Global InformationDynasty Warriors 8 information
| Dynasty Warriors 8 | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Omega Force |
| Publisher(s) | Tecmo Koei |
| Director(s) | Atsushi Miyauchi |
| Producer(s) | Akihiro Suzuki |
| Composer(s) | Masato Koike Sasaki Masayoshi Masako Otsuka Yasuhiro Misawa Kenji Nakajo |
| Series | Dynasty Warriors |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Xtreme Legends PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita Microsoft Windows Nintendo Switch Empires PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Xbox One Microsoft Windows PlayStation Vita Nintendo Switch |
| Release | PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
PS3, PS4, Xbox One
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| Genre(s) | Action, hack and slash |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Dynasty Warriors 8 (真・三國無双7, Shin Sangoku Musō 7, known in Japan as Shin Sangoku Musou 7) is a hack and slash video game and the eighth official installment of the Dynasty Warriors series. It is developed by Omega Force and published by Tecmo Koei. The story is based on the 14th-century Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Having more than 82 characters featured in the game,[11][12] the game largely based its system on Dynasty Warriors 7 and focused on adding more content for replayability while also making several tweaks to the combat system.[13]
The game was unveiled on October 30, 2012 via Jump Magazine and released on February 28, 2013 for the PlayStation 3 in Japan.[2] On April 3, 2013, it was confirmed by Tecmo Koei that there would be an overseas release for both North America and Europe in July 2013. It was released on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 for both physical and digital release. The option of English and Japanese voice overs also return, where there is also an option to change the subtitles to English, French or German.
The game is followed by two expansions. The first, Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends, was released for PlayStation 3 in 2013 in Japan and in 2014 in North America and Europe. The second expansion, Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires, was released for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on in 2014 in Japan and in 2015 in North America and Europe. The PlayStation Vita and Microsoft Windows versions were released in 2015 in Japan, North America and Europe. A Japan-exclusive Switch port of Empires was released in 2017. All three ports have a bundle set with Dynasty Warriors 8 which is called Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition overseas and Shin Sangoku Musou 7 with Moushouden in Asia.
- ^ a b c d "DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 RELEASE DATE CHANGE". Tecmo Koei Europe. June 21, 2013. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ^ a b "Shin Sangoku Musou 8 release date". Twitter. December 3, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ^ PS3F (December 6, 2012). "Dynasty Warriors 8: New Faces Plus Japanese Release Date Announced". PlayStation News International. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
Shin Sangoku Musou 8 will storm PS3s in Japan on February 28. A western release is likely but remains TBA.
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- ^ a b "Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends release date set". Gematsu. February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ^ a b "Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires Pushed Back To February 2015". Gaming Union. 2015-01-06. Archived from the original on 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ^ "Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires". Koei Tecmo America. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ "Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires". Koei Tecmo Europe. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ "DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 Empires". Koeitecmoamerica.com. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ^ "DW8: Empires, Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada, And Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Headed To Switch". Siliconera. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ^ Tally "xelissa" Callahan. "Dynasty Warriors 8 Announced for PS3 Co-Op Story expected (story mode to include 77 characters and new battle mechanics)". Retrieved 31 October 2012.
What IS known is that the story mode will support a roster of a whopping 77 characters, ten of which have been revealed so far.
- ^ BlackKite. "Dynasty Warriors 8". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
There will be more than 77 characters appearing in total (71-75 is most plausible)
- ^ BlackKite. "Dynasty Warriors 8". Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
DW8's concept is "Infinite Deepening" rather than "Evolution", thus focusing more on the quantitative addition