- Publisher: Koei
- Release Date: Feb 19, 2008
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360
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83While not every change has been positive, the series was in desperate need of a fresh start, and now, in its sixth major iteration, it has one.
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80Absolutely up there with the best of the series so far. It's as good as the game has ever been.
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Offering little in the way of innovation, it will keep fans of the series very happy and is definitely an essential purchase if you have ever enjoyed a DW game in the past.
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With special effects-packed visuals and with higher production values than ever, Dynasty Warriors seems less niche than ever. [May 2008, p.81]
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This is a small step forward, but for a series that hasn't moved an inch over five installments, it's a mind-boggling breakthrough.
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This is revitalisation, a fresh surge of life for the long-serving warhorse. By any typical measure of gaming it's not grand advance, but for those whose fingers have long been drilled by the brawls of Koei's sprawling riots, it's as worthwhile and frenzied as it's ever been. [Mar 2008, p.96]
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70For those who have never experienced the DW series before, this is the perfect place to start, and either find a challenging, delightfully tactical slice of unpretentious fun or unearth a deformed, unlovable, fossilised relic of a bygone age.
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70And love it or loathe it, I get the feeling that Dynasty Warriors will be around for many years to come.
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But DW6 does feel sort of lightweight, especially at a $60 price tag. [Mar 2008, p.59]
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70If you don't know a Liu Bei from a Lu Bu, you're not going to be interested, but those who understand the thrill of taking down the thousandth enemy in a single battle will enjoy it. Just be sure to give the new Renbu system a chance.
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65Dynasty Warriors 6 plays it safe with the series' standard button-mashing formula, and as such is little more than a prettier version of every other game in the series.
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I guess Dynasty Warriors 6 is not the perfect harmony Koei or the fans were hoping for.
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65Fans of the series will be happy to know that there is a serious amount of content to be found in DW 6. Outside of the lengthy single-player modes players can also return to previous levels with different scenarios in the challenge mode.
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63The game isn't terrible, but it isn't any more engaging or less repetitive than it's been for the past five versions.
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What was once regarded as a fun-but-shallow game series has transformed into a shallow-and-pointless one. Dynasty Warriors 6 does not totally fail as a game, but it has begun my own personal disenchantment with the series.
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61We just wish Omega Force would step forward and issue a major upgrade for this franchise.
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60The best thing to say about Dynasty Warriors 6 is that it's an easy way to kill quite a few hours, but that doesn't make it particularly good.
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60Hideous dialogue, repetitive gameplay.
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60The best non-Gundam DW game yet. That being said, it's still not a large enough improvement to justify purchase over the much cheaper last-gen models you can probably get for less than $10 at this point.
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59I had more fun with "Dynasty Warriors: Gundam," which I would recommend to those new to the franchise but looking for a "better" button-mashing experience.
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50It seems that Omega Force either can't be bothered to breathe fresh air into the franchise, or it feels it doesn't need to because anything in a game box with Dynasty Warriors on the front is guaranteed to make money.
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This is just like every other Dynasty Warriors game ever, but somehow duller. [May 2008, p.115]
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50Action-combat fans would do better to hold off for the upcoming "Ninja Gaiden 2," or spend 10 bucks on an older DW title.
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50As I played through Dynasty Warriors 6, the series' first entry for this console generation, one thought kept permeating my head: "This is exactly the same game I played in college."
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50The lack of any online multiplayer (again!), the fact this is still basically the same game and the removal of the tactics side means this game is quite simply not worth buying.
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50Crucially, if you stand back and think of what the series could be evolving into with current hardware then you can't help but look at DW6 as a disappointment.
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It's old. It's lame. Kill it. Now. [May 2008, p.78]
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40Dynasty Warriors has a rabid fan base, and so it stands to reason that Koei doesn't want to mess with the formula too much. It's disappointing that seven years and endless games later, this latest iteration feels like such a miniscule step forward in the series.
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To be clear, new battles, weapons, and character moves are present, as expected, but they feel obligatory at best. [Apr 2008, p.72]
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Too bad it handles like a remote-control car, bolting from a stand-still to top speed in an instant. I'll pass. [Apr 2008, p.73]
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30Avoid this shameful anathema like a toilet cubicle with an unflushed poo in it. [Issue#164, p.94]
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DavidB-N9Thsi game has beautiful and like other DW games it is very addictive. The bad things are the new renbu system and the characters with the same moves.
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RyanJP10