Dynasty Warriors (video game)

This article is about the PlayStation game, for information on the series it started, see Dynasty Warriors. For the PlayStation Portable game, see Dynasty Warriors (2004 video game).

Dynasty Warriors
North American cover art
Developer(s)	Omega Force
Publisher(s)	Koei
Series	Dynasty Warriors
Platforms	PlayStation
Release date(s)
Genre(s)	Fighting
Mode(s)	Single player, two player

Dynasty Warriors (三國無双, Sangokumusō) is a weapon-based fighting video game developed and published by Koei. It was released on December 1, 1997 for the PlayStation. Unlike the later installments in the series which are hack and slash, Dynasty Warriors is a "one-on-one" fighting game.

Gameplay

The fighting system in Dynasty Warriors is fairly complex. All combat is weapon-based, similar to the Soulcalibur series. The player's aim is to parry the enemy's strikes with considerable timing and recognition, leaving the enemy vulnerable to attack. The stages are in morning, noon, and dusk.

Name and series

In Japan, the game was released as Sangokumusou. With the next installment in the series a departure in genre and style from the original Dynasty Warriors, it was entitled Shin Sangokumusou in Japan. Nevertheless, in Europe and North America, the game was released as Dynasty Warriors 2, leading to the discrepancy in title numbers.

Characters

The game features 16 characters, six of whom are hidden by default. These characters are mainly historical figures from the Three Kingdoms era of China, though two characters; Nobunaga and Toukichi are figures from the Warring States period of Japan; two of them only appear in the first game and Koei's Samurai Warriors. Unlike in future games, the characters are not grouped into factions, as each have individual slots similar to most fighting games; for convenience, characters will be listed according to the factions they are accorded to in later games.

Shu	Wei	Wu	Other
Guan Yu	Cao Cao	Lu Xun	Diao Chan
Zhang Fei	Dian Wei	Sun Shang Xiang	Lu Bu
Zhao Yun	Xiahou Dun	Taishi Ci	Nobunaga
Zhuge Liang	Xu Zhu	Zhou Yu	Toukichi

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Bold denotes default characters.

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Reception

Reception
Aggregate score Aggregator Score GameRankings 78.14% Review scores Publication Score AllGame Edge 6/10 EGM 8.1/10 Game Informer 9/10 GamePro Game Revolution B+ GameSpot 7.2/10 IGN 7.8/10

Dynasty Warriors was met with positive reception upon release, as GameRankings gave it a score of 78.14%.

External links

• (Japanese) Official website
• Dynasty Warriors (1997) at MobyGames