Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires

 Xbox Series X
Metascore
64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Movies Games and Tech
    Feb 18, 2022
    85
    Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires is a fantastic hack n slash tactical game. You must spin many plates as you try to conquer each kingdom. Balance your people, food, captains, and battles as you progress across the empire. It's tough, addictive, and brutal as hell.
  2. GAMES.CH
    Feb 21, 2022
    74
    Build on the rocky foundation of Dynasty Warriors 9, Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires is inherently flawed, both when it comes to its technical aspects as well as its gameplay variety. With only siege battles throughout the entire campaign, you’d think that the streamlined combat and barebones graphics would be enough to break the game’s back but they didn’t. Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires manages to cleverly link battles, relationships with other officers and empire-management together into an addictive gameplay loop that works despite all its glaring flaws. The game can be a lot of fun, even if pleasure is as guilty as it's always been with the series.
  3. Generación Xbox
    Mar 20, 2022
    71
    Unfortunately Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires continues to carry a disease that seems to have taken control of the saga: a very poor technical aspect, and a terrible optimization that goes against the player’s experience. However, if you can put that aside, the game itself is fun and adds simple, yet interesting strategy and management elements that paired with the musou addictive gameplay can provide hours of fun,
  5. Xbox Tavern
    Mar 7, 2022
    60
    I don’t know who Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires is for. The base game has a big fan base and the 1 vs 1000 combat is always fun to wade through. That’s no exception here the combat is still as fun as it ever was but unfortunately, the maps all feel the same and that battlefield rarely changes. I can’t get any joy from the strategy element and for me, it sucks a lot of life out of the game for little reward.
  6. Everyeye.it
    Feb 16, 2022
    55
    Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires is a title that, if taken in small doses, is absolutely capable of pampering and entertaining the admirers of the saga and of the strategic drift undertaken by the Empires vein. However, its combat system is still too immature and repetitive, especially when compared to the achievements of the licensed musou that Omega Force and Koei Tecmo Games have given us in recent years. Thanks to the dated technical sector and the questionable recycling of equally obsolete assets, we find no reason that can justify the publisher's decision to offer it at full price.
  7. TheXboxHub
    Feb 28, 2022
    50
    Summing up Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires is tricky. While the fighting action is as spectacular as it ever was, and still remains fun, the management side of things just seems to slow everything down. It feels like a slog and you’ll want for nothing but the next battle. Basically the battles are good, but the rest of Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires is poor.
  8. Gamer.no
    Feb 22, 2022
    50
    Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires simply lacks the essential fun factor that makes you want to play.
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  1. Xboxygen
    Feb 23, 2022
    Dynasty Warriors 9 had already strongly disappointed us and this new “Empires” episode was our last hope for the license to turn things around. Unfortunately, it won’t happen any time soon as Omega Force relies on its assets and barely reworks its franchise. Technically speaking, the game is just as dated as its predecessor, which was already a big problem four years ago. This could’ve been overlooked if one could at least find happiness elsewhere. But with a strategic dimension smeared by menus that are far too confusing and a weariness that quickly grows on us even during combat, it is difficult to recommend this game. It’s high time for Omega Force to wake up and offer us an experience worthy of what gamers expect in 2022

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8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 284 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 234 out of 284
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 284
  3. Negative: 48 out of 284
  1. eecho
    Apr 22, 2022
    10
    Oh my oh my why didn't anyone told me about this game? I didn't know you could create all these cool looking officers and have so much fun inOh my oh my why didn't anyone told me about this game? I didn't know you could create all these cool looking officers and have so much fun in the main action game! Also the strategy phase is so deep and addictive! I love this game a lot, thank you Dynasty Warriors.… Full Review »
  2. RunFish12B8
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    The bad optimized !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  3. LwestGG
    Apr 1, 2022
    2
    This game sucks, I haven't played DW in years but I have fond memories playing on the PS2 that game kicked ass... This however... What theThis game sucks, I haven't played DW in years but I have fond memories playing on the PS2 that game kicked ass... This however... What the hell happened...? There's a basic tutorial going over the combat and its kinda neat but really slow and a bit clunky and then you try to start the game and there's a ton of political non-sense... like WTF....... Honestly thank god for gamefly I would be so disappointed if I payed any more than $20 for this game, the last DW style game I played was Hyrule Warriors and that game was awesome. If you have a hack n slash itch I'd recommend that game or the warriors orochi games I have no clue what sort of crack they were smoking to think this was fun or how people can even play this.… Full Review »
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