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  • Game Series (KOEI)
    • Dynasty Warriors
      • Dynasty Warriors (Portable)
        • Advance
        • DS Fighter’s Battle
        • NEXT
        • PSP
        • Vol. 2
        • VS
      • Dynasty Warriors
      • Dynasty Warriors 2
      • Dynasty Warriors 3
        • Xtreme Legends
      • Dynasty Warriors 4
        • Empires
        • Hyper
        • Xtreme Legends
      • Dynasty Warriors 5
        • Empires
        • Special
        • Xtreme Legends
      • Dynasty Warriors 6
        • Empires
        • Special
      • Dynasty Warriors 7
        • Empires
        • Xtreme Legends
      • Dynasty Warriors 8
        • Complete
        • Empires
        • Xtreme Legends
      • Dynasty Warriors 9
        • Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires
      • Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce
        • Strikeforce
          • HD
        • Strikeforce 2
          • HD
      • Dynasty Warriors: GODSEEKERS
    • Samurai Warriors
      • Samurai Warriors (Portable)
        • Samurai Warriors: State of War
        • Samurai Warriors: Chronicles
        • Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 2
        • Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 3
      • Samurai Warriors
        • Xtreme Legends
      • Samurai Warriors 2
        • Empires
        • Xtreme Legends
        • Samurai Warriors 2 with XL and Empires HD
      • Samurai Warriors 3
        • Empires
        • Xtreme Legends
        • Z
      • Samurai Warriors 4
        • II
        • Empires
      • Samurai Warriors 5
      • Samurai Warriors: Katana
      • Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada
    • Warriors Orochi
      • Warriors Orochi
        • Z
      • Warriors Orochi 2
      • Warriors Orochi 3
        • Hyper
        • Special
        • Ultimate
      • Warriors Orochi 4
        • Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate
    • Romance of the Three Kingdoms
      • ROTK I
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      • ROTK IV
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      • ROTK VIII
      • ROTK IX
      • ROTK X
      • ROTK XI
      • ROTK XII
      • ROTK XIII
      • ROTK XIV
    • Nobunaga’s Ambition
      • Nobunaga’s Ambition
      • Nobunaga’s Ambition II
      • Zenkokuban
      • Bushou Fuuun Roku
      • Haouden
      • Tenshoki
      • Lord of Darkness
      • Returns
      • Shoseiroku
      • Reppuuden
      • Ranseiki
      • Soutenroku
      • Rise to Power
      • Iron Triangle
      • Sphere of Influence
        • Ascension
        • Portraits
      • Taishi
    • Dynasty Warriors: Gundam
      • Gundam
      • Gundam 2
      • Gundam 3
      • Gundam Reborn
    • Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage
      • Ken’s Rage
      • Ken’s Rage 2
    • One Piece: Pirate Warriors
      • Pirate Warriors
      • Pirate Warriors 2
      • Pirate Warriors 3
      • Pirate Warriors 4
    • Toukiden
      • Toukiden
        • Kiwami
      • Toukiden 2
    • Bladestorm
      • Bladestorm
      • Bladestorm & Nightmare
    • Hyrule Warriors
      • Hyrule Warriors
      • Hyrule Warriors: Legends
      • Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
      • Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
    • Dragon Quest: Heroes
      • Dragon Quest: Heroes
      • Dragon Quest: Heroes II
    • Other KOEI Games
      • Attack on Titan
        • A.O.T 2
      • Fatal Inertia
        • Fatal Inertia
      • Dynasty Tactics
        • Dynasty Tactics
        • Dynasty Tactics 2
      • Pokémon Conquest
        • Pokémon Conquest
      • Kessen
        • Kessen
        • Kessen II
        • Kessen III
      • Persona 5 Scramble
      • WILD HEARTS
      • Buddy Mission BOND
      • Colosseum: Road to Freedom
        • Colosseum: Road to Freedom
      • P.T.O: Pacific Theater of Operations
        • P.T.O
        • P.T.O II
        • P.T.O III
        • P.T.O IV
      • Saihai no Yukue
      • Destrega
        • Destrega
      • Neoromance
        • Angelique
          • Angelique
          • Angelique’s Wonderland
          • Angelique Special 2
          • Angelique Tenkuu no Requiem
          • Angelique Duet
          • Sweet Ange
          • Angelique trois
          • Angelique étoile
          • Angelique Maren no Rokukishi
          • Neo Angelique
        • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de
          • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de
          • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2
          • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3
          • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 4
          • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 5
          • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 6
