This article needs additional citations for. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: – ( December 2016) Dynasty Warriors(1997–2010)(2010–present)Platform(s),February 28, 1997May 8th, 2018Dynasty Warriors ( 真・三國無双, Shin Sangokumusō, 'True ・ Three Kingdoms Unrivalled') is a series of video games created. The series is a spin-off of Koei's turn-based strategy series, based loosely around the Chinese historical text, from which it derives its name in Japanese.The first game titled, Sangokumusō in Japan, is a and different from the rest of the series. All English titles are a number ahead of their Japanese counterparts due to the English localization of naming, a spin-off of the previously mentioned Sangokumusō game, as Dynasty Warriors 2.It is Koei's most successful franchise. Including its many spin-offs, 18 million copies of the Dynasty Warriors series have sold worldwide by 2011. Contents.Main series Timeline of release years 20172018The first ( Sangokumusō) is a traditional one-on-one, released in 1997 for the. Its gameplay style is reminiscent of and.The next game was released in Japan as Shin Sangokumusou.
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This game was released in other countries as, leading to the discrepancy in title numbers. From this game onwards, the player chooses a and plays a number of levels representing particular battles in the period, eventually defeating all other rival kingdoms and uniting China under a common ruler.
Track price and check current deals in Official PlayStation Store Singapore for Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires(Japanese Ver.) (For PSP®) PSP (Disc Only). Dynasty Warriors 6 (真・三國無双5; Shin Sangoku Musou 5 in Japan) is the sixth installment in the popular Dynasty Warriors franchise. It was the second next-gen Dynasty Warriors title, after Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires was released for Xbox 360. The game was build from scrap to add a new feel to the series.
Dynasty Warriors® 6 Empires. Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires combines thrilling battle action with strategic conquest! Unite all of China under your banner as a ruler, or fight for honor as a loyal officer. With open-ended gameplay and extensive customization, rewrite history as you like!
In this game mode, known as 'Musou Mode', the generals are usually chosen from one of the three kingdoms (, or; however, from Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends onwards, independent generals were given full stories as well). Has two secret characters, and, that are not playable in Musou Mode., and have individual Musou Modes for each character. In, and, each of the Three Kingdoms has its own Musou Mode, which all characters from a particular kingdom would play. The stages are presented in a view, with the camera set behind the player as they engage the enemy forces. Each scenario can have different win/lose conditions, but the common losing conditions (defeat of the, health bar reaching zero and maximum time limit reached) still hold. As for the other characters not from either of the Three Kingdoms, their Musou story modes are purely fictional since in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, most or all of them were eliminated until only the Three Kingdoms were left.In Dynasty Warriors 5, a relatively more realistic Musou Mode is introduced for each character. Instead of participating in the entire set of their kingdoms' events, the characters appear only in certain battles that they had fought in, as according to the novel or factual history.
Therefore, characters will start at different points in time and they may never have opportunities to encounter some of the other characters (e.g.: will never meet or in his Musou Mode). In between stages there are some dramatic cutscenes, in which the character will express his/her thoughts on the situation, adding a more personal touch and keeping the player updated on the events. Besides, a character's Musou Mode may end before the unification of China at any point of time, stopping for most at their historical point of death. However, some characters such as the three founders may continue to participate in battles that occurred after their deaths (e.g.: appearing in ), representing an extended leadership under more successful circumstances.In Dynasty Warriors 8, an 'if' route is added for each country. By fulfilling conditions in previous battles, the player can unlock a hypothetical route for each country where it manages to achieve what it failed to do in actual history. For example, the player can help Wei avoid defeat in the battle of Chibi and unite China with all Wei characters alive.Dynasty Warriors 9 sought to introduce an 'open world' style of gameplay.
However, it was relatively poorly received.Xtreme Legends and Empires In 2002, an Xtreme Legends ( 猛将伝, Mōshōden) expansion was first released for the main games, beginning with Dynasty Warriors 3. This expansion features new Musou Modes for the characters in the Other category as well as new stages, weapons, items, and modes. The Xtreme Legends expansion only have the new contents by its own, so players would require the original game disc and use the 'Mixjoy' option to access all features. The following games would continue the tradition by having Xtreme Legends expansion, save for Dynasty Warriors 6.
