

In a series of Braveheart-sized battles, you'll marshal friendly forces and monitor their morale, raise a retinue of bodyguards that help even the odds when enemies attack, escalate intense rivalries with other would-be rulers (and eventually add them to your own growing roster), collect and tweak new killing tools, and, oh yes, gobble dim sum. Think of DW as the rightful successor to classic hack-n-snackers in the vein of Final Fight-except, surprisingly, there's a lot more happening here. shores-which is a shame, because beneath the series' far-flung feudal trappings lies a solid beat-em-up that's grown more complex with each successive iteration. Despite massive success in Japan, DW's obese warlords and obscure settings don't resonate with as many gamers on U.S.

There’s currently no precise release date for Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires, but the developer says it’s on track for launch sometime this year.Įlsewhere in gaming, Cryptic Studios has shut down Magic: Legends just four months into open beta.It's one of those timeless truths: Nothing's certain except death, taxes, and the timely succession of Dynasty Warriors updates. The Xbox Series X/ S, Xbox One and PC will also get the game but only in digital form. The game follows the launch of Dynasty Warriors 9 back in 2018 and will launch on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch in the form of a 20th-anniversary boxset that includes a collector’s book, a character card set featuring all 94 characters from the game, as well as a two-disc original soundtrack. According to KOEI Tecmo’s description of the game, players will be presented with Siege Battles where they’ll experience “high-stakes fights at every turn” and “take control of these central points on the battlefield through the use of fire attacks or other stratagem, siege weapons, and at times, simply by force as commanders execute their strategies and attack enemy troops by issuing vital commands to units throughout the skirmish.”