        • MISS PRINCESS: Miss Puri!
        • Kiniro no Corda
          • Kiniro no Corda
          • Kiniro no Corda 2
          • Kiniro no Corda 3
            • AnotherSky
        • Geten No Hana
      • WinBack
        • WinBack: Covert Operations
        • WinBack 2: Project Poseidon
      • G1 Jockey
        • G1 Jockey
        • G1 Jockey 2
        • G1 Jockey 3
        • G1 Jockey 4
          • 2007
          • 2008
        • Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer
      • Gemfire
      • Naval Ops
        • Naval Ops: Warship Gunner
        • Naval Ops: Warship Gunner 2
        • Naval Ops: Commander
      • Aerobiz
        • Aerobiz Supersonic
        • Air Management ’96
      • Opoona
        • Opoona
      • Prey the Stars
      • Uncharted Waters
        • Uncharted Waters
        • Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
        • Uncharted Waters III
        • Uncharted Waters: Gaiden
        • Uncharted Waters IV
          • Rota Nova
      • Winning Post 9
      • Zill O’ll Series
        • Zill O’ll
        • Zill O’ll Infinite
          • Plus
        • Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll
      • Genghis Khan
        • Genghis Kahn
        • Genghis Kahn II: Clan of the Gray Wolf
      • Gitaroo Man
        • Gitaroo Man
          • Gitaroo Man Lives!
      • Yo-kai Watch: Three Kingdoms
    • Other Warriors Games
      • Arslan: The Warriors of Legend
      • Berserk and the Band of the Hawk
      • Crimson Sea
        • Crimson Sea
        • Crimson Sea 2
      • Fire Emblem Warriors
        • Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
      • Mystic Heroes
        • Mystic Heroes
      • Touken Ranbu Warriors
      • Warriors All-Stars
      • Warriors: Legends of Troy
        • Warriors: Legends of Troy
    • Mobile Games
      • Dynasty Warriors (Mobile)
      • Dynasty Warriors Slash
      • Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed
      • Sangokushi Heroes
      • Nobunaga’s Ambition
      • Nobunaga’s Ambition 201X
      • Samurai Warriors: Shoot
      • Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2
      • Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Touch
        • Plus
      • Sangokushi Legion
      • Dynasty Warriors 9 Mobile
      • Guruguru Dungeon Nobunyaga
      • Musou Blast
      • Romance of the Three Kingdoms – Legend of CaoCao
      • LoveφSummit
      • Kanji Shaker
      • Lovelove ♥ Tenshi-sama Angelique
      • New Romance of the Three Kingdoms
      • Zombie Recycling Inc. Moldy Green
      • Zombie Recycling Inc. Rotten Red
      • The Isle of 8-Bit Treasures
      • LINE dellooone
    • Online Games
      • Dynasty Warriors Online
        • Heavenly Strike
        • Z
      • Nobunaga’s Ambition Online
        • Shinsei
      • Romance of the Three Kingdoms Online
      • Uncharted Waters Online
        • 2nd Age
  • Game Series (Tecmo)
    • Dead or Alive
      • Dead or Alive
        • Dimensions
      • Dead or Alive 2
      • Dead or Alive 3
      • Dead or Alive Ultimate
      • Dead or Alive 4
      • Dead or Alive 5
        • Last Round
        • Plus
        • Ultimate
          • Core Fighters
      • Dead or Alive 6
      • Dead or Alive Spin-offs
        • Xtreme Beach Volleyball
        • Xtreme Beach Volleyball 2
        • Xtreme Beach Volleyball 3
        • Paradise
        • Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation
        • Dead or Alive: Code Chronos
    • Ninja Gaiden
      • Ninja Gaiden
        • Black
        • Plus
        • Sigma
      • Ninja Gaiden 2
        • Plus
        • Sigma 2
      • Ninja Gaiden 3
        • Razors Edge
      • Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
      • Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
    • Deception
      • Tecmo’s Deception: Invitation to Darkness
      • Kagero: Deception II
      • Deception III: Dark Illusion
      • Trapt
      • Deception IV: Blood Ties
        • The Nightmare Princess
    • Fatal Frame
      • Fatal Frame (Portable Series)
        • Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir
      • Fatal Frame
      • Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
        • Wii Edition
      • Fatal Frame III: The Tormented
      • Fatal Frame IV
      • Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water
    • Metroid: Other M
      • Metroid: Other M
    • Ni-Oh
      • Ni-Oh 2
    • Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
    • Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order
    • Monster Rancher
      • Monster Rancher (Portable)
        • Monster Rancher Battle Card Game
        • Monster Rancher Explorer
        • Monster Rancher Advance
        • Monster Rancher Advance 2
        • Monster Rancher DS
      • Monster Rancher
        • Monster Rancher (Reboot)
      • Monster Rancher 2
      • Monster Rancher 3
