Dynasty Warriors (真・三國無双 Shin Sangokumusō, lit. "True - Unrivaled Three Kingdoms") is a series of hack & slash videogames created by Omega Force and Koei and distributed by Tecmo Koei. It is based on Luo Guanzhong's famous novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
The first game in the series was released in 1997 on the Sony PlayStation as a fighting game, called Sangokumusō 三國無双 in Japan. When the sequel came out in Japan the name was changed (slightly) into Shin Sangokumusō 真・三國無双. In western countries the name has always been Dynasty Warriors.
Games[]
Main games[]
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| Dynasty Warriors |
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| Dynasty Warriors 2 | Dynasty Warriors 3 | Dynasty Warriors 4 | Dynasty Warriors 5 |
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| Dynasty Warriors 6 | Dynasty Warriors 7 | Dynasty Warriors 8 | Dynasty Warriors 9 |
Alternate versions[]
From Dynasty Warriors 3 onward, the main games started having alternate versions:
- Xtreme Legends - Introduced with Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends. Xtreme Legends games have different scenarios and often feature additional game modes, mainly Xtreme Mode and Legend Mode. Dynasty Warriors 6 and 9 do not have a Xtreme Legends version.
- Empires - Introduced with Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires. Empires combines the base Dynasty Warriors version with gameplay elements from Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
- Special - A revision of the main game with several changes, available only for Dynasty Warriors 6 and 7.
Other games[]
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| Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce | Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce 2 | Dynasty Warriors vol. 1 | Dynasty Warriors vol. 2 |
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| Dynasty Warriors Advance | Dynasty Warriors DS: Fighter's Battle | Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers | Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed |
Characters[]
The first game had Diao Chan, Dian Wei, Guan Yu, Lu Xun, Sun Shang Xiang, Taishi Ci, Xiahou Dun, Xu Chu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Zhou Yu, Cao Cao, Zhuge Liang and Lü Bu as playable characters, and the amount increased as the series progressed, having 90 playable characters in the ninth game. They are divided by their affiliation: Wu, Wei, Shu, and Other.