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Warriors All-Stars Game's Trailer Highlights 'Shiki Clan'

Koei Tecmo Europe began streaming a new trailer on Thursday for Warriors All-Stars that highlights the characters from the "Shiki Clan": Yukimura Sanada, Mitsunari Ishida, and Naotora Ii from the Samurai Warriors series; Ryu Hayabusa and Ayane from the Ninja Gaiden series; Hajime Arima and Darius from Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time; William from Nioh; and Shiki, an original character from Warriors All-Stars. The trailer showcases their different fight styles and abilities.

Koei Tecmo previously streamed trailers for the "Setsuna Clan" and the "Tamaki Clan."

Koei Tecmo America will release the game in North America on PlayStation 4 and digitally for PC via Steam on August 29. Koei Tecmo Europe will release the game in Europe for the same platforms on September 1. The companies did not announce a Western release for the PlayStation Vita version of the game.

Those who pre-order Warriors All-Stars from Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, or EB Canada will receive costume DLCs and an early-unlock for the playable character Opoona.

The game is a crossover between Koei Tecmo Games' various titles, and features the hack-and-slash gameplay of the Musou (Warriors) series, seen in such games as Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors. Koei Tecmo's Omega Force subsidiary developed the game.

Playable characters include:

• Zhao Yun (Dynasty Warriors series)
• Ōka (Toukiden series)
• Sophie (Atelier series)
• Sanada Yukimura (Samurai Warriors series)
• Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden series)
• Hajime Arima (Harukanaru Toki no Naka de/Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time series)
• Kasumi (Dead or Alive series)
• Millennia (Kagero series)
• Plachta (Atelier series)
• Ishida Mitsunari (Samurai Warriors series)
• Wang Yuanji (Dynasty Warriors series)
• Horō (Toukiden series)
• Tamaki (original character)
• Shiki (original character)
• Setsuna (original character)
• Darius (Harukanaru Toki no Naka de/Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time series)
• Opoona (Opoona role-playing game)
• Marie Rose (Dead or Alive series)
• Honoka (Dead or Alive series)
• Rio (from Rio pachinko games and Rio - Rainbow Gate! anime)
• Zhou Cang (Dynasty Warriors series)
• Lu Bu (Dynasty Warriors series)
• Laegrinna (Deception IV: Blood Ties)
• Oda Nobunyaga (Samurai Cats/Nobunyaga no Yabō)
• Ii Naotora (Samurai Warriors series)
• Arnice (Nights of Azure series)
• Christophorus (Nights of Azure series)
• Ayane (Ninja Gaiden/Dead or Alive series)
• Tokitsugu (Toukiden series)
• William (Nioh)

After an initial delay, Musou Stars shipped in Japan for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on March 30.