      • Monster Rancher 4
      • Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX
      • Monster Rancher EVO
      • Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher
    • Rygar
      • Rygar
      • Rygar: The Legendary Adventure
      • Rygar: Battle of Argus
    • Tokobot
      • Tokobot
        • Plus: Mysteries of the Karakuri
    • Gallop Racer
      • Gallop Racer
      • Gallop Racer 2
      • Gallop Racer 2001
      • Gallop Racer 2003: A New Breed
      • Gallop Racer 2004
      • Gallop Racer 2006
      • Gallop Racer: Inbreed
    • Quantum Theory
      • Quantum Theory
    • Undead Knights
      • Undead Knights
    • Tecmo Sports
      • Tecmo Baseball
        • Super Baseball
      • Tecmo Bowl
        • Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff
        • Tecmo Bowl: Throwback
        • Tecmo Super Bowl
        • Tecmo Super Bowl II: Special Edition
        • Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition
      • Tecmo Cup Soccer Game
      • Tecmo NBA Basketball
        • Super NBA Basketball
      • Tecmo World Cup
        • Tecmo World Cup ’90
        • Tecmo World Cup ’93
        • Tecmo World Cup Soccer
      • Tecmo World Wrestling
    • Classic Tecmo
      • Ninja Gaiden Trilogy
        • Ninja Gaiden
        • Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
        • Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
      • Mighty Bomb Jack
      • Solomon’s Key
    • Other Tecmo Games
      • Rise of the Ronin
      • Super Swing Golf
        • Super Swing Golf
        • Super Swing Golf: Season 2
      • Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
      • Eat! Fat! Fight!
      • Fret Nice
    • Mobile Games
      • Girls of DOA BlackJack ~the Kasumi version~
      • Rio BlackJack
      • Annie’s Wild Shot
      • Dissidia: Final Fantasy Opera Omnia
      • LINE: Monster Rancher
      • Ninja Gaiden: Clans
    • Online Games
      • Dead or Alive Online
  • Game Series (Gust)
    • Atelier Series (Iris)
      • Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana
      • Atelier Iris 2: Azoth of Destiny
      • Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm
    • Atelier Series (Arland)
      • Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland
        • Plus
      • Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland
        • Plus
      • Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland
        • Plus
      • Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland
    • Atelier Series (Dusk)
      • Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk
        • Plus
      • Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky
        • Plus
      • Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea
        • Plus
    • Atelier series (Mysterious)
      • Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book
        • Atelier Sophie 2
      • Atelier Firis: The Alchemist of the Myterious Journey
      • Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists And The Mysterious Paintings
    • Atelier Ryza
      • Ryza 2
      • Ryza 3
    • Atelier Series (Other)
      • Atelier Series (Portable)
        • Atelier Marie, Elie, & Anis: Message on the Breeze
        • Atelier Lise: The Alchemist of Ordre
        • Atelier Annie: The Alchemist of Sera Island
        • Atelier Lina: The Alchemist of Strahl
      • Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists
      • Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg
      • Atelier Elie: The Alchemist of Salburg 2
      • Atelier Lilie: The Alchemist of Salburg 3
      • Atelier Marie & Elie: The Alchemists of Salburg 1 & 2
      • Hermina and Culus: Atelier Lilie Another Story
      • Atelier Judie: The Alchemist of Gramnad
      • Atelier Viorate: The Alchemist of Gramnad 2
    • Fairy Tail
    • Mana Khemia
      • Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis
        • Student Alliance
      • Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy
    • Ar tonelico
      • Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia
      • Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica
      • Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel
    • Blue Reflection
    • Nights of Azure
      • Nights of Azure 2
    • Surge Concerto
      • Ciel nosurge
        • Offline
      • Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star
        • Plus
    • Chronos Materia
    • Jet Ion Grand Prix
    • Other Gust Games
      • Falcata
      • Welcome House
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        • Welcome House 2: Keaton and his Uncle
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      • Robin Lloyd no Bouken
      • Taishou Mononoke Ibunroku
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KOEI Tecmo announce new action RPG Fate/Samurai Remnant from Omega Force!

