

1 fights reminiscent to Soul Calibur and Tekken with the introduction of weapons to the combat, while a sequel released in 2000 changed the formula to being in combat up against dozens of enemies at any given moment which is the format the series has stuck with and built upon ever since. The first Dynasty Warriors was actually a fighting game comprising of a series of 1 vs. The Dynasty Warriors series started as a spin-off from the Romance of the Three Kingdom series in 1997 in Japan before receiving an American release later that year and an English release in December 1997 as a PS1 exclusive.

Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires is a third-person musou hack and slack action role playing game available for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS Vita with compatibility for PlayStation TV, while having previously released on PS4 and PS3.
