IGN: KOEI's Dynasty Warriors franchise has been around for years now. The name has become synonymous with button-mashing, as players continuously wade through hundreds of enemies with a very limited series of attacks. Although the original games were well-received, recent entries have been much less impressive, as the gameplay and tech feel increasingly stale with each iteration.
411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include DeathSmiles, Little King's Story, Fallout Trilogy, and Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2.
Koei has confirmed that it will bring Warriors Orochi 2 to Europe. The strategy/hack-'n'-slash game will hit the shores of the Old World in September for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2. New to the sequel is a two-player 'versus' mode, which includes four different game types.
In a surprise turn of events, Koei has unveiled the sequel to the highly successful crossover Warriors Orochi in this week's Famitsu. In the original, the demon king Orochi combines the worlds of Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors, and spreads chaos. The new game will feature several new additions including new characters (Fu Xi, Nu Wa, all the characters from the expansion Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends - out March 18), stages (all new exclusive stages - Itsukushima - along with SW2:XL's brand of stages), modes (Dramatic, Survival, and, the long awaited return for, Versus Mode, which will feature the signature three-on-three design the original developed). Expect all this and more as new gameplay modes will be revealed throughout the year up until its release in Japan on April 3rd. SPECULATION: Many have begun to suspect that the new Versus mode could be similar to the Duel mode, first introduced by Dynasty Warriors 4. Further inspection has led some beginning to think these arenas will be much larger than previous entries in the series.
Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors will finally meet this fall in an unforgettable crossover event. In Warriors Orochi, the characters from both franchises must team up to wage war against a new, powerful force. Currently available on PS2 and X360, with a PSP version scheduled for March 2008, Warriors Orochi on PC is only scheduled for release in Japan as of this moment.
KOEI have today announced that Warriors Orochi has gone gold and will be available in North American stores, beginning the week of September 18 for the Xbox 360 and PS2...
KOEI today announced that its two blockbuster franchises, Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors will finally meet this fall in an unforgettable crossover event. In Warriors Orochi the characters from both franchises must team-up to wage war against a new, yet powerful force.
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