Berserk and the Band of the Hawk

• Title — Berserk and the Band of the Hawk • Developer — Omega Force • Publisher — Koei Tecmo • Producer — Hisashi Koinuma • Director — Dai Kawai Jun Kawahara • Designer — Genki Fujimori • Programmer — Yoshinao Yamagishi • Writer — Masahiro Kato Keisuke Okabayashi • Composer — Masako Otsuka Kosuke Mizukami Ippo Igarashi • Series — Berserk Dynasty Warriors • Platforms — PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita Microsoft Windows • Released — PlayStation 3October 27, 2016PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita'Microsoft WindowsFebruary 21, 2017 • Genre — Hack and slash • Modes — Single-player

Berserk and the Band of the Hawk mixes the hack-and-slash gameplay of Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors series of video games, with the setting and characters from the Berserk manga series by Kentaro Miura.

The game follows parts of the story of the manga series, starting at the chronological beginning with the Golden Age Arc and ending in the Hawk of the Millennium Empire Arc. The Guardians of Desire arc (Vol 1-3) featured chronologically after the Golden Age arc and its immediate follow-up, the Lost Children arc, are skipped.

Berserk and the Band of the Hawk was first revealed in a short promotion video by Koei Tecmo on June 12, 2016, prior to Electronic Entertainment Expo 2016. A release for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, as well as PlayStation 3 in Japan and Microsoft Windows in western territories, were confirmed. A week later, on June 20, a flyer was sent out in Japan, which confirmed a September 21 release in the country. In an interview, producer Hisashi Koinuma ensured fans that the team aims for a CERO D rating for the game in Japan and will do anything to avoid a CERO Z rating. The Z rating is the equivalent of the "Adults Only" rating by the North American board ESRB. On July 15, 2016, Koei Tecmo revealed that the western version of the game was planned to release in Fall 2016. However, when the game's official localized name was revealed, Koei Tecmo announced new release dates, being February 21, 2017 for North America and February 24, 2017 for Europe. On December 1, 2016, Koei Tecmo America revealed its Endless Eclipse Mode, a new detail for battle mechanics and alternative armaments. In Japan, first-print copies of the game included a bathing outfit for Casca for in the game. In North America, pre-ordered copies of the game would include codes for DLC costumes. The game supports PS4 Pro which targets 60fps in 1080p.

The PlayStation 4 version has sold 32,751 copies in Japan while the Windows version has sold 24,904 copies.

Berserk and the Band of the Hawk is classed in the genre action role-playing game. Classed in the genre hack and slash. Associated with Japan.