The game's poor visual fidelity doesn’t translate into a steady framerate, either, as activating a super-attack or encountering special effects quickly leads to slowdown. Defeating a large group of enemies usually means slaying a few dozen foes, waiting for the next set to appear out of thin air, then annihilating that group.
Low-quality textures frequently pop into existence. Ugly character models dot the sparse battlefields. Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires review: Visuals and soundĭynasty Warriors 9 Empires runs poorly, which is surprising, given its dated, PS3-quality visuals. Juggling the broader goals of winning a battle with the specific conditions of launching, or preventing, a secret plan is an effective way to keep players mentally engaged. Doing so will summon reinforcements, fire attacks or even a monstrous Lightning Bear that wreaks havoc on your opponents. Successfully activating these plans often requires keeping a specific group of captains alive, or capturing certain bases within a short timeframe. Each opposing army has one potential plot, determined at the battle's outset, which can tilt the odds in their favor. A big-budget movie adaptation of a popular Japanese video game series, itself based on a classical Chinese novel which freely dramatised history, Dynasty Warriors was, by its. Secret Plans do add a nice wrinkle to battles. (Image credit: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.)
