Terrible graphics. Not like DW8 at all.

Almost exactly the same features as Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires, and although it's still more entertaining than the main game the lack of effort put in is downright insulting.

The strategy elements help to make the core game a lot more interesting, and at the ruler level the options are fairly involved; Edit mode is quite powerful

The strategy elements are the same as the last game and Dynasty Warriors 8 is a poor foundation for any spin-off, with shallow combat and last gen visuals; Only one new character

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Ever since the Empires spin-off for Dynasty Warriors were introduced back with Dynasty Warriors 4 , the series has been following a stable pattern for each numbered title. You get the main entry, in this case the great Dynasty Warriors 8 .

Family Friendly Gaming routinely explains why physical copies of games are better than digital downloads. If you download Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends, you will need 23 gigs of room on your Playstation 3. And you will need to make sure you are not going over the download limit with your ISP.

Strategic, fast-paced, and incredibly wacky.

Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires is a predictable expansion that ingrains deep strategy and customisation into the main game's hack and slash combat. It's overwhelming for the uninitiated, but the vast customisation ensures fans will get out what they put in – but that in itself is a point of contention.

+ Heaps of customisation; + Decent strategy elements; + Up to the player to make a good experience for him/herself

- Hideous presentation/visuals; - Boring combat that lacks impact; - Still too repetitive; - Overwhelming introduction; - Same old stuff

Ever since 2004, the Dynasty Warriors franchise has regularly received two spin-offs for its numbered main entries - Xtreme Legends and Empires . Xtreme Legends can be considered a more standard expansion pack, generally including new characters, weapons, moves, and game modes.

Kool game to have, nice online co-op battle set up, nicely added edit modes to characherts and Animals.

"Empires is only a minor advancement in the franchise, but a must-buy for any series fan."