Dynasty Warriors 8

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, 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.

Dynasty Warriors 8
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
SeriesDynasty 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
ReleasePlayStation 3
  • JP: February 28, 2013
  • NA: July 16, 2013
  • EU: July 19, 2013
  • AU: July 25, 2013
Xbox 360
  • NA: July 16, 2013
  • EU: July 19, 2013
  • AU: July 25, 2013
Xtreme Legends
PlayStation 3
  • JP: November 28, 2013
  • NA: March 25, 2014
  • EU: April 4, 2014
PlayStation 4
  • JP: February 22, 2014
  • NA: March 25, 2014
  • EU: April 4, 2014
Microsoft Windows
  • JP: May 23, 2014
  • NA: May 13, 2014
  • EU: May 13, 2014
  • AU: May 13, 2014
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: December 27, 2018
Empires
PS3, PS4, Xbox One
  • JP: November 20, 2014
  • NA: February 24, 2015
  • EU: February 27, 2015
Microsoft Windows
  • JP: February 27, 2015
  • NA: February 27, 2015
  • EU: February 27, 2015
PlayStation Vita
  • JP: November 26, 2015
  • NA: November 24, 2015
  • EU: November 25, 2015
Nintendo Switch
  • JP: November 9, 2017
Genre(s)Action, hack and slash
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The game was unveiled on October 30, 2012 via Jump Magazine and released on February 28, 2013 for the PlayStation 3 in Japan. 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.

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