Gameplay The DW series is about as basic as you can get: Select a character, equip them with a plethora of badass weapons, and send them into battle against hundreds, sometimes thousands of enemies until there's nothing left to kill. If hacking and slashing your way through hordes of enemy soldiers isn't your idea of a good time, however, then DW4 may not be your cup of tea. Addressing several graphical problems, character balancing issues, and deepening its value with several new gameplay elements, it could definitely be received as the best in the series (though XL fans would be happy to debate that with you). And with the final touches on the American version of DW4 now a distant memory, KOEI is poised once again to shatter sales records and increase its dominance of the action/slasher market.ĭeveloped by the battle experts at Omega Force, Dynasty Warriors 4 returns to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms era with plenty of gusto.
Already revisited with the special add-on pack Xtreme Legends in late 2002, the expectation of another sequel to the Dynasty Warriors series was about as likely as death and taxes.
Such is the situation that KOEI Corporation has experienced since the smash success of Dynasty Warriors 3 and its incredibly striking numbers when it first appeared in Japan as Shin Sangokumusou 2 back in 2001. When your game sells over two million units worldwide in less than two years, company honchos are going to notice.