Posted by Shaun Player on Jan 4, 2023
Posted in: All, News & Announcements. Tagged: Aniplex, Fate/Samurai Remnant, KOEI, KOEI Tecmo, Kou Shibusawa Productions, Nintendo Switch, Omega Force, PC, PS4, PS5, Tecmo, TYPE-MOON. 1 Comment

It has been some time since we got any fresh news from Omega Force, and now we have a new action RPG to get excited over. Fate/Samruai Remnant is a new action RPG from Omega Force and Kou Shibusawa Productions in collaboration with TYPE-MOON and Aniplex.

The title will be launching for PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC worldwide during 2023. You can check out the teaser reveal below:

More information will be revealed soon, and as such our game page will be forthcoming. Are you excited to see what this game is more about? Let us know in those comments!

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Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher is out now worldwide for Nintendo Switch!

Posted by Shaun Player on Oct 20, 2022
Posted in: All, News & Announcements. Tagged: Bandai Namco, KOEI, KOEI Tecmo, Monster Farm, Monster Rancher, Nintendo Switch, Tecmo, Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher. Leave a comment

With the belated return of the Monster Rancher franchise with Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX, we now see a collaborative effort between KOEI Tecmo and Bandai Namco. Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher – as the name suggests – is a Monster Raising sim where you bring up cute little destructive monsters such as Godzilla, Gamura and more.

The game is out now worldwide, and can be picked up digitally on the Nintendo eShop. For physical hunters out there, you can order the Asian version of the game through Play-Asia which offers English localisation options.

Check out the official store page description below:

Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher is a brand-new collaboration between Ultraman, a famous Japanese Tokusatsu work, and Monster Rancher, a popular role-playing simulation series. This new game introduces iconic Ultra Kaiju such as Alien Baltan, Zetton, and Gomora to the popular gameplay mechanics of raising and battling monsters from the Monster Rancher game.

1) Feed, Train, Explore!
Pick what you want to do every week and raise your Ultra Kaiju. Witness different sides of Ultra Kaiju that you’ve never seen before. Learn about their mannerisms and meet powerful Kaiju rivals. Battle it out in tournaments that emulate original clashes in the Ultraman work!

2) Discover Over 200 Different Types of Kaiju!
You can fuse Ultra Kaiju to create brand new variations! A Dada-patterned Zetton, a Red King with the horns of Gomora… There are many combinations to be found!

3) A New Regeneration Method!
NFC compatible devices such as transportation IC cards and more can be used to generate Kaiju. The NFC device will generate a unique Kaiju based on various properties. Experiment with NFC devices to find out what kind of Kaiju will be generated!

Will you be picking up Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher? Do you wish to see other collaborative works with this franchise? Let us know in those comments!

>> Check out our Ultra Kaiji Monster Rancher game page now!
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A new Monster Rancher game is coming to mobile from LINE Corporation in Japan!

Posted by Shaun Player on Apr 19, 2022
Posted in: All, News & Announcements. Tagged: Android, iOS, KOEI, KOEI Tecmo, LINE, LINE Monster Farm, LINE Monster Rancher, Monster Farm, Monster Rancher, Tecmo. Leave a comment

While Monster Rancher / Monster Farm has had a bit of a resurgeunce of late with the re-releases of Monster Rancher 1&2 on Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android and Steam, there is now a new entry in the franchise coming to mobile.

