Say what you will about the Warriors series of games, but it provides great mindless hack-and-slash fun when you want it. They might not be as smart and sexy as God of War or Bayonetta , but I've loved almost every entry I've played (barring the sixth numbered one).

Retains the addictively engrossing Warriors gameplay fans have come to love; Faithful representation of Legend of Zelda and Warriors games; Contains all the content from the original versions of Hyrule Warriors; Beautiful graphical upgrade thanks to Switch hardware

Checkpoint system is a bit unfair; Return buyers might find unlocking characters again a little too grind-centered; Framerate problems while in handheld mode

Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition is classic Musou that in turn creates the Zelda Wars!

I may have fallen too far into the world of musou. The genre has been the primary production of Koei Tecmo's Omega Force for many years now, but I didn't jump in until relatively recently with 2016's Arslan: The Warriors of Legend .

The third version of Hyrule Warriors is certainly the best version. The tweaks made to this version help it to be more enjoyable than the original and with all the DLC included, this is an incredible amount of content to work through.

Do you like Zelda Do you like shovel-loads of shameless fan service Then this is the game for you. This game is NOT to be taken seriously as a Zelda title. It's a fun spin off that is jam packed with "woah, cool!" and "I get that reference!" moments, with mindless violence that's easy to play.

If you're a fan of the Warriors series, Dynasty or otherwise, you'll know what the crux of the appeal is: getting an overpowered warrior and running through hundreds of grunts at a time with every attack, racking up a sizeable body count in minutes.

Whether you're an avid Zelda fan or casual Warriors player, there's something for you to love here. The Switch is the perfect console for a Musou experience since this game is best enjoyed in short bursts; prolonged spells almost reveal the secret of its magic, leading to a more laborious...

Great fun for brief spells; Combines both licences really well; Surprising depth to the combat as it develops; Co-op right out the box

Will grow tiresome in long sessions; Frame rate dips in hectic sequences; It's still just a Warriors game beneath the Zelda veil

is a good-quality port of the Wii U game, but outside of much more stable performance and better local co-op it doesn't add enough new content to make replaying the story mode interesting again if you've already tried it.

Definitive Indeed

A superlative Warriors game; Raises the bar in terms of content packed in; All enhancements and DLC from previous versions; An absolute blast to play throughout

No online co-op; Some performance issues docked

Hyrule Warriors was one of a number of gems from the last generation of consoles which sadly lost out on an audience for one key reason - it came out on the Wii U. There was also Hyrule Warriors Legends on the 3DS, which came with more content and characters, but was sadly held back by the...