Dynasty Warriors 9

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Release Date: February 13, 2018

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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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 Musou Stars game.

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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 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.

Platforms:

PC Windows

PlayStation 4

Xbox One

Developer: Omega Force

Publisher: Koei Tecmo

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Game Series

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Dynasty Warriors Game 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.

Dynasty Warriors Game Series

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System Requirements for Dynasty Warriors 9 Video Game:

PC / Windows

Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i5-2400 3.1 GHz, 6 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 660 or better, 50 GB HDD, Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit.

Recommanded System Requirements:
Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 3 GB GeForce GTX 1060 or better, 50 GB HDD, Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit.

Ratings

Game Ratings for Dynasty Warriors 9 Video Game.

6.2

OpenCritic Rating

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

OpenCritic

Shacknews: 6 / 10 by Blake Morse

ittedly, many of the flaws or problems I have with Dynasty Warriors 9 are nothing entirely new to the series. It's just that now there's a whole new layer of problems that have been put on top of them that make the original issues that much more apparent. For almost every aspect of the game's features that I felt were on par with the quality of past titles, there is a contradiction.

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TheSixthAxis: 5 / 10 by Jim Hargreaves

Sadly, this isn't the breakthrough fans were expecting. Omega Force took a pretty big risk with Dynasty Warriors 9, and while its open world integration can be seen as a small triumph, this newest entry is marred by its heavily outdated approach to combat design.

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DualShockers: 7.5 / 10 by Giuseppe Nelva

While combat remains exhilarating and fun in a way that will feel familiar to veterans of the series, Dynasty Warriors 9 isn't just one versus a thousand anymore. We're part of a war that unfolds all around us, with plenty of allies in need of help and enemies begging for a healthy beating. It's a bold step in the right direction, and while Omega Force may have overextended in certain aspects, the fun outweighs the jank and the experience remains one that I am eager to return to and to see improved and further evolved in Dynasty Warriors 10 or Samurai Warriors 5.

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All Reviews: Mostly Negative (6,478)

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