There are far worse things to do with an afternoon than spending it on Dragon Quest Heroes II . For instance, playing a game that doesn't let you fight with warfans.

The new team-up between Square Enix and the makers of Dynasty Warriors offers four-player co-op and the promise of genuine change.

The game almost plays like a proper action role-player now, with open world areas, switchable classes, and increased gameplay variety; Four-player co-op is very welcome, if awkward to use

Highly repetitive in most of the usual Dynasty Warriors ways, including the brain-dead combat and non-existent artificial intelligence; Highly simplistic and cliched mission design

Hours of fighting beasts and bad guys. Best game ever.

Dragon Quest Heroes already proved that the musou genre mixed well with this classic RPG series and that formula has returned with a few tweaks to make it even better in Dragon Quest Heroes 2.

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My husband loved it and he is a long time dragon ball Z fan!

So it's like the original but then again it's totally different. You can no longer charge your tension bar to full at any time by holding o. This is what has ruined this game for me. I gave the first heros a perfect rating and then some. Not being able to do coup de grace ever has ruined it for me.

A different take on the hack and slash genre, but let down by sticky controls, dropped inputs and terrible voice acting.

Probably one of the most unique PS4 games I've ever played. It's a mix of Dynasty warrior with RPG elements, makes this a very refreshing combination. The battle system is great, with classes and unique skill for each. The open world element, although pretty limited, is very nicely designed.

Fans of Dynasty Warriors or the Dragon Quest series will enjoy this second-edition genre mashup. Dragon Quest Heroes 2 strikes a great balance between complexity and action and weaves an entertaining story through and around its fast and furious battles.