New characters were also added through the Xtreme Legends starting with Dynasty Warriors 7.Beginning in 2004, another expansion line, titled Empires was first released for Dynasty Warriors 4. In Empires, the game would combine the action gameplay of the regular series with strategical and tactical elements from Koei's earlier series. Unlike the Xtreme Legends, Empires did not require the original game disc to access all of its features as it is considered a unique game of its own. Again, the following games would continue having the Empires expansion, including Dynasty Warriors 6, which did not receive an Xtreme Legends expansion.Portable games In 2004, created the first Dynasty Warriors title for portable game handhelds, on, and in the following year, for.
The sequel of the first PSP game, was released in 2006. In 2007, Koei released for the.
Another PSP game based on Dynasty Warriors 6, was released in 2009, which was followed up by a sequel, Shin Sangokumusō: Multi Raid 2 in 2010. A game was released in 2011 as a launch title, and a game, Shin Sangokumusō VS (真・三國無双 VS) was released in April 2012.Other than titles specifically made for handhelds, select main Dynasty Warriors titles have also been ported to handhelds, all of which are only available in Japan.
The PS2 version of, Dynasty Warriors 6: Special was also ported to the PSP, which was soon followed by the Empires expansion in 2010. A port of, Shin Sangokumusou 6: Special was released in 2011 for PSP, based on the Xtreme Legends expansion but without including the three new characters added for the expansion. A PS Vita port of was released in 2013, which includes features from the Xtreme Legends expansion for that game. Later, in 2015, the Empires expansion of was also released on the PS Vita, notably also compatible with the PlayStation TV.PC games in 2005 is marked as the first DW game for the PC.
Hyper was a port of Dynasty Warriors 4 for the PS2, and had harder AI, more enemies on screen and smoother textures.In 2006, (renamed Dynasty Warriors Online in 2007) was released as an. As of January 10, 2014 Aeria Games shut down the servers for Dynasty Warriors Online in America. Next to, Dynasty Warriors 5 Special was released for PC in 2006, Dynasty Warriors 6 was released for PC in 2008. Also released in 2009.
The PC port of Dynasty Warriors 7 with Extreme Legends was released on March 9, 2012.released on on December 6, 2018.released on Steam on May 13, 2014.: Empires released on Steam on February 27, 2015.released on Steam on February 13, 2018. Characters The Dynasty Warriors game series, although referenced to factual people, is known for changing the traditional ways of how some of the historical characters were depicted in Romance of the Three Kingdoms or in historical records. For example, appears to be more feminine while becomes a bestial tribal warrior, while historical accounts depict both to be relatively normal generals with no outstanding characteristics such as these. Some of them also wield weapons that are, such as 's and 's. A touch of mysticism is also added, as some characters such as, and have the ability to use magic in their attacks.
Female characters (except and ) who did not participate in any battles in the novel or in history are depicted as fearsome with exceptional fighting skills and weapons.A total of 90 characters have been made playable at some point in the series (not counting spin-offs); however, only 83 currently make mainstay appearances as of Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires. Each of these characters is armed with a weapon that may be a conventional historical one, an exotic martial arts weapon or a magical weapon that enhances his/her mystical powers. From Dynasty Warriors 3 onward, each character can choose from a range of weapons with his/her own power-ups and ability enhancements, as well as higher-level weapons that extend his/her attack chain.Spin-offs Following the success of Dynasty Warriors, Koei released in 2002 and its sequel in the following year, focusing on strategy and tactics in the same Three Kingdoms setting.Probably the third most recognized franchise of Koei, ( Sengoku Musou in Japan) series, was introduced in 2004. Instead of the Three Kingdoms era, the series uses Japan's. As a result, the game's roster consists of characters from that era, while having gameplay similar to that of Dynasty Warriors. The game would be followed by in 2006, in 2009, and in 2014 as well as numerous other spin-off titles.
