Destructoid: Tecmo Koei is a company that knows how to milk its franchises, perhaps to a degree unrivaled by any other publisher in this industry. The release of a new Dynasty Warriors game comes with the knowledge in fans' minds that it is just the start of several games that will keep Omega Force churning out the same content for at least two years.
Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends is the first spin-off of the seventh main installment. Traditionally, Xtreme Legends is an expansion pack with new campaigns, weapons, and game modes. However, in this age of downloadable content, such an expansion is looking increasingly redundant, and nowhere is this more evident than here.
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Yeah, you could do the retail vs. PSN comparisons until you pass out from exhaustion. You're typically going to get a better deal on older games by going to a retail store but let's see you get the UMD version working on your Vita haha ;)
Tin Salamunic: A little over a decade ago, the Dynasty Warriors games were my go-to franchise for reliving the retro days of brainless, albeit therapeutic, button mashing. Despite their simplicity, slicing though hordes of enemies with extravagant Wushu maneuvers was exhilarating. As the current generation rolled in, the series became somewhat stagnant; introducing meager changes to an already barren formula and with so many yearly permutations, I lost track…and eventually interest. It’s been years since I picked up a Dynasty Warriors title; so going into this updated expansion to DW7 evoked a certain sense of nostalgia. I can’t say that my expectations were high, but to my surprise, Tecmo’s latest is a superb little gem for fans reminiscing the days of vintage brawlers.
Not every sequel capitalizes on the promise of the original. Here's five examples of sequels they really didn't need to make.
Hindsight being what it is, it's pretty easy to look back and say a bad sequel wasn't needed...
And yeah, Bioshock 2 was nothing special but Infinite is sort of a sequel, right? And that's gonna be amaaazing.