Warriors Orochi

"Dynasty Warriors + Samurai Warriors = Pure fun"

IT'S GAME TIME
The newest game form KOEI who made Dynasty Warriors & Samurai Warriors, Warriors Orochi, a game mixing characters from the Dynasty Warriors & Samurai Warriors universe to fight together or against each other. The gameplay of course remains the same except that this time, you can use use three characters per stage and get them weapons and level them up. Classic gameplay forever in this game.

BUNDLE PACK
Putting your favorite Dynasty Warriors characters like Zhao Yun and Cao Pi to team up with your favorites from the Samurai Warriors series like Nobunaga Oda and Mitsuhide Akechi is a surely gratifying experience. Seasoned veterans will surely go through the game's stories in about 2 - 3 days because of the game's short storyline. 15 missions all in all including the extra X Missions needed to unlock more characters. Weapons are still the main attraction of each character, with 3 weapons that can be easily discovered throughout the game and 1 unique weapon which is the character's ultimate weapon. Luck again hits you here, hoping to get a weapon with good abilities is a rare find. Another new system in the game is the ability screen where you can set abilities for your team like Acclaim which increases your EXP gained depending on the EXP obtained. The Weapon fusion allows you to power up your weapons instead of repeating stages again and again to find good weapons.

HOLD ON TO YOUR HORSES
Horses are never out of the action, with the ability to call your horse from anywhere in the field, the magical horse never dies. Jump im your horse to go to an ally in need or just to go to a specific location faster, the game's transportation still rules the land. The great part is, you can get your enemies horses if you're tired of your horse. "Care for a ride in Lu Bu's beautiful horse anyone?"

STYLISH FIGHTING
Alternate costumes are still a familiar sight, if ever you get tired of your characters looks and have a feel for a wardrobe invasion, get on with it but sadly, there is only 2 costumes to choose from; your default costume and the alternate one. Either way, you will love the wardrobe.

THE LOW DOWN
Graphics 9/10
Good looking game with perfectly detailed character designs and their respective weapons.

Gameplay 9/10
With the combination of the two greatest hack and slash series around, everything is just as you would like it to be.

Sound 8/10
Nothing out of the ordinary, normal DW and SW grooves are still here.

Lifespan 10/10
With 60 missions to complete and a lot of weapons to collect, there's nothing keeping you from playing the game for long.

Total score: 9/10

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 04/11/08, Updated 04/14/08

Game Release: Warriors Orochi (US, 03/25/08)