Dynasty Warriors 8

 Xbox 360
Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 21
  3. Negative: 2 out of 21
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  1. Official Xbox Magazine
    Jul 16, 2013
    40
    Dynasty Warriors 8 should be the pristine, refined culmination of a long-running franchise, but instead it’s a reminder of how much a series can deteriorate when it coasts on its success.
  2. X-ONE Magazine UK
    Aug 16, 2013
    30
    Extremely boring. [Issue#101, p.80]
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#99 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2013
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#78 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2013

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 40
  3. Negative: 4 out of 40
  1. Weiss
    Aug 10, 2013
    10
    Dynasty Warriors 8 is in my opinion, the best in its series. To be honest, DW8 is basically DW7 but with many tweaks that make to game playDynasty Warriors 8 is in my opinion, the best in its series. To be honest, DW8 is basically DW7 but with many tweaks that make to game play much more addicting, fast-paced and fluid than its predecessors. The controls this time around are much smoother and one change witch at first seems trivial, but ends up being your best friend, is the ability to call and mount your horse by holding down RT on the controller. The graphics aren't very improved especially for this version on the Xbox 360. Textures range from generally good to downright laughable in some parts. Of course the PS3 version looks way better though. After the recent patch, the game suffers from very little slowdown and mostly plays smoothly except in some places. Even though it's inferior to the PS3 version, it's still an excellent action game and my favourite DW yet.… Full Review »
  2. Gibus42
    Jul 23, 2013
    7
    Very Fun (even more if you're a fan of the saga)
    [+] 2 weapons system affinity
    [+] new combos [+] Better quality [-] Very Slow, in many     Very Fun (even more if you're a fan of the saga)
    [+] 2 weapons system affinity
    [+] new combos
    [+] Better quality
    [-] Very Slow, in many moments it seems slow motion (it's almost always 20-40fps, even more with special moves) but it seems a patch it's on the work
    [-] It gets repetitive very fast if you don't like the saga    … Full Review »
  3. Undeadfred87
    Mar 17, 2017
    6
    While repetitive, the first few hours of this game are really enjoyable, and theres really so much to do so much to see, so whats wrong withWhile repetitive, the first few hours of this game are really enjoyable, and theres really so much to do so much to see, so whats wrong with taking' the backstreets?… Full Review »
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