Dynasty Warriors 8

Dynasty Warriors 8
North American cover art
Developer(s)	Omega Force
Publisher(s)	Tecmo Koei
Director(s)	Atsushi Miyauchