Dynasty Warriors 9

 Xbox One
Metascore
56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
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  1. Xbox Tavern
    Feb 13, 2018
    45
    Dynasty Warriors 9 is a platter full of mess. Take your pick; delayed rendering, lack of rendering, jittery camera, framerate drops, poor animation, dated visuals, bad voice acting, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. The biggest shame is that this game reeks of potential, potential that’s never fully realized due to all of its faults and shoddy design choices.
  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Apr 3, 2018
    40
    Somehow Dynasty Warriors 9 fails to meet even the lowest expectations.
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  3. GameCritics
    Mar 8, 2018
    35
    Dynasty Warriors 9 is a complete mess. The open-world elements like crafting, hunting and finding landmarks don’t fit with the story, and the technological sacrifices made to include them ensure that the mass battle sequences are nearly non-functional.

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User Score
9.4

Universal acclaim- based on 376 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 351 out of 376
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 376
  3. Negative: 22 out of 376
  1. Xbox_Alive
    Feb 13, 2018
    6
    Dynasty Warriors is back and quite frankly it is very well known for its sometimes hilariously camp English voice acting, but recentDynasty Warriors is back and quite frankly it is very well known for its sometimes hilariously camp English voice acting, but recent instalments have featured decent work. However, this isn't the case with Dynasty Warriors 9 which has thrown all the old voices out the window. Now it sounds like dozens of characters have been voiced by two different people. Many of the new voices barely fit the characters that they're assigned to, and the delivery is very often painful. It's so bad at times that it goes beyond being a joke and simply cheapens the overall experience (Resident Evil on PS1 comes to mind). Thankfully, Japanese and even Chinese dubs are included for your enjoyment. Dynasty Warriors has been on a steady run since Dynasty Warriors 7, and now it's on a slight decline again. Dynasty Warriors 9 goes open world and the result is a game of extreme ups and downs. For every gloriously huge battle there's a boring stint of traversal across a dreadfully barren map. For every interesting story moment or interaction, there's a horribly ugly graphical glitch. Factor in an unconvincing combat system that's been overhauled, and you've got a Dynasty Warriors title that may or may not disappoint the most dedicated of fans. There's still some good historical hack and slash fun to be had here, so I give it a thumbs up for those that are fans of the series.… Full Review »
  2. Rgent80
    Feb 13, 2018
    4
    Here are my thoughts on dynasty warriors 9 on xbox one x.
    First off the framerate is terrible for the dated look of the game(early 360).    Here are my thoughts on dynasty warriors 9 on xbox one x.
    First off the framerate is terrible for the dated look of the game(early 360). There are so many bugs at launch it feels lime the game is unfinished ie:textures not loading/taking to long to load,
    entire bases and armies not loading or dissapear when you get close,
    The voice acting is dire and ai is terrible.
    The map is huge but it feels empty.
    All these negative points make this game a serious miss at the moment which is a shame because the game has so much potential and i like the way it plays but hopefully its fixable    … Full Review »
  3. Steyraus
    Feb 24, 2021
    9
    While DW9 was clearly polarising fot many players, I liked it. The core thing I loved about this Musou is here. Great compat, goodWhile DW9 was clearly polarising fot many players, I liked it. The core thing I loved about this Musou is here. Great compat, good ptogression, a good cast of badarse men and hot woman to choose from, giving plenty of otion on who to play. There is empty space, like almost every moder game, but there always something to do. .. The game looks and runs great on Xbox x… Full Review »
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