Dynasty Warriors (series) in numbers

From Dynasty Warriors 2 at Dynasty Warriors 6

History Background: 9
The story serves as background in Dynasty Warriors has always been a strong point.The series tells the gestures of many commanders and warlords that the end of the second century AD and the beginning of the third fought a bitter war to reunite China. To do this, the series uses historical facts and not (based on the novel of the Three Kingdoms) that are often simplified and adapted to be more enjoyable by the players.Nothing to say about it except that Koei might go a bit deeper into the personal stories of characters who often have just hinted.


Graphics: 8
While many people have always complained about this aspect of the game I always defended it for the simple reason that I think the "graphics" is not only the level of graphic quality but the ratio between quality and quantity of the components on screen. See dozens and dozens of soldiers on screen in huge battlefields at the time of Dynasty Warriors 2 and 3 was an incredible emotion. Before that I used to play games like Command & Conquer where the dozens of characters on screen were so small that it was necessary to use the telescope to see them. It is also true that the sixth  installment was very disappointed in the graphic aspect but in general we can say that Dynasty Warriors has always been underestimated graphically.


Characters which have left the mark: 9
Many of the characters of Dynasty Warriors have made their mark in the hearts of many players of different generations. Name them all would be exhausting, there are those who love Zhao Yun, those who adores Liu Bei, Xiahou Dun, each with their own personal reason. Probably not to the levels of Super Mario or Snake but ...


Entertainment: 10
Well what to say to me is the funniest game in the world. I always loved to capture enemy bases and gate advancing through the enemy ranks and mighty officers (of course in Chaos level) or go to help an allied officer in trouble on the other side of the battlefield. Dynasty Warriors is always immediate and fun but also deep and strategic. Shame for Dynasty Warriors 6 in which the immediacy killed the depth of gameplay because of the Renbu.


Innovation through the ages: 5
Unfortunately, the set of Dynasty Warriors has never been able to renew itself for now.Over the years, Koei has never had the courage to overturn its most successful series and the weight of years began to be felt. Something new has been seen in the two Strikeforce but nothing of really striking.


Soundtrack: 10
From Dynasty Warriors 2 at Dynasty Warriors 6 the soundtrack are amazing, always epic and full of adrenaline. There are many memorable tracks like "The man of intelligence, " "Heavy Gauge", "Eve, " "Wall of Fate" but in general are all fantastic!


Overall: 8.5
One of the most enduring and beautiful series of all time!