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Dynasty Warriors 6

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 31 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: KOEI
Developer: Omega Force
Genre(s): Action
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: February 19, 2008
Summary
Set in Ancient China during the 3rd century, Dynasty Warriors 6 immerses gamers in a truly cinematic kung-fu action experience. Celebrated characters have been completely re-imagined with new weapons and fighting techniques motion-captured from some of today’s leading stuntmen and women in Asia. With the game’s new “Renbu” attack system and game controls, players can execute lightning-fast combos and the most dazzling fighting moves with ease. Developed from the ground up exclusively for next-generation platforms, the game's proprietary engine delivers the most chaotic and challenging Tactical Action experience to date. Players can use the landscape to elude the thousands of soldiers swarming the battlefield. But as players move and attack, adaptable enemy A.I. devises offensive and defensive combat tactics, and can retaliate with packs of fierce hunting dogs and patrol boats. All of the explosive action comes to life in high definition, 60 frames per second graphics. [KOEI]
Also On Metacritic
GAMES: Dynasty Warriors 2 Dynasty Warriors 3 Dynasty Warriors 4 Dynasty Warriors 5
Also On The Web: Official Website
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
GameShark
While 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.
Read Full Review >Eurogamer
Absolutely up there with the best of the series so far. It's as good as the game has ever been.
Read Full Review >Jolt Online Gaming UK
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.
Read Full Review >Games Master UK
With special effects-packed visuals and with higher production values than ever, Dynasty Warriors seems less niche than ever. [May 2008, p.81]
Game Informer
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.
Read Full Review >Play Magazine
But DW6 does feel sort of lightweight, especially at a $60 price tag. [Mar 2008, p.59]
Edge Magazine
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]
GameSpy
If 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.
Read Full Review >AceGamez
And love it or loathe it, I get the feeling that Dynasty Warriors will be around for many years to come.
Read Full Review >Gamestyle
For 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.
Read Full Review >ZTGameDomain
Fans 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.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
Dynasty 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.
Read Full Review >Gaming Target
I guess Dynasty Warriors 6 is not the perfect harmony Koei or the fans were hoping for.
Read Full Review >GameTrailers
The game isn’t terrible, but it isn’t any more engaging or less repetitive than it’s been for the past five versions.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
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.
Read Full Review >PSX Extreme
We just wish Omega Force would step forward and issue a major upgrade for this franchise.
Read Full Review >Games Radar (in-house)
The 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.
Read Full Review >GamerNode
The 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.
Read Full Review >IGN
I 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.
Read Full Review >1UP
As 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."
Read Full Review >GameTap
Action-combat fans would do better to hold off for the upcoming "Ninja Gaiden 2," or spend 10 bucks on an older DW title.
Read Full Review >VideoGamer
It 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.
Read Full Review >DarkZero
Crucially, 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.
Read Full Review >IC-Games
The 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.
Read Full Review >Playstation Official Magazine UK
This is just like every other Dynasty Warriors game ever, but somehow duller. [May 2008, p.115]
PSM3 Magazine UK
It's old. It's lame. Kill it. Now. [May 2008, p.78]
Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
To be clear, new battles, weapons, and character moves are present, as expected, but they feel obligatory at best. [Apr 2008, p.72]
G4 TV
Dynasty 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.
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
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]
Play UK
Avoid this shameful anathema like a toilet cubicle with an unflushed poo in it. [Issue#164, p.94]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.3 (out of 10) based on 20 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Lu Bu gave it a0:
This has got to be the stupidest f*cking game you could buy for the ps3. Know why? BECAUSE THEY'RE PRACTICALLY ALL THE SAME. Sure, new renbu system and it looks better, but still the same ol game.
Azza B.C gave it a9:
Graphics are excellent and still very fun to play even though it is repetitive but the annoying thing is the limited characters on Story Mode.
Vinc V. gave it an8:
it is actually a good game from terms of gameplay and replayability. I cannot think of many games who can bring in more than 45 hours and more of play. A lot of reviewers just went through the first few levels mashing the square button and concluded that the game is too easy. Try playing medium/hard mode and many will find the game challenging in the mid to later levels where they have to pay attention to the objectives (carefully watch where key generals are moving) and fight with care against the generals. I'm not a hard core DW player but this version is quite good. real rating is 8.5.
Jonathan W. gave it a9:
Everyone tends to be so harsh on dynasty warriors, but the graphics in this game are pretty good, there's an insane amount going on, so much more than in previous dynasty warriors games, and the simple yet fun gameplay has deeper customization options. The new renbu system is also top!
Reggie N. gave it a2:
5 games later and KOEI still hasn't put any effort into changing this game beyond what it was in Dynasty Warriors 2. The graphics are below PS3 and the 360's power, and the complete lack of any real progression in gameplay make this game almost interchangeable with the past iterations. If you're a huge fan, you'll probably buy it anyway. If you're looking to try out a Dynasty Warriors game for the first time, try one of the previous games, preferably either 3 or 5. They will be much cheaper and provide a slightly less monotonous experience.
Jack H. gave it a10:
Excellent, lots of fun.
Mike R. gave it a10:
Finally, a good game for PS3, beautiful, fun, and a great multi-player mode
