Software:One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4

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Short description: 2020 video game

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
Japanese cover art
Developer(s)Omega Force
Publisher(s)Bandai Namco Entertainment
Director(s)Hideo Suzuki
Producer(s)Katsuaki Tsuzuki
Akihiro Suzuki
Hisashi Koinuma
Composer(s)Satoshi Seki[1]
SeriesOne Piece: Pirate Warriors (One Piece)
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
Windows
Xbox One
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Nintendo Switch 2
ReleasePS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Windows
  • WW: March 27, 2020
PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2
  • WW: November 21, 2025
Genre(s)Hack and slash[citation needed]
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4[lower-alpha 1] is a 2020 hack and slash[failed verification] video game developed by Koei Tecmo's Omega Force and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on March 27, 2020. It is the fourth installment in the Pirate Warriors sub-series, based on the One Piece franchise and Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors series. It was released on March 27, 2020,[2] with ports for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S set for release on November 21, 2025.[3]

Gameplay

The game features game play similar to the previous installments.[4] The game has its own original story that takes the Wano arc from One Piece and changes it.[5] It also features four new multiplayer modes called Giant Boss Battle, Total Bounty Battle, Timed Defense Battle, and Territory Battle.[6]

Original story

This story adapts numerous story arcs from the original manga series, but the plot of the Wano Country arc was modified significantly due to its incompletion at the time of its release. Cavendish, Bartolomeo, Sabo, Smoker, Tashigi and Kuzan appear in the arc to help the Straw Hats to free Luffy from his cell. As the battle intensifies between Big Mom and Kaido, a new enemy appears in the form of Blackbeard and his crew. Fighting Blackbeard, Big Mom, and Kaido's crew, players are met with a final battle against Kaido who turns into a dragon after defeating Big Mom, Blackbeard, and Kaido's underlings. Luffy defeats Kaido at the end, prompting him to flee the country in revenge while everyone cheers and celebrates Luffy's victory.[7]

Characters

Pirate Warriors 4 features 43 playable characters, with an additional 24 available as downloadable content for a total of 67.[8] This includes nearly every character from the previous entries, with the exception of Bartholomew Kuma, Caesar Clown, Gecko Moria, Magellan, and Perona.

Newcomers to the series are marked in bold.

  • Bartolomeo
  • Basil Hawkins
  • Boa Hancock
  • Borsalino
  • Brook
  • Buggy
  • Capone Bege
  • Carrot
  • Cavendish
  • Charlotte Cracker (DLC)
  • Charlotte Katakuri
  • Charlotte Linlin
  • Charlotte Smoothie (DLC)
  • Crocodile
  • Donquixote Doflamingo
  • Dracule Mihawk
  • Edward Newgate
  • Emporio Ivankov
  • Enel (DLC)
  • Eustass Kid
  • Franky
  • Gol D. Roger (DLC)
  • Issho
  • Jewelry Bonney (DLC)
  • Jimbei
  • Kaido
  • Kaido (Onigashima Battle) (DLC)
  • Killer (DLC)
  • Kin'emon (DLC)
  • King (DLC)
  • Koby (Film: Red) (DLC)
  • Kozuki Oden (DLC)
  • Kuzan
  • Marco
  • Marshall D. Teach
  • Monkey D. Garp (Hero of the Marines) (DLC)
  • Monkey D. Luffy
  • Monkey D. Luffy (Onigashima Battle) (DLC)
  • Nami
  • Nico Robin
  • Okiku (DLC)
  • Portgas D. Ace
  • Rob Lucci
  • Rob Lucci (CP0) (DLC)
  • Roronoa Zoro
  • S-Snake (DLC)
  • Sabo
  • Sakazuki
  • Sanji
  • Shanks
  • Shanks (Film: Red) (DLC)
  • Silvers Rayleigh (Rogers Pirates First Mate) (DLC)
  • Smoker
  • Tashigi
  • Tony Tony Chopper
  • Trafalgar Law
  • Urouge (DLC)
  • Usopp
  • Uta (Film: Red) (DLC)
  • Vinsmoke Ichiji
  • Vinsmoke Judge (DLC)
  • Vinsmoke Niji
  • Vinsmoke Reiju
  • Vinsmoke Yonji
  • X. Drake (DLC)
  • Yamato (DLC)
  • Z (DLC)

Development

On July 5, 2019, the game was announced at Anime Expo 2019 with a reveal trailer.[9][10]

On February 11, 2025, in celebration of a successful 4 million sales, ports to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S were announced, along with the announcement of additional downloadable content which will be decided by fan votes.[11] On August 9, it was announced that Enel, a returning character; King, a new character from the Wano Country Arc; and Z from One Piece Film: Z had the most votes and would be added as playable characters in a future update.[12] A port for Nintendo Switch 2 was announced on September 13, 2025.[13]

Reception

Critical response

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
MetacriticNS: 69/100[14]
PS4: 75/100[15]
XONE: 76/100[16]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Famitsu36/40[17]
IGN8/10[18]
Nintendo LifeStarStarStarStarStarStarStar[19]
Push Square7/10[20]
Shacknews8/10[21]

IGN's Mitchell Saltzman gave the game a score of 8 out of 10, saying "Pirate Warriors 4 is a great One Piece-flavored spin on the Musou genre with a deep roster and simple but fun combat".[18]

Sales

The PlayStation 4 version of One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 was the second best-selling retail game during its first week on sale in Japan, with 75,998 copies being sold. The Switch version was the third bestselling retail game during the same week, selling 61,571 copies.[22] By December 2020, One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 had sold over 1 million copies, becoming the fastest entry in the Pirate Warriors series to achieve that milestone.[23] By August 2022, it had sold over 2 million copies.[24] By August 2023, it had sold 3 million copies.[25] By February 2025, it had sold 4 million copies.[26]

