Oda. Pirate Warriors was also the first game in the One Piece video game franchise that was released on a PlayStation system since One Piece: Grand Adventure in 2006.
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2[b] is the second installment in the One Piece: Pirate Warriors series, released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. It was released in Japan on March 20, 2013, Europe on August 30, 2013, and in the United States on September 3, 2013.[5][6]
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3[c] is the third installment in the One Piece: Pirate Warriors series, released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Microsoft Windows. It was released in Japan on March 26, 2015[7] and subsequently in Western territories on August 25, 2015.[8][9] This is the last One Piece video game released for PlayStation 3. An enhanced port for the Nintendo Switch was released in December 2017.[10]
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4[d] is the fourth installment in the One Piece: Pirate Warriors series, released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.[11] It was released on March 27, 2020.[12][13][14]
Production and release
| Year | Title | Director | Designer | Producer(s) | Platform(s) | Original release date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koei Tecmo | Bandai Namco | Japan | North America | PAL region | |||||
| 2012 | One Piece: Pirate Warriors | Tomoyuki Kitamura | Takahiro Kawai | Hisashi Koinuma | Koji Nakajima | PlayStation 3 | March 1, 2012 | September 21, 2012 | September 25, 2012 |
| 2013 | One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 | PlayStation 3 PlayStation Vita |
March 20, 2013 | August 30, 2013 | September 3, 2013 | ||||
| 2015 | One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 | Hideo Suzuki | PlayStation 3 PlayStation Vita PlayStation 4 Microsoft Windows Nintendo Switch |
March 26, 2015 | August 25, 2015 | August 28, 2015 | |||
| 2020 | One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 | Hideo Suzuki | Akihiro Suzuki | Katsuaki Tsuzuki | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Nintendo Switch |
March 27, 2020 | March 27, 2020 | March 27, 2020 | |
Reception
| Game | Metacritic |
|---|---|
| One Piece: Pirate Warriors | 64/100[15] |
| One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 | PS3: 71/100[16] |
| One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 | PS4: 74/100[17] PS Vita: 76/100[18] PC: 62/100[19] Switch: 76/100[20] |
| One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 | PS4: 75/100[21] XONE: 76/100[22] Switch: 69/100[23] |
Commercial reception
| Title | Release | Sales | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Piece: Pirate Warriors | March 1, 2012 | 1,200,000+ | [24] |
| One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 | March 20, 2013 | 516,269+ (Japan) | [25][26] |
| One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 | March 26, 2015 | 1,023,014+ | [27][28] |
| Subtotal | 4,000,000 | [29] | |
| One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 | March 27, 2020 | 4,000,000 | [30] |
| Total | 8,000,000 | [31] | |