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Dynasty Warriors

TacticalHack and slash/Beat 'em up

Space needed: About 114 MB
Plays offline: Yes

Overview

Dynasty Warriors is a hack and slash video game developed by Omega Force and published by Koei for the PlayStation Portable. A spin-off of the Dynasty Warriors series, it was released as a launch title for the console in Japan on December 16, 2004 and as a launch title on March 17, 2005 in North America, and September 1, 2005 in Europe. A sequel, Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2, was released in 2006.

The gameplay expands on the Dynasty Warriors series by adding new characters, new modes to play and an archive library which features a gallery of the character artworks as well as game movies.

Similar to the previous Dynasty Warriors predecessor, the objective of each stage in Dynasty Warriors is to conquer the land by invading and defeating the enemy commander. The player must take control of an officer making their way through each individual stage defeating enemy soldiers and officers, while trying to keep their own commander alive. As well as defeating hundreds of soldiers in each stage, there are also specific secondary tasks for the players to complete that can further aid the players in a later stage. These secondary tasks can also enable the players to unlock new features including items, clothing, bodyguards, skills and weapons. Each of the playable officers and commanders have their own unique skills, weapons and superhuman abilities.

The game was met with mixed reception upon release; GameRankings gave it a score of 64%, while Metacritic gave it 62 out of 100.