See also

  • List of One Piece video games

Notes

  1. ↑ One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (ONE PIECE (ワンピース) 海賊無双4, Wan Pīsu: Kaizoku Musou 4)

References

  1. ↑ 聡, 関 (August 30, 2019). "2020年発売のPS4/Nintendo Switch用ソフト『ONE PIECE 海賊無双4（ワンピース 海賊無双4）』のレコーディングでした！居残りダビング。" (in ja). https://twitter.com/sekki_satoshi/status/1167431247343128581. 
  2. ↑ "One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 launches March 26, 2020 in Japan, March 27 in the west". November 25, 2019. https://gematsu.com/2019/11/one-piece-pirate-warriors-4-launches-march-26-2020-in-japan-march-27-in-the-west. 
  3. ↑ Romano, Sal (November 5, 2025). "One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 for PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2 launches November 21 alongside DLC characters Rob Lucci, Jewelry Bonney, and S-Snake". https://www.gematsu.com/2025/11/one-piece-pirate-warriors-4-for-ps5-xbox-series-and-switch-2-launches-november-21-alongside-dlc-characters-rob-lucci-jewelry-bonney-and-s-snake. 
  4. ↑ "One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 announced for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC" (in en-US). July 6, 2019. https://gematsu.com/2019/07/one-piece-pirate-warriors-4-announced-for-ps4-xbox-one-switch-and-pc. 
  5. ↑ "One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 TGS 2019 trailer" (in en-US). September 11, 2019. https://gematsu.com/2019/09/one-piece-pirate-warriors-4-tgs-2019-trailer. 
  6. ↑ "One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 has four online co-op mission modes" (in en-US). January 16, 2020. https://www.gematsu.com/2020/01/one-piece-pirate-warriors-4-has-four-online-co-op-mission-modes. 
  7. ↑ Artur, NewWorld- (March 28, 2020). "One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 – In-depth Review" (in en). https://thelibraryofohara.com/2020/03/28/one-piece-pirate-warriors-4-in-depth-review/. 
  8. ↑ "ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 4 Characters" (in en). https://oppw4-20-en.bn-ent.net/character/. 
  9. ↑ Vazquez, Suriel. "One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Announced" (in en). Game Informer. https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/07/05/one-piece-pirate-warriors-4-announced. Retrieved August 5, 2019. 
  10. ↑ "ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 4 announced for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC | Bandai Namco Europe" (in en). 2019-07-08. https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/one-piece/news/one-piece-pirate-warriors-4-announced-playstation-4-xbox-one-switch-and-pc. 
  11. ↑ Romano, Sal (February 12, 2025). "One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 coming to PS5, Xbox Series; shipments and digital sales top four million". https://www.gematsu.com/2025/02/one-piece-pirate-warriors-4-coming-to-ps5-xbox-series-shipments-and-digital-sales-top-four-million. 
  12. ↑ "ONE PIECE PIRATE WARRIORS 4 Character Pass 3 is Available Now for Preorder, Adding New Characters and Bonus Content". August 12, 2025. https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/one-piece-pirate-warriors-4-character-pass-3-is-available-now-for-preorder. 
  13. ↑ Doolan, Liam (September 13, 2025). "Switch 2 Edition Announced, Includes Free Upgrade For Switch Owners". https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/09/one-piece-pirate-warriors-4-switch-2-edition-announced-includes-free-upgrade-for-switch-owners. 
  14. ↑ "One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 for Switch Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/one-piece-pirate-warriors-4/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch. 
  15. ↑ "One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 for PlayStation 4 Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/one-piece-pirate-warriors-4/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4. 
  16. ↑ "One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 for Xbox One Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/one-piece-pirate-warriors-4/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one. 
  17. ↑ "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1635". 31 March 2020. https://www.gematsu.com/2020/03/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1635. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 (in en) One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Review – IGN, March 27, 2020, https://www.ign.com/articles/one-piece-pirate-warriors-4-review, retrieved March 27, 2020 
  19. ↑ (in en) One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Review – NLife, April 2, 2020, https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/one_piece_pirate_warriors_4, retrieved July 14, 2020 
  20. ↑ "One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 – Game Review – PSQ" (in en). April 26, 2020. http://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/one_piece_pirate_warriors_4. 
  21. ↑ Erskine, Donovan (2 April 2020). "One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Review - Stranger tides". https://www.shacknews.com/article/117330/one-piece-pirate-warriors-4-review-stranger-tides. 
  22. ↑ Romano, Sal (April 1, 2020). "Famitsu Sales: 3/23/20 – 3/29/20". Gematsu. https://www.gematsu.com/2020/04/famitsu-sales-3-23-20-3-29-20. 
  23. ↑ Romano, Sal (December 10, 2020). "One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 sales top one million, DLC character Kozuki Oden announced". Gematsu. https://www.gematsu.com/2020/12/one-piece-pirate-warriors-4-sales-top-one-million-dlc-character-kozuki-oden-announced. 
  24. ↑ "Nintendo Switch /PlayStation ４ / XboxOne「ONE PIECE 海賊無双4」全世界累計出荷数200万本突破！セール実施中！". August 3, 2022. https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000592.000051316.html. 
  25. ↑ "ONE PIECE 海賊無双4 | バンダイナムコエンターテインメント公式サイト" (in ja). https://oppw4-20.bn-ent.net/. 
  26. ↑ Romano, Sal (February 11, 2025). "One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 coming to PS5, Xbox Series; shipments and digital sales top four million". Gematsu. https://www.gematsu.com/2025/02/one-piece-pirate-warriors-4-coming-to-ps5-xbox-series-shipments-and-digital-sales-top-four-million. 

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