Warriors Orochi (PS2)

so KEOI has come out with combi of two of it's biggest franchises i.e. dynasty and samurai warriors in this new tale which pits the might of warriors from the end of the han period/three kingdoms era of china with the warring states or "sengoku" period as it is known it japan . The story starts with that both of these time preiods have been twisted into another reality by the japanese mythological creature knon as orochi or the king of serpents to pit if himself or the poeple of these two times are the better warrior. know i myself am a fan of these both of the samurai and dhynasty warrior franchises and found this game had it's good points and bad points .So i ...  Read the complete review

To begin, I would just like to say this is my own work which I have previously posted on the Love Film website, and I am now reproducing here for the benefit of other users who may wish to read it. I hope you find it useful :) Simply put, if you are a fan of Koei's 'Warrior's' games, then you will love this. If you've played a Dynasty Warriors or Samurai Warriors game in the past, then you will know what to expect. If you haven't ever played before, Il give you a brief overview. The nature of these games is simple, you control 1 character, and follow a list of objectives on a field of battle, killing every enemy in your way. That's it. These games are pure ...  Read the complete review

You'd think that in an industry that has once again come to embrace simple gameplay, the Dynasty Warriors games would have garnered more acclaim than they have done. KOEI's modern take on an old formula is a shrewd one; stripped down to the bare bones, their games are little more than arcade button-bashers, but clever use of the hardware has allowed them to masquerade as grand, epic hack 'n' slash feasts. And yet, the steady flow of spin-offs and sequels have seen the 'Warriors' games hit rock-bottom with the critics, whose near-hatred of the series seems difficult to fathom. Is Warriors Orochi (WO) similar to the series last outing? Yes, but then what sequels ...  Read the complete review