Sima Yi appears in the Dynasty Warriors video game series by Koei, with his first appearance being Dynasty Warriors 2. Sima Yi is portrayed as cunning, ruthless and extremely arrogant, boasting endlessly of victory, in some cases even before battle. He is also unable to accept defeat, and will even decree that the failure of his ploys or a full-scale retreat are merely another cog in the gears of an upcoming grand tactic that he has devised. He has both a strong admiration and a deep-seated hatred of his arch-rival, Zhuge Liang, whom he constantly attempts to outwit, with some success.