As with the original series, Samurai Warriors also has the Xtreme Legends and Empires expansions, with the former beginning on the first game and the latter on the second game.A, Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers was announced on April 5, 2016 with a Japanese release date in 2016 for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita. It will be the series' first strategy RPG, featuring a turn-based system and a world map.
The game will also completely deviate from history by introducing a completely new story line involving fictitious mystical elements, with Zhao Yun as the main protagonist.Other related titles include:. Dynasty Warriors Mahjong ( Jan Sangoku Musou in Japan), which is completely different from the rest of the series, as it has the same characters play the game of, rather than having the gameplay of the original games. ( Gundam Musou in Japan) was released in 2007, combining the popular franchise with Dynasty Warriors gameplay.
The game would be followed by three more sequels: released in 2008, in 2010, and Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn in 2013, which also serves as a remake of the entire series. ( Musou Orochi in Japan), released in 2007 crosses the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors series to create a fictional crossover. The game introduces the three-man team and have a modified gameplay from both series.
The game was followed by a direct sequel (called Musou Orochi: Mao Sairin in Japan) which reuses the same gameplay of the original game with the focus on adding new stories. A compilation of the two games, was released in 2009, thus far has not been brought overseas.
The third game, was released in 2011. The game had a different engine and gameplay than the first two games, and noticeably titled Musou Orochi 2 in Japan (as the second game is considered as an expansion to the first game). The third game would have several ports and updates that would expand on the content, including a port for PlayStation Portable and Wii U in 2012, and an Ultimate update in 2013. A fourth game titled (released in Japan as Musou Orochi 3) was released September 27th 2018. ( Hokuto Musou in Japan), a spin-off based on the manga and anime series, was released in 2010.
It is the first game in the Warriors series to receive an M rating by the, due to its faithful depiction of the manga's highly graphic and violent fight scenes. It was followed by a sequel, ( Shin Hokuto Musou in Japan) in 2012, which other than featuring a continuation of the first game's story with revamped gameplay, also serves as a remake of the first game. The sequel was made to celebrate the manga series' 30th anniversary. ( Troy Musou in Japan), the second game in the Warriors series to receive an M rating by the, released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2011. ( One Piece Kaizoku Musou in Japan), a game inspired by the anime and manga series was released in 2012 for PlayStation 3. The game was followed by two sequels, released the following year in 2013, which features an original story instead of a continuation of the series' canon, and, released in 2015 for the and in addition to the PS3 and PC.
( Zelda Musou in Japan), a game inspired by video game franchise owned. The game was released in 2014 exclusively for the. An enhanced port for Nintendo 3DS featuring additional characters and story content, Hyrule Warriors Legends, was released in 2016, with the additional characters and future also releasing on the Wii U version. Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition was released on the in 2018, with all the features and downloadable content from previous versions of the game.
Arslan: The Warriors of Legend ( Arslan Senki x Musou in Japan), a game inspired by fantasy novel series. It was based on the 2015 anime television adaptation sponsored by Koei Tecmo, which in turn is based on the 2013 manga adaptation. It was released on October 1, 2015 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. An Xbox One version was released as well, but only in Europe and North America. Arslan was released February 10, 2016 on Steam for PC. ( Berserk Musou in Japan), a game inspired by the manga series.
It was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in Japan on October 27, 2016. The game is confirmed for a western release, which was revealed at 2016 as February 21, 2017. A European release date for February 24, 2017 was also announced.
The PlayStation 3 version will not release outside Japan and a PC version is in development for a simultaneous release with the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita versions on the western markets. It is the fourth Warriors title to be rated M., a game based similar to the series featuring characters from various Koei Tecmo franchises such as,. Main article:A live action film based on the game series was announced in March 2016. It will be produced by Hong Kong-based China 3D, written by Christine To and directed by Roy Hin Yeung Chow, and is scheduled to be released in China, Hong Kong, and Macau in 2019.
Stages Many of the stages are recreations of notable battles in the late and Three Kingdoms periods, that are usually depicted in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. There are also some original creations in the newer installments that are also historical, such as the battle between the and.Music The music for the Dynasty Warriors game series is a mixture of,. Most stages have their own exclusive music tracks played and the tracks change according to the battle situation or events.References.
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