Dynasty Warriors 8 was developed by Omega Force and published by Tecmo Koei. A PS3 copy of the game was provided for review purposes.

I'm really looking forward to this next production in dynasty warrior series , as i have played the previous series the story line expands and the plain officers that once just normal are now shaping out to their actual part in history, game-play is uniquely back to DW5 system mixed with warriors...

"Besides a bit of extra polish, this is pretty much more of the same, for familiar better or stagnating worse." "Your officer of choice is essentially a Chinese Super Saiyan, plowing through hundreds of enemy soldiers in each skirmish.

An absurd amount of content; Decimating enemies with flashy special moves; The campy nature of the characters

How quickly repetition starts to dominates the gameplay; Not knowing who you are or what you're fighting for; Unbearable slowdown in the 360 version

Our Dynasty Warriors 8 review covers item drops, Ambition Mode, button-bashing and the least surprising verdict of all time.

Dynasty Warriors 8 harkens back to the days of Dynasty Warriors 3 & 4, but loaded with a greater amount of content and a greater degree of polish and refinement--not to mention they brought back 2 much loved features of the series: Co-Op Story Mode and "Free Mode".

A Good, Solid Dynasty Warriors Experience

This is the best entry in the Dynasty Warriors series purely by the law of evolution. Nothing has truly changed a great deal but new additions to combat gel well with the outrageous, barbaric choreography.

For a decade and a half now Dynasty Warriors has ploughed its own way through the gaming industry. Originally a side-on beat'em up, the series has developed a cult following keen on its mixture of historical grounding (I use the term loosely) and huge, rampant battles.

With each new installment of a successful video-game series, the developers likely ask themselves if they should continue to do the same things that have earned them a dedicated fanbase, only slightly better, or opt to risk losing the support of loyalists who find comfort in repetition by revising...

"8" seems like such a small number when you consider that this new Dynasty Warriors game is really something like the 35th title in its lineage. Tecmo Koei's massive battle series is an unsung hero of the middle tier, proving that a fanbase can sustain a vibrant bloodline throughout an entire...