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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Koei Tecmo}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Koei Tecmo}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Noviy Disk|Russian version}}
 
|engines      =  
 
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 27, 2008}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 26, 2008}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|samurai-warriors-2|43}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Japan }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Japan }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Samurai Warriors, Warriors }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Samurai Warriors, Warriors }}
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|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20121008110925/http://www.koei.com/launch/samurai_warriors2/main.htm
 
|hltb        = 8138
 
|hltb        = 8138
 
|igdb        =  
 
|igdb        =  
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|strategywiki = Samurai Warriors 2
 
|mobygames    = samurai-warriors-2
 
|mobygames    = samurai-warriors-2
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|strategywiki = Samurai Warriors 2
 
 
|wikipedia    = Samurai Warriors 2
 
|wikipedia    = Samurai Warriors 2
 
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|winehq      = 9978
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{{Introduction
 
{{Introduction
 
|introduction      =  
 
|introduction      =  
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+
|release history  = It was first released in Taiwan{{note|Known as ''Sengoku Musou 2'' ({{lang|ja|戦国無双2}}) in Asia}} on June 26, 2008 followed by North America and Europe on the next day and in Japan on July 11, 2008.
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|release history  =  
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|current state    =  
−
 
 
−
|current state    = It is a port of the Xbox version despite releasing 2 years after the HD Xbox 360 version.
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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}}
 
}}
  
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{{ii}} The Japanese demo is available [https://www.gamecity.ne.jp/sengoku2/trial/ here].
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===Demo/free trial===
 +
====Playable Demo====
 +
{{ii}} Available in [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2282-samurai-warriors-2-playable-demo/ English] and [https://www.gamecity.ne.jp/sengoku2/trial/ Japanese].
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\KOEI\SAMURAI WARRIORS 2\}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\KOEI\{{LocalizedPath|Samurai Warriors 2}}\inputmap*.dat}}
−
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\KOEI\SAMURAI WARRIORS 2\Savedata\}}
 
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} General settings are stored in save data while keyboard input settings are stored in the above path.
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\KOEI\SAMURAI WARRIORS 2\Savedata\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\KOEI\{{LocalizedPath|Samurai Warriors 2}}\Savedata\save.dat}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Video==
 
==Video==
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{{Image|Samurai Warriors 2 - Graphics settings 1.png|Graphics settings.}}
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{{Image|Samurai Warriors 2 - Graphics settings 1.png|Graphics settings}}
−
{{Image|Samurai Warriors 2 - Graphics settings 2.png|Advanced graphics settings.}}
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{{Image|Samurai Warriors 2 - Graphics settings 2.png|Advanced graphics settings}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
−
|widescreen resolution notes= 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x960 only.
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|widescreen resolution notes= 4:3 resolution only, available option depend on how large the monitor you have.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRj8H9kJBL8|title={{lang|ja|【戦国無双2】HD版より高画質！！入手困難なPC版の戦国無双2で遊ぶ！【Windows PC版】}}|date=2023-09-05|snippet=This YouTuber had set the resolution to 1920 x 1440 which is by far more than 1280 x 960 limit wrote previously.}}</ref>
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        = On/Off toggle. Disables '''Dynamic shadows''' and '''Dynamic lighting'''.
 
|antialiasing notes        = On/Off toggle. Disables '''Dynamic shadows''' and '''Dynamic lighting'''.
 +
|upscaling                  = false
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|ray tracing                = false
 
|ray tracing                = false
 
|ray tracing notes          =  
 
|ray tracing notes          =  
−
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
−
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
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|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|xinput controllers        = false
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|xinput controllers        = hackable
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|xinput controllers notes  =  
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|xinput controllers notes  = Use [https://0dd14lab.net/bin/xinputplus/ XInput Plus].
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = false
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|other controllers        = true
 
|other controllers        = true
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|other controllers notes  = Only generic DirecInput controllers are supported.
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|other controllers notes  = Only generic DirectInput controllers are supported.
 
