Dynasty Warriors 9

Release Date: February 13, 2018

Action, TPP, sandbox, for 2 players, co-op, China, splitscreen, slasher, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, PS Plus Premium, PS Plus Extra, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet

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Another full-fledged installment in the popular series of third-person perspective action games with tactical features. The series is developed by the Japanese studio Omega Force. The story of Dynasty Warriors 9 is loosely based on the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms that describes the Chinese civil war that occurred during the 2nd and 3rd century.

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6.2

OpenCritic Rating

Game is Recomended by 20% of Critics. There are 96 Critic Reviews.

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GameSpot: 7 / 10 by James Swinbanks

A new open world breathes life into this ancient franchise.

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Eurogamer: by Martin Robinson

The musou genre needed new ideas - but reinventing it as a shoddy open-world game wasn't the answer.

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Game Revolution: 3 / 5 by Jason Faulkner

Unfortunately, the changes in Dynasty Warriors 9 are a bit too superficial and kept too much of what made the series suffer in previous titles.

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All Reviews: Mostly Negative (6,446)

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Dynasty Warriors 9 is another installment of the popular series of action games with tactical features. Similarly to its predecessors, it was developed by Omega Force. The title was released on PC, PS4 and XONE during the fifteenth anniversary of the series. The developers decided to celebrate that by introducing many novelties and improvements to the gameplay mechanics.

Plot

The story told in Dynasty Warriors 9 for PC, PS4 and XONE is loosely based on the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which depicts the civil war that took place in China during the second and third century. The player can choose from a variety of different characters – 83 characters known from Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires and some new ones. Among them there are warriors known from other games created by this studio, including Yellow Turban’s general Zhou Cang, who appeared in the novel by Luo Guanzhong mentioned above and in the Musou Stars game.

Mechanics

The mainstay of Dynasty Warriors 9 for PC, PS4 and XONE is real-time battles with hundreds of participants. Before the battle the player can make a few tactical decisions and then he can join the battlefield where he slashes enemies side by side with the army he leads. The combat system was greatly changed compared to previous entries in the series. However, the key to eliminating hordes of enemies lies in properly using available weapons and special skills that vary depending on the controlled character. More powerful skills and attacks are unlocked by gaining experience.

Contrary to the previous installments that took place on closed, flat levels, Dynasty Warriors 9 offers a large, open world that covers a digital rendition of the whole China. The sandbox that can be freely explored contains historical cities and varied topography that enables the player to use different tactics – difference in height can provide tactical advantage for one of the armies.

Technical aspects

Dynasty Warriors 9 for PC, PS4 and XONE uses the same technology as the previous entries in the series. However, the graphics engine was improved and the three-dimensional graphics are of high quality while maintaining a constant frame rate.

Last updated on June 24, 2017

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Dynasty Warriors Series

A series of tactical action games inspired by the Chinese historical novel "Legend of the Three Kingdoms." The series is the most important brand in the publishing portfolio of Japanese company Tecmo Koei.

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Dynasty Warriors Game Series