Yes, yes, the polished visuals still tussle with erratic framerates and questionable draw distances, enemies still stand around waiting to be struck from time to time, and the principle means of progression is still slaughtering everybody, making sure that your troops don't wimp out and leave you in the midst of swarming bloodlust, but beneath the surface lies a definite undercurrent of improvement.

To fans of the series, Dynasty Warriors 4 is as much of an evolution as the latest iteration of something like Winning Eleven is to its many fans. On the surface of Dynasty Warriors 4, it's a game of spot the difference, and even after a few hours with Koei's latest Romance of the Three Kingdoms slash 'em up we were still glancing nervously at the press materials, wondering whether we'd missed something. We may like to think that it's just the likes of EA who pummel the shelves of retailers with seasonal sports franchise updates, whose subtle alterations generally necessitate much marketing ear-bendery and press release juggling to truly understand, but to say the Japanese games industry isn't guilty of that sort of thing is nonsense.ĭynasty Warriors is a perfect example.

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