LINE: Monster Rancher, developed by LINE Corporation (developers of games such as Disney Tsum Tsum and Dr Mario World) in collaboration with KOEI Tecmo. The game will be releasing on iOS and Android in Japan sometime in 2022. You can read the game’s description and the announcement trailer below:

The Monster Breeding of the Past Returns – Train and strengthen various unique monsters as a new breeder, then aim for victory in tournaments. Pamper your monsters too much and they may fall behind in training—but push them too hard and they may run away! As a breeder, enjoy breeding monsters in your own way while understanding their aptitude and condition.
Your Favorite Monsters Reborn in the Latest Graphics – Train and battle monsters from Monster Rancher and Monster Rancher 2, reborn in the latest graphics. New monsters unique to LINE: Monster Rancher will also appear.
Unique New Features – Various new features have been added, such as the ability to send the monsters you breed on expeditions to various locations, as well as form teams of multiple monsters to compete in ranked breeder battles.
New Monster Generation Methods – Create monsters in a new generation method unique to LINE. More details will be announced at a later date.

There is currently no word if the game will be launching outside of Japan.

Are you interested in seeing this come westward? Is mobile a platform you’d go for? Or would you prefer to see it come to Nintendo Switch and others? Let us know in those comments!

>> Check out our LINE: Monster Rancher game page now!
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Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes launching on Nintendo Switch this June!

Posted by Shaun Player on Mar 9, 2022
Posted in: All, News & Announcements. Tagged: Fire Emblem, Fire Emblem Warriors, Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes, Intelligent Systems, KOEI, KOEI Tecmo, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Omega Force, Tecmo. Leave a comment

Back in February, Nintendo held one of their famous Nintendo Direct’s and during it we were treated with the announcement of Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. A game focused on the cast and story of Fire Emblem Three Houses (which KOEI Tecmo co-developed back in 2019).

The game will be launching worldwide physically and digitally for Nintendo Switch on June 24th 2022. You can read the official overview and the announcement trailer below:

Edelgard, Dimitri, Claude, and other Fire Emblem: Three Houses characters return to put their combat expertise on display as you revisit a war-torn Fodlan.

Unleash devastating combos and striking special moves in action-packed, real-time combat.

Cut through hordes of enemies as characters from the Fire Emblem: Three Houses game. Take down dozens of foes with Edelgard’s axe or Dimitri’s lance, or blast enemies from a distance with Claude’s bow. Slash, swing, and spear your way to a brighter future for Fodlan.

Purchase the digital version of the game to receive regular visits from a friendly messenger owl outside of your personal quarters. It’ll gift you Owl Feathers that can be used to boost your support level with other characters!

Are you excited to see another entry in the Fire Emblem Warriors series? Let us know in those comments!

>> Check out our Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes game page now!
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REVIEW: Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires

Posted by Shaun Player on Feb 14, 2022
Posted in: All, Reviews. Tagged: Dynasty Warriors 9, Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires, KOEI, KOEI Tecmo, Nintendo Switch, Omega Force, PC, PS4, PS5, Review, Steam, Tecmo, XBOX One, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X. Leave a comment

 
Critic: Shaun Player
Date of Review: 14 Feb 2022
Version: Playstation 5
File Size(s): 37.52GB(PS5/XBSX), 13.7GB(NS), 50GB(PC)
Region: PAL
Game Page: Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires Game Page

 

Review copy provided by KOEI Tecmo Games Europe.
*Be sure to download the day one update for Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires on Nintendo Switch.


It was inevitable since after every main series title after Dynasty Warriors 4 an Empires edition has cropped up. It was initially looking to be a new innovative way of playing with the Open World of the prior main game Dynasty Warriors 9, so how has this game taken the formula to new heights?

Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires is at it’s core the same usual Warriors flare of you picking a character and defeating hundreds to thousands of enemy peons, stripping honour in combat from famous historical figures and making your kingdom thrive. What makes the Empire games stand out is that with the removal of a structured story, you now have a more sandbox strategical take on China. This allows you to play as anyone (even your own created character) and to conquer China however you see fit, be it as a Ruler, officer or some vagabond roaming the lands.

