Romance Of The Three Kingdoms (Koei) series
Dynasty Warriors
Dynasty Warriors is a 3D fighting game steeped in traditional Chinese history and mythology, its characters being warriors from the Three Kingdoms era, a setting that was used by Koei before in their Romance…
Dynasty Warriors is a fighting developed by Omega Force, released 28 February 1997 on PlayStation. The main story takes about 6 hrs to finish.
What Dynasty Warriors is
Dynasty Warriors is a fighting game developed by Omega Force and released in 1997. It was published by Koei. It is available on PlayStation only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Based on the historical novel, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms, " Dynasty Warriors puts you right in the center of the upheaval of 3rd century China, when legendary warlords fought to expand and unite realms under their own banners. Enter a time of struggle, when warriors were as cunning as they were courageous. Master the dynamic game play. Wisely balance elaborate offensive strikes, with precisely timed defensive maneuvers and flurries of whirling counter attacks. Then, train to unleash the killer combination in martial mastery to become the Musou - the Warrior Unequaled!
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Romance Of The Three Kingdoms (Koei) series
Dynasty Warriors is the 20th of 71 entries we hold in the Romance Of The Three Kingdoms (Koei) series. The next entry was Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon in 1998. Its critic score of 67 is 5 points above the series average of 62. The highest-rated entry is Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII at 89.
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How it was received
Dynasty Warriors holds a critic score of 67 out of 100. That places it above 38% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 1997 averaged 65, so it scored 2 points above the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 6 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 10 hrs, roughly 1.7 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Dynasty Warriors launched on 28 February 1997, within three weeks of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and NBA ShootOut '97. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, NBA ShootOut '97.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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