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Warriors Orochi 2
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 28 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: Koei
Developer: Omega Force
Genre(s): Action, Beat-'Em-Up
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: September 23, 2008
Summary
Shattering time and space, the venomous Serpent King Orochi kidnapped the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors in scheme to test his might. The heroes eventually defeated Orochi and his menacing army. While the slain Orochi lies in the netherworld, a mysterious alliance is hatching an otherworldly plan so that the Serpent King may rise again. Now a new group of warriors must join forces with history's finest in an effort to stop this evil resurrection. Warriors Orochi 2 takes place after the events of the original game. The game's main "Story" mode features storylines for the kingdoms of Wu, Wei, and Shu, and the Samurai Warriors, while a new Orochi storyline looks back to the first series of wars to expose some of the Serpent King's secrets. The game's newly added "Dream" mode features an original storyline different from that of Story Mode. A new two-player "Versus" mode comes action-packed with four different games including "Tag Team" matches that pit individual fighters in lethal head-to-head combat. The popular "Team Battle System" which lets players create their own three-person fighting unit returns for this sequel. At any given time, one warrior will be engaged in battle, while the other two are recuperating; restoring their Life Meters and Musou Gauges. Warriors Orochi 2 features an overwhelming lineup of over 90 playable characters from both franchises including Samurai Warriors 2 Extreme Legends, plus new characters from Chinese and Japanese history. [Koei]
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What The Critics Said
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Warriors Orochi 2 is a divisive game and one that many will over-look due to the largely negative reviews circulating for it.
Read Full Review >Totally360
So in essence, the game saves itself a touch in multiplayer but if you’re already a massive fan of all things Dynasty Warriors / Orochi, or if you’re a recent platform convert from the Playstation 2 you might well find plenty here to entertain you.
Read Full Review >3DJuegos
It's the same game you've been playing a long time ago. At least Koei fanatics might be satisfied with the formula.
Read Full Review >Team Xbox
The premise undoubtedly has promise, and there are now enough characters within Omega Force’s franchise to make a truly epic action/strategy title. But with same-old-same-old gameplay and the visuals to match, Warriors Orochi 2 ends up feeling very much like the original Xbox’s Dynasty Warriors 3, which released six years ago.
Read Full Review >MS Xbox World
That being said though, judging the game on its own grounds, Koei have never failed to populate the series with its many options and the tradition continues here, this is something definitely shedding fifteen or so pound for the Playstation 2, but to pay an extra ten or so on top for the Xbox 360 is hardly justifiable.
Read Full Review >Official Xbox Magazine
Koei fanatics might be satisfied, but everyone else will be as disappointed as ever. [Nov 2008, p.76]
Read Full Review >X360 Magazine UK
Warriors Orochi is exactly what its mentally ill fans anticipated – more of the same. This is appropriate fare for them, but technically incompetent and repetitive for everyone else.
Read Full Review >Official Xbox Magazine UK
Warriors Orochi 2 isn't short on content, but it's unlikely that many will want to persevere past the staggeringly poor frame rate and distinctly old-gen graphical flaws.
Read Full Review >WonderwallWeb
Slowdown apart Warriors Orochi 2 on the Xbox 360 really is an excellent game, it’s just that until a patch is released to fix this issue it will never stand out from the crowd.
Read Full Review >Games Master UK
Lots of people enjoy this type of game but we feel it needs more to it. [Dec 2008, p.85]
Game Chronicles
While this would have been the best Warriors game to date, the frame-rate issue and other technical problems really eliminate it from contention. Hopefully KOEI will patch this game to make it more playable, but with their obvious disregard for their fan-base I doubt it.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
WO2 just does not offer enough new features to warrant anyone other than the most serious fans of the series to make a purchase. It is apparent that Koei is less concerned with releasing innovative and groundbreaking product and is more concerned with releasing a Warriors title they know will sell to its loyal fan base.
Read Full Review >PALGN
Unless you are a hardcore Warriors fanatic, Warriors Orochi 2 offers nothing more than button mashing monotony at its finest.
Read Full Review >GamingTrend
I tend to review KOEI titles higher than some other reviewers as I have no interest in panning a game that people have put some effort into; on the surface this is not one of those games.
Read Full Review >GameFocus
Essentially, this game is simply Koei offering a great deal of fan service to it’s loyal followers, and for those people, this game will certainly deliver what they expect. For everyone else, however, there’s nothing here but a boring hack ’n’ slash with some horrible voice acting and a horse racing minigame.
Read Full Review >Meristation
Koei starts the new season with yet another entry of their famous franchise. They mix again the worlds of Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors, but Orochi 2 lacks innovation, character development, great gameplay, good visuals and nearly everything that made the series so great in the first place. A mere copy and paste from the previous game, not enough to satisfy gamers or even die-hard fans.
Read Full Review >DarkZero
If you’ve never played one and are somewhat interested then you are best of buying Dynasty Warriors 6 instead because Warriors Orochi 2 just doesn’t get past private rank anymore in this world of dynasty wars.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
Warriors Orochi 2 elevates hack-and-slash action to amazing levels of repetitive boredom.
Read Full Review >IGN
I could only recommend this game to the hardest of the hardcore Warriors enthusiasts who can completely disregard the overwhelming (and apparently increasing) number of problems that plague this title.
Read Full Review >Play.tm
Personally I get a similar amount of pleasure from cleaning the oven or mowing the lawn, both of which I can do for free and both of which provide some tangible benefit when I'm done rather than just making my thumbs hurt.
Read Full Review >GameShark
The final problem is one that has plagued the gameplay in this series for a long time—the pure sameness of everything.
Read Full Review >1UP
My advice: If you ever want this series to evolve into something better, stop buying every iteration that comes out -- you're just encouraging Koei to crap out another.
Read Full Review >AceGamez
The problem is that multiplayer is not enough to save this pointless and empty attempt at creating a new game.
Read Full Review >Console Monster
Overall, as with many KOEI games since Dynasty Warriors launch in 2000, you’d have to be an avid fan to fork out £40 each time, but sadly for Warriors Orochi 2 it’s going to take much more than an avid fan to buy this title. Apparently Orochi is reborn, don’t count on it.
Read Full Review >Thunderbolt
It amazes me how Koei can get away with releasing the same game every year, without even attempting to fix the problems that have plagued all their past entries. There’s nothing worth investing in here.
Read Full Review >Gamestyle
Warriors Orochi 2 is awful and it couldn’t be any worse if it made your Xbox 360 explode.
Read Full Review >Destructoid
I simply don't understand how this got the green light in its current condition and I am gravely concerned that something like this is going to be sold to people. Maybe it's fine on the PS2, but the Xbox 360 version is poison for your disc tray.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
