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Dynasty Warriors 9

Koei Tecmo Games
Feb 13, 2018 - Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
Weak

OpenCritic Rating

62

Top Critic Average

20%

Critics Recommend

IGN
5.8 / 10
Eurogamer
No Recommendation
Metro GameCentral
4 / 10
GameSpot
7 / 10
Game Revolution
3 / 5
Destructoid
6.5 / 10
Hobby Consolas
84 / 100
TheSixthAxis
5 / 10

Dynasty Warriors 9 Review Summary

WeakCritic Consensus

Shoddy Open World

Weak Graphics

Samey Combat

Bringing on a new open-world structure, Dynasty Warriors 9 feels like one step forward and two steps back. The combat fans love may still be here, but the new missions feel simplified from what came before.


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Critic Reviews for Dynasty Warriors 9

After the resounding success of Dynasty Warriors 8, Dynasty Warriors 9 feels like a major step back. What's lost in the move towards an individually-centered story spread across a massive open world far outweighs the minor benefits that are gained. While the excellent button-mashing gameplay stays intact with great tweaks and additions, it wasn't enough. The lack of multiplayer, missing alternate game modes, and emptiness of ancient China left me far from satisfied.

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Eurogamer

No Recommendation / Blank
Eurogamer

The musou genre needed new ideas - but reinventing it as a shoddy open-world game wasn't the answer.

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Metro GameCentral

GameCentral
4 / 10
Metro GameCentral

Dynasty Warriors finally gets the overhaul it's long been waiting for… and while it addresses a few old problems it creates just as many new ones.

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A new open world breathes life into this ancient franchise.

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Unfortunately, the changes in Dynasty Warriors 9 are a bit too superficial and kept too much of what made the series suffer in previous titles.

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The hack-and-slash moment-to-moment action works in its favor even when transitioning to a new style of play, but Dynasty Warriors 9, like some of its predecessors, is clunky and unwieldy; hampered by the aforementioned bugs and performance problems. If you're into the idea of playing an open world game where its arcadey elements are entwined with therapeutic but sometimes dry exploration, maybe give it a shot.

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Hobby Consolas

Unknown Author
84 / 100
Hobby Consolas

The open world, RPG elements and new battle system make Dynasty Warriors 9 the first refreshing entry in this old series. This is without a doubt the way to go for future games in the Dynasty franchise.

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Sadly, this isn't the breakthrough fans were expecting. Omega Force took a pretty big risk with Dynasty Warriors 9, and while its open world integration can be seen as a small triumph, this newest entry is marred by its heavily outdated approach to combat design.

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