The next game was released in Japan as "Shin Sangokumusou". This game was released in other countries as "Dynasty Warriors 2", leading to the discrepancy in title numbers. From this game onwards, the player chooses a playable character and plays a number of levels representing particular battles in the Three Kingdoms period, eventually defeating all other rival kingdoms and uniting China under a common ruler. In this game mode, known as "Musou Mode", the generals are usually chosen from one of the three kingdoms (Wu, Shu or Wei; however, from "Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends" onwards, independent generals were given full stories as well). "Dynasty Warriors 3" has two secret characters, Nü Wa and Fu Xi, that are not playable in Musou Mode.