The game still retains it’s combat mechanics from 9, where you open up your trigger attack menu to perform different combo strings, instead of the old attack and charge combinations. This still translates over rather well and functions as a fun means to dispatch your enemies. (You can read more about the combat mechanics in our Dynasty Warriors 9 review.)

There are a handful of modes for you to dig your teeth into, though you will get the most mileage out of Conquest mode (Empire mode in prior games). Along with Conquest Mode, you have Edit mode (more on that later), Gallery where you can check out information on characters, weapons and items you have acquired, and the encyclopedia which can get you up to scratch on the historical side of things.

But let’s dig into the meat and bones, the conquest mode. Once you start here you will be able to pick from a variety of scenarios such as Yellow Turban Rebellion, Fall of Dong Zhuo, Guan Du and more. Unlike previous titles however you cannot create or customise your own scenario, and the ‘gathering of heroes’ scenario just enables you to pick anyone then chose if they are a ruler, officer of unaffiliated with basic customisation options. Everything else is then random generated.

Each scenario has their own event cutscenes that play out when certain requirements are met, such as the Three brothers Oath at the start of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Every scenario also includes a unique Event battle, which will play out depending which character / kingdom you support. These event battles play out quite differently to your regular battles, often having more objectives to accomplish along with a more structured story to the battle itself.

Once you have chosen your desired scenario you then can pick literally any character within the game, including both Musou characters (unique) or the generics. Each game and character will play out somewhat similar so don’t think you will be at a major disadvantage for picking a generic officer. However how the game fully folds out depends on your actions and choices within the game. There is quite a lot of variety to how your character can play out.

When you are finally in a game, your main goal is to unite China, or have your supporting Kingdom unite it. This means you’ll be going out and battling for new territory. All battles are Siege style battles where you are either trying to break into a castle or trying to defend invaders from doing so. Before you even begin chopping away, you can kit out your officer with an ‘Artifact’ which allows you to equip Gems. The rarer the Artifact type the more slots for gems you’ll have, ranging from Common to Epic. Gems like in the main instalment add bonuses to your attributes such as damage, defense, speed, etc. Artifacts also dictate the rarity type of the weapon you wield, matching the same type as the Artifact.

There is also a new system called Secret Plan, which allows you to equip up to four skill cards that grant you abilities such as performing a flame attack, healing your health, buffing your allies when used. This takes place of the Strategems used in previous Warriors games, and while it makes your character feel more powered up, it really takes away from all the strategical options you had before. As well as this ability style Secret Plans, there is a big Secret Plan, which is an army wide objective you can set at the beginning of most battles. These can range from calling allied reinforcements – making you having to conquer so many designated bases to allow passage for them to arrive – setting up a fire attack on the enemy castle or even summoning a powerful element infused giant animal. Each of these Secret Plans come with their own unique objectives, and also are used by your enemy. Unfortunately, these unique objectives don’t really feel that unique and you will spend most battles performing the same repetitive objectives to get your plan off.

Now onto actually being on the battlefield. You can command your fellow officers by ordering them to attack, defend and capture bases. They will also aim to help you complete the big Secret Plan you enact. Along with this, there are a myriad of bases scattered around the battlefield. These are extremely important for your siege (or defense of) to succeed. You will want to focus on capturing Siege Ram, Catapult and Siege Tower bases, so they can start working their way on demolishing the enemy forces defenses (or stop them from destroying yours).

The goal to win a battle is to storm the enemy castle and remove the leader in charge of power. However you cannot enter an enemy castle until one of three objectives have been completed; Your catapults capture all the Lookout bases, enabling you to then be able to access your grappling hook to scale the walls; Your ram successfully breaks through one of the castle gates or a Siege Tower being able to set up alongside a Castle Wall. Once in you need to make sure at least one gate is open, this will then initiate a ‘Decisive Battle’ which then will allow you to defeat the enemy leader and win the battle. But be warned when this decisive battle occurs, a bunch of enemy officers will return to defend the camp, as well as get a rally boost to their stats. Not all bad though, as during this state it is much more likely you will be able to capture them on defeat.

Outside of battle, you have the council phase. This is where you can implement minor strategies, such as upgrading your territories defense, training your characters, and other kingdom based functions. There is also a completely new function called ‘Stroll’. This is pretty much a more grandeur way to handle the relationship system.

