One Piece: Pirate Warriors

One Piece: Pirate Warriors also known in Japan as One Piece: Kaizoku Musou (ワンピース 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 and anime franchise by Eiichiro Oda. It is the most successful One Piece video game series.[1] It has sold over 4 million copies.[2]

One Piece: Pirate Warriors
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Beat 'em up
Developer(s)Omega Force (Koei Tecmo)
Publisher(s)Bandai Namco Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
PlayStation Vita
PlayStation 4
Microsoft Windows
Nintendo Switch
Xbox One
First releaseOne Piece: Pirate Warriors
March 1, 2012
Latest releaseOne Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
March 26, 2020

Gameplay
Gameplay screenshot from One Piece Pirate Warriors 3

Pirate Warriors is a series incorporating elements from both the Dynasty Warriors video game series and the One Piece series.[3]

Games
Release timeline
2012One Piece: Pirate Warriors
2013One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2
2014
2015One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4

One Piece: Pirate Warriors

Main article: One Piece: Pirate Warriors (video game)

One Piece: Pirate Warriors[lower-alpha 1] is the first installment in the One Piece: Pirate Warriors series, released for PlayStation 3.[4] It was released on March 1, 2012, in Japan, September 21, 2012, in Europe and September 25, 2012, in North America.[5] 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 title 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

Main article: One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2[lower-alpha 2] 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.[6][7]

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3

Main article: One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3[lower-alpha 3] 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[8] and subsequently in Western territories on August 25, 2015.[9][10] This is the last One Piece video game released for PlayStation 3. An enhanced port for the Nintendo Switch was released in December 2017.[11]

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4

Main article: One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4[lower-alpha 4] is the fourth installment in the One Piece: Pirate Warriors series, released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.[12] It was released on March 27, 2020.[13][14][15]

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
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch		 March 27, 2020 March 27, 2020 March 27, 2020

Playable characters
No Character 1 2 3 4
1 Monkey D. Luffy Y Y Y Y
2 Roronoa Zoro Y Y Y Y
3 Nami Y Y Y Y
4 Usopp Y Y Y Y
5 Vinsmoke Sanji Y Y Y Y
6 Tony Tony Chopper Y Y Y Y
7 Nico Robin Y Y Y Y
8 Franky Y Y Y Y
9 Brook Y Y Y Y
10 Jinbei Y Y Y Y
11 Portgas D. Ace Y Y Y Y
12 Boa Hancock Y Y Y Y
13 Whitebeard Y Y Y Y
14 Buggy the Clown N Y Y Y
15 Dracule Mihawk N Y Y Y
16 Smoker N Y Y Y
17 Crocodile N Y Y Y
18 Blackbeard N Y Y Y
19 Enel N Y Y N
20 Aokiji N Y Y Y
21 Monkey D. Garp N Y Y N
22 Perona N Y Y N
23 Bartholomew Kuma N Y Y N
24 Trafalgar Law N Y Y Y
25 Kizaru N Y Y Y
26 Marco N Y Y Y
27 Akainu N Y Y Y
28 Tashigi N N Y Y
29 Rob Lucci N N Y Y
30 Shanks N N Y Y
31 Gecko Moria N N Y N
32 Emporio Ivankov N N Y Y
33 Magellan N N Y N
34 Caesar Clown N N Y N
35 Donquixote Doflamingo N N Y Y
36 Fujitora N N Y Y
37 Sabo N N Y Y
38 Carrot N N N Y
39 Vinsmoke Ichiji N N N Y
40 Vinsmoke Niji N N N Y
41 Vinsmoke Yonji N N N Y
42 Vinsmoke Reiju N N N Y
43 Charlotte Linlin N N N Y
44 Charlotte Katakuri N N N Y
45 Basil Hawkins N N N Y
46 Kaido N N N Y
47 Cavendish N N N Y
48 Bartolomeo N N N Y
49 Capone Bege N N N Y
50 Eustass Kid N N N Y
51 Charlotte Smoothie N N N DLC
52 Charlotte Cracker N N N DLC
53 Vinsmoke Judge N N N DLC
54 X Drake N N N DLC
55 Killer N N N DLC
Total 13 27 37 43 (+ 9 DLC)

Reception
Aggregate review scores
Game Metacritic
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 64/100[16]
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 PS3: 71/100[17]
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 PS4: 74/100[18]
PS Vita: 76/100[19]
PC: 62/100[20]
Switch: 76/100[21]

Commercial reception
Title Release Sales Note Ref(s)
One Piece: Pirate Warriors March 1, 2012 1,200,000 [22]
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 March 20, 2013 516,269 [23][24]
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 March 26, 2015 1,023,014 [25][26]
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 March 27, 2020 TBD
Total 4,000,000 [2]

See also

Notes
  1. One Piece: Pirate Warriors (ワンピース 海賊無双, Wan Pīsu: Kaizoku Musou)
  2. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 (ワンピース 海賊無双2, Wan Pīsu: Kaizoku Musou 2)
  3. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (ワンピース 海賊無双3, Wan Pīsu: Kaizoku Musou 3)
  4. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (ワンピース 海賊無双4, Wan Pīsu: Kaizoku Musou 4)

References
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