Dynasty Warriors 7 test in XBOX

15 years, it will be almost 15 years that fans bastons medieval epic and beef are having a field day on the prolific series Dynasty Warriors (Shin Sangokumusou for short). Fighting game one against one based on the legend of the Three Kingdoms, the first episode appeared in 1997 on Playstation soon gave way to a veritable avalanche of beat'em all the more spectacular than the others as well as many spin-off tactical or strategic. We are now in the seventh episode and the success of the franchise does not always crazy in Japan as in the rest of the world. Défouloir popcorn based on a background of concrete and very charismatic characters, the Dynasty Warriors have many fans on every continent. However, criticism has not always been kind to the series, far from it. gameplay repetitive, lack of innovation, achievement dated ... The defects of the fingers pointing back regularly from one album to another. Dynasty Warriors 6 after a cool reception by the gaming community and professionals in 2008, his successor was expected to turn. Anxious to meet the traditional audience of the series, Capcom has taken some steps to redress the balance.

The first changes made ​​by Dynasty Warriors 7 will notice upon launching the app . There is thus a Conquest Mode has emerged alongside the traditional story mode. Set on a strategic map divided into hexagons in the manner of a wargame , this novel mode invites us to conquer box by box a vast territory with characters unlocked in Story Mode. Naturally, it is Felstriker thousands of enemies on the battlefield that we will achieve this ultimate goal. According to our slow progress, it will reach the cities to rest or hexagons to access special battles. The entire experience will be spread over so many hours. But the game is worth it since may for example retrieve the passage of special weapons, new fighters and even animals can assist us in the field. Moreover, it is possible to play two-screen split or outright pick partners on the Net.
The story mode in turn does not change from what we are used for years. However, after the selection of a kingdom (Wu, Shu, Wei and Jin's new kingdom), each mission scenario requires us to use a specific character. This lack of freedom is likely to be misunderstood by some fans but upon reflection, it is an interesting opportunity for them to familiarize themselves with the characters they had not played much so far. And characters, there! A good sixty to be exact. Moreover, each story is so long that they have property for two or three nights before finishing one. As usual, various cutscenes (sometimes dazzling, sometimes missed) are responsible to illustrate a narrative filled with dialogue dubbed and mostly in English. The background is solid, the characters are believable. Nevertheless, the legend of the Three Kingdoms, as beautiful as it is, for 15 years, one begins to seriously have done the trick.