|other button prompts      = false
 
|other button prompts      = false
 
|other button prompts notes= Keyboard button prompts even when using a controller.
 
|other button prompts notes= Keyboard button prompts even when using a controller.
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
|steam cursor detection notes =  
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Controller|Controller support]]===
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{{Fixbox|description=Add XInput support|fix=
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* Use [https://0dd14lab.net/bin/xinputplus/ XInput Plus] for XInput controller support.
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<ol>
 +
<li>Run XInput Plus, click '''Select''' on Target Program and select {{File|SW2.exe}}.</li>
 +
<li>Go to the '''DirectInput''' tab and tick the '''Enable DirectInput Output'''.</li>
 +
<li>Click the drop-down button beside '''GUIDE''' and select <code>Button 13</code>.</li>
 +
<li>Click '''Customize''' then do the following:
 +
<pre>
 +
Left Trigger = Button7
 +
Right Trigger = Button8
 +
A = Button3
 +
B = Button4
 +
X = Button1
 +
Y = Button2
 +
LB = Button5
 +
RB = Button6
 +
BACK = Button11
 +
START = Button12
 +
</pre>
 +
This preset is the equivalent to the default PS2 controls.
 +
</li>
 +
{{ii}}OPTIONAL: Click '''Setting''' tab then go to '''Others''' tab and disable the '''Enable Init Beep'''.</li>
 +
<li>Click on '''Apply''' button, confirm everything and close XInput Plus. New files will appear in the game folder.</li>
 +
<li>Run the game and B will be the Confirm Button and A will be the Cancel Button.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|red book cd audio        =  
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|royalty free audio        = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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|red book cd audio        =
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
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|general midi audio        =  
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|general midi audio        =
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|general midi audio notes  =  
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|general midi audio notes  =
 
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = All Europe version releases use English voices.
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Traditional Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
−
  |notes    = Not available in Western releases.
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  |notes    = All Asian version releases use Japanese voices.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |ref      =  
 
  |ref      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          = true
 +
|local play players  = 2
 +
|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = false
 +
|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = false
 +
|online play players  =
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    =
 +
|asynchronous        = false
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
−
|direct3d versions      = 9
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
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|shader model versions  =  
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|shader model versions  = 3
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
−
|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows arm app        = false
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
−
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = false
−
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = false
−
|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos arm app          = false
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux powerpc app      =  
 
|linux powerpc app      =  
−
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
+
|linux 32-bit executable= false
−
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+
|linux 64-bit executable= false
−
|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux arm app          = false
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|input            =  
 
|input            =  
 
|input notes      =  
 
|input notes      =  
−
|cutscenes        =  
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|cutscenes        = Windows Media Video
 
|cutscenes notes  =  
 
|cutscenes notes  =  
 
|multiplayer      =  
 
|multiplayer      =  
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{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 +
|ref      =<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/products/products/ee/spec/winsengoku2.htm|title={{lang|ja|戦国無双2　WINDOWS版 動作環境}}|date=2021-07-14}}</ref>
  
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|minOS    = XP
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|minOS    = XP, Vista
 
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz
 
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 256 MB
 
|minRAM  = 256 MB
−
|minHD    = 6 GB
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|minHD    = 6 GB  
−
|minGPU  =  
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 7600
 +
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon x1600
 +
|minGPU3  = 640 x 480 with 16-bit color resolution
 +
|minDX    = 9.0c
 +
|minsound = DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
 