While out strolling, you will have full access to the open world from the main game. Here you can find other officers which you can interact with by spending action points. You also can roam around and come across random bandits or animals you can decimate to get a small amount of gold or rations respectively. While it is cool to have access to the open world, the whole stroll mechanic is pointless, and most of what is needed can be done in the menu’s of said Stroll segment. It’s just a bloated glorified chat mechanic that serves to waste time. The gold and rations you gain from random combat (and exp) is so little it isn’t worth spending hours chopping just to get a few thousand of each, and maybe one level up if you are lucky.

The relationship system is quite important to the game however, where if an officer likes you more, they are more likely to accept invitations in recruitment, or even start giving you random gifts such as gems. You can also marry someone of the opposite sex if you raise their relationship to 100. This enables some unique scenes that will playout through the rest of your campaign. You can also have up to three sworn brothers, which I state only brothers as even if you have sisters there is a whole lot of mis-gendering in the dialog scenes, where often females are called brothers or men.

If you finish a campaign and you are married, the wife of the duo will have a baby at the end. There will be a scene of your baby magically appearing next to the wife, don’t ask KOEI how babies are born, as they don’t quite understand it in this. This then enables you to play as your son or daughter in a new campaign, and they are tied relationship wise to the father and mother. This will lead to some unique dialog within battles, however all out of battle interactions don’t recognise you as their kin, and some will even treat you like a complete stranger, or someone you just met (as they treat you like any other character) which is very jarring. The child character will also have better abilities to what you could normally create in Edit mode, so it is worth to save their data when you acquire one.

Speaking of the edit mode, it has been completely overhauled in this title. Taking the edit mechanics first used in Ni-Oh 2, you can now greatly customise your characters facial structure and hair. Though as this is KOEI Tecmo, it is very much a one step forward two steps back situation. While you have far far greater customisation for the aforementioned two options, you have a lot less variety in costumes and armour for your character to wear, which makes it quite difficult to have variety between remaking generic officers. Your created character does look a lot better overall in this new system, we just need more variety in what your character can wear. It is a shame as currently there has been quite a bit of customisation cut off to be sold as DLC later, but even then it still isn’t a whole lot to play with. Most of the outfits and armour options you do have (which are all unisex) don’t match well with other pieces either, so you often are stuck using the pre-made sets rather than mixing and matching.

We also no longer have any of the Army, horse, kingdom or banner customisation that was featured heavily in Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires. This is a massive step back, and makes your own created kingdom more random as you have no choice over unit colour and your banners are always blank. It definitely isn’t a game killer but a real disappointment none the less.

There is quite a lot more to dig into, such as character titles earned depending how you play, the return of the reputation system from 7 Empires, where depending what action you take will increase points in certain areas such as Brave, Commanding, Benevolence, Evil and more. This all adds to make each game playthrough more unique.

After all the above, there is still some issues the core game has, especially on the technical side. You will often find textures completely absent, much like how the main title suffered with early on. Most scenes will have numerous noticeable objects missing textures. Horses will show no textures in some scenes as well as general stuttering in the backgrounds. There is also fairly frequent frame rate drops that happen when there is a lot of combat happening on screen – not enough to be jarring but still enough to take note of. There are some weird AI habits as well, where your allies if not commanded manually will literally stand still and do nothing even as enemies pass them by. Enemy AI seems to be able to cheat in some instances, where I have had on more than one occasion an enemy redeploy inside my main camp. You also have the usual grammatical errors that come with a western localised KT game, as well as some ridiculously long loading times (even on PS5) for simple dialog scenes, though this happens randomly so likely down to poor optimisation. Thankfully we only have a Japanese dub, so no suffering the English dub at all in this title, however the Chinese dub will be missed.

Overall the game has a lot of fun to be had. Even with the absurd issues mentioned above, there is a lot to like here and a lot of potential if Omega Force continue to develop upon this. It very much is a one step forward two steps back, but that one step forward is a good one, and I would recommend giving this a go if you are a fan of Warriors games or specifically the Empires strategy side of games. While the battles can start to get repetitive, the Siege style is a lot more engaging and makes battles feel like an actual battlefield for once. May your army thrive and China be yours.

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