Is there a reason Koei keeps making these games? Do they really sell?
Is there a market for clone after clone after clone after clone of an
engine, name, and story? The Dynasty Warriors formula was new and
exciting, with Dynasty Warriors 2, a launch game for the PS2. 8 years
later, it's not so new and exciting.
This is a very simple review. If you've played one Dynasty Warriors
game in your life, you have essentially played this game. And the next
DW/Samurai Warriors game. And the next one after that. And after that.
Although as much as I'm slagging it, there is indeed a cheap fun to
these kinda games. Yes, it's 8 years dated, but there is an extremely
satisfying feeling in getting yourself engrossed into a huge field of
enemies, and unleashing a devastating power surge of violence as the
foes go flying in all directions. THAT is always worth a rent. But it
also won't give you hours of play time. More like a half hour, also
seeing as this game is extremely small on extra features and any kind
of replay value.
But basically, just as every DW/SW game has been since DW3, this is a desperate rent.