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
  
−
|recOS    = Vista
+
|recOS    =  
 
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 2.6 GHz
 
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 2.6 GHz
 
|recRAM  = 512 MB
 
|recRAM  = 512 MB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
−
|recGPU  =  
+
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 8800
 +
|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 3850
 +
|recGPU3  = 1024 x 768 with 24-bit color resolution
 
|recVRAM  = 128 MB
 
|recVRAM  = 128 MB
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  

Revision as of 12:47, 26 March 2024

Samurai Warriors 2
Samurai Warriors 2 cover
Developers
Omega Force
Publishers
Koei Tecmo
Russian version Noviy Disk
Release dates
Windows June 26, 2008
Reception
Metacritic 43
Taxonomy
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Hack and slash
Art styles Realistic
Themes Japan
Series Samurai Warriors, Warriors
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Samurai Warriors 2 on HowLongToBeat
Samurai Warriors 2 on IGDB
Samurai Warriors 2 guide on StrategyWiki
Samurai Warriors 2 on MobyGames
Samurai Warriors 2 on Wikipedia
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Samurai Warriors
Subseries of Warriors
Samurai Warriors 2 2008
Samurai Warriors 4-II 2015
Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada 2017
Samurai Warriors 5 2021

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

Samurai Warriors 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person hack and slash game in the Samurai Warriors and Warriors series.

It was first released in Taiwan[Note 1] on June 26, 2008 followed by North America and Europe on the next day and in Japan on July 11, 2008.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SafeDisc 4 DRM[Note 2]
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Demo/free trial

Playable Demo

Available in English and Japanese.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.1 (Japanese and Traditional Chinese version, EU version) improves the frame-skipping feature.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\KOEI\<Localized Samurai Warriors 2>\inputmap*.dat
General settings are stored in save data while keyboard input settings are stored in the above path.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\KOEI\<Localized Samurai Warriors 2>\Savedata\save.dat

Video

Graphics settings
Graphics settings
Advanced graphics settings
Advanced graphics settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
4:3 resolution only, available option depend on how large the monitor you have.[3]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Labeled as Texture filter in-game. High, Medium, Low settings available.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
On/Off toggle. Disables Dynamic shadows and Dynamic lighting.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
Capped at 60 FPS.
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

Controls settings.
Controls settings.
Remapping settings.
Remapping settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
No mouse support.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Use XInput Plus.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
Only generic DirectInput controllers are supported.
Button prompts
Keyboard button prompts even when using a controller.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Controller support

Add XInput support
  1. Run XInput Plus, click Select on Target Program and select SW2.exe.
  2. Go to the DirectInput tab and tick the Enable DirectInput Output.
  3. Click the drop-down button beside GUIDE and select Button 13.
  4. Click Customize then do the following: 
    Left Trigger = Button7
Right Trigger = Button8
A = Button3
B = Button4
X = Button1
Y = Button2
LB = Button5
RB = Button6
BACK = Button11
START = Button12

    This preset is the equivalent to the default PS2 controls.

    5. OPTIONAL: Click Setting tab then go to Others tab and disable the Enable Init Beep.
  5. Click on Apply button, confirm everything and close XInput Plus. New files will appear in the game folder.
  6. Run the game and B will be the Confirm Button and A will be the Cancel Button.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
BGM, Effects, Voice
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
All Europe version releases use English voices.
Traditional Chinese
French
Italian
Japanese
All Asian version releases use Japanese voices.
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2
LAN play
Online play
Asynchronous multiplayer

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Windows Media Video

System requirements

Windows[4]
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz Intel Pentium 4 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 7600
ATI Radeon x1600
640 x 480 with 16-bit color resolution
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible 		Nvidia GeForce 8800
ATI Radeon HD 3850
1024 x 768 with 24-bit color resolution
128 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ Known as Sengoku Musou 2 (戦国無双2) in Asia
  2. ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
  2. ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
  3. ↑ 【戦国無双2】HD版より高画質！！入手困難なPC版の戦国無双2で遊ぶ！【Windows PC版】 - last accessed on 2023-09-05
    "This YouTuber had set the resolution to 1920 x 1440 which is by far more than 1280 x 960 limit wrote previously."
  4. ↑ 戦国無双2　WINDOWS版 動作環境 - last accessed on 2021-07-14