Dueling Games: Capcom created this series as an answer to Samurai Warriors, and surprisingly, it both sold better and was critically praised (in Japan, anyway) for being considerably more unique than the leader it was following. This probably explains why the new officers in Samurai Warriors 2 and beyond have much more wackier powers and personalities than their predecessors, and the mash-up dream-match game Warriors Orochi was even created in the first place.
