Koei talks up Xbox 360 debut

By Tom Bramwell Published 21 February, 2006

Of Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires.

Koei's planning to make its debut on Xbox 360 this summer with Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires, the publisher's announced. The game will also be released on PS2.

"Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires on Xbox 360 will be the most visually astounding game in the hugely popular Dynasty Warriors series to date," said Will Curley, UK sales manager, clearly aware that we'd been shipped some high definition 360 screenshots at the same time.

DW5E allows players to issue direct orders to officers or signal general commands to them on the field, as well as gathering them for ambushes. As not much of a DW fan myself, I can't comment on whether that's interesting, and I'm just going to blockquote this next bit, because I don't want to look like any more of a numpty:

"There's even greater authority over Government, Product Development, Diplomacy and Battle Tactics with the game's 25 new policies for a total of 75 in all." With four scenarios to unlock, two-player co-op (you can see it in the screenshots) in Empire and Free modes, lots of items and 200 officers.

"It will also offer Xbox 360 and PS2 gamers a much more strategically involving Dynasty Warriors experience, with tactical cunning and diplomatic manoeuvring just as important as your expertise out on the battlefield," says Curley.

Speaking of which, Koei's currently manoeuvring DW5E to be its fifth of the year following DW5 Xtreme Legends and Atelier Iris for PS2, Samurai Warriors on PSP, and G1 Jockey 4 on PS2.

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Comments (18) Latest comment 6 years ago

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  • Carlo #1 6 years ago

    "Koei's planning to make its debut on Xbox 360 this summer "

    OK, so what's "Summer" mean?

    /thinks about Sony's 'spring'

  • Darkedge #2 6 years ago

    "shipped some high definition 360 screenshots" so if you got them in hi def CAN WE SEE THEM IN HIGH DEF?
    No.
    Sort that out EG.

  • TheMoonRat #3 6 years ago

    High definition belly on one of those screenshots.... puts me off the idea of HD games totally!

  • DaMonkey #4 6 years ago

    Look at how low res the environment textures are though. Whats that all about? High Def blurriness

  • Darren #5 6 years ago

    Oh great, just what the Xbox 360 needs, yet ANOTHER last-gen port... I can't wait!!! /sarcasm/

  • alimokrane #6 6 years ago

    HD screenshots ??? those screenshots published by EG are worse than what can be done on PS2 .... are those supposed to be 360 WTF ?

  • SeesThroughAll #7 6 years ago

    HD screenshots ??? those screenshots published by EG are worse than what can be done on PS2 .... are those supposed to be 360 WTF ?

    Hey, it's Koei they're talking about ;)

  • morriss #8 6 years ago

    Screenshots look ok, not exactly the most visually astounding game...

  • Kami #9 6 years ago

    Perhaps not, but DW5 still shifted a lot of copies, because people like the brainless beating up of fake people.

    DW4: Tactics was nice because it gave a sense of control and strategy that you wouldn't have otherwise gotten. It was a step in the right direction... this seems to be the old Koei "More of the same"...

    ... sad thing is, with the name "Tactics", I'll buy it even though I know I shouldn't...

  • BartonFink #10 6 years ago

    Any chance of Koei releasing something decent?

  • smoison #11 6 years ago

    The sereenshots look like PS2 quality....

    Is this an mistake by ppl on the site, or is that a badly optimised game?

  • TheChojin #12 6 years ago

    This game looks amazing! If only MGS4 looked THAT good, bet you sony fanwhores are well scared now eh!
    Edited by 1 at 22/02/06 @ 14:19

  • tengu #13 6 years ago

    Doesn't look like much cop, like most of the rest of the DW games. Very repetitive series imo.

    Still, I guess pathetic little wankers like Zenmaster et al are going to fap them selves stupid over crap like this. Or he would if I hadn't gotten him banned that is. I still lol at the memory of it. Awesome :D
    Edited by 1 at 22/02/06 @ 15:16

  • TheChojin #14 6 years ago

    "Or he would if I hadn't gotten him banned that is. I still lol at the memory of it. Awesome"

    BEHOLD THE MIGHTY TENGU FOR THE POWER HE HOLDS IS FAR GREATER THEN GOD OR EVEN A CLEANER AT MCDONALDS! /Bows head in unworthyness/

    Edit: I don't actually beleive what I just said.
    Edited by 2 at 22/02/06 @ 15:10

  • tengu #15 6 years ago

    Oh, does it bother you when I laugh at the tard Zenmaster for some reason?

  • TheChojin #16 6 years ago

    No you are free to laugh at whatever you like, it just seems a little feeble perhaps even a bit sad. Unless you're just a kid, if so just ignore me.

  • tengu #17 6 years ago

    lol, just remembered Petay_Pan as well. Owned him good and proper too :D

  • Furbs #18 6 years ago

    Hey, I helped "do" Petay. You're not chalking that one up as your kill.
    And I'll have Gareth.de so that makes us 1.5 each.

  • tengu #19 6 years ago

    High five?

  • Furbs #20 6 years ago

    Up above?

  • TheChojin #21 6 years ago

    *sigh* I like EG but too many children on here, oh well...

  • Kami #22 6 years ago

    The formula is souring somewhat because we've been doing this repeatedly for four titles (not counting the "Xtreme Legends" enhanced versions crap), DW4: Tactics being one of the few offshoots that could work.

    I guess what bugs me about the game, and the screenshots, is that not a lot has really changed from DW4: Tactics, and it's another example of Koei milking this franchise for all it is worth. There is potential in the Tactics offshoot to really engage fans in a cerebrally challenging war sim with some nice, perhaps refined and honed combat thrown in. All we're getting is Dynasty Warriors with a few limited options for choice. That bugs me... Koei have become more known for their half-arsed Dynasty Warriors sequels than anything else...

    Is it so hard for Koei to reimagine this game? Add depth? Complexity? More strategy?