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Dynasty Warriors 6

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Overview

Dynasty Warriors 6 is a 2008 hack and slash game developed by Omega Force and published by Koei for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is the sixth installment in the Dynasty Warriors series. A version of the game was bundled with the 40GB PlayStation 3 in Japan. Dynasty Warriors 6 was also released for Microsoft Windows in July 2008. A version for the PlayStation 2 was released in October 2008, making it the last installment of the series to be released on this console.

This installment varies greatly from past games in the series. One of the key additions is the Renbu system, a new way for characters to build up their attack combos. In previous installments in the series, combos were affected by the quality of weapon the character was wielding, with stronger weapons allowing characters longer, more elaborate and often mightier consecutive attacks. The Renbu system replaces this system with a gauge that gradually fills as the player performs attacks. Performing attacks and dealing damage to the enemy fills the Renbu gauge, eventually earning a new rank/level, while taking damage and not attacking for awhile drops the gauge.

Another major addition is the skill tree, from which characters can earn higher Renbu Ranks, special abilities and improve their attributes. As the progression of the skill tree moves from left to right, those on the right side of the tree are harder to unlock than those on the left. The one which unlocks Infinite Renbu is normally on the furthest right.

The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions received "mixed" reviews and the PlayStation 2 version received "unfavorable" reviews, as reported by video game review aggregator Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions a score of one eight, one nine, and two eights for a total of 33 out of 40.