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Dynasty Warriors 6
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 42 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
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What The Critics Said
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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 >GamingTrend
This is the first time I've played a Dynasty Warriors game and it felt fresh in a long, long time.
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 >Worth Playing
Newcomers who simply want to wade into a war by wildly swinging their swords may find what they are looking for here, while series veterans will find themselves back in familiar territory as they battle through the threads of China's tumultuous past.
Read Full Review >Destructoid
If you're a fan of hack n' slash, I recommend you go get this flawed but immensely satisfying title.
Read Full Review >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]
360 Gamer Magazine UK
It’s good, harmless fun and the strategy side of things is still pretty tight, albeit without the wonderful management of the Empires games.
Totally360
If you are new to the series then I would say that this is the title you should test to see if you are a lover or hater… but if you have been here before and left last time with disappointment, then nothing much has changed.
Read Full Review >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 >Official Xbox Magazine UK
It's the most accessible entry to date, but not the most compelling. [Apr 2008, p.80]
Read Full Review >GameCritics
Fans of Dynasty Warriors 6 will know exactly why they like this game and no further understanding is needed.
Read Full Review >Xbox World Australia
It's obvious that Dynasty Warriors 6 is a game made for its long-term fans, and there is little doubt that they will lap it up even while they complain about it being simplified. For everyone else, there probably hasn't been a better time to try out the series, but if you've played in the past and it wasn't to your liking, version #6 won't change your mind.
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 >Team Xbox
Despite the additions of a couple of new moves and a shiny new coat of paint, if you’ve ever played a Dynasty Warriors game before, you’re going to feel like you’ve already played this one as well.
Read Full Review >Games Master UK
Another reasonable outing, but it fails - again - to really deliver a standout experience. [Aug 2009, p.77]
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 >Computer and Video Games
DMC4 kicks DW's face off all night long. But, for strategy fans, this could be worth a night's rental.
Read Full Review >Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
"DMC4" kicks DW's face off all night long. [May 2008, p.88]
NZGamer
The main problem is that Dynasty Warriors 6 is stuck in the past. It goes far beyond such archaic features as a save system that limits the number of times you can save: Dynasty Warriors 6 is offering what was essentially a PlayStation 2 launch title with very few of the things gamers now demand from this generation of video games.
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 >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 >Boomtown
Dynasty Warriors 6 is a hard game to recommend to anybody that hasn’t enjoyed the series before or expects a bit more depth from their gaming, while at the same time unlikely to disappoint those wanting more of the same.
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 >Console Monster
Overall, while KOEI have brought some new features to the game and have upgraded the graphics, Dynasty Warriors 6 still feels as old and repetitive as the previous five reincarnations.
Read Full Review >PTGamers
Dynasty Warriors 6 isn't properly bad, it doesn't contain anything appalling. However, average is the suitable word here.
Read Full Review >PALGN
Dynasty Warriors 6 is a years-old game masquerading as a new one. Old gameplay and old visuals mean that if we want some crowd-mashing fun, we'll be digging out a previous iteration before this one.
Read Full Review >Official Xbox Magazine
Its predictable, "Save As from the last version" gameplay left us sad and disappointed. [Mar 2008, p.93]
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 >GameZone
Hardcore fans will probably enjoy it. Everyone else? Hold off a while, this game should be in the bargain bin very soon.
Read Full Review >Total Video Games
Visually, it's very similar to Warriors Orochi on Xbox 360, while the gameplay and appeal are as stagnant and underwhelming as they've ever been.
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 >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 >Game Revolution
Even with the enhancements and tweaks, Dynasty Warriors 6 is still the same old fried rice - re-heated, re-seasoned, and re-served once more.
Read Full Review >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]
X360 Magazine UK
Gone are the days when it was acceptable to include hour-long levels and no checkpoints. [Issue#31, p.92]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 7.6 (out of 10) based on 11 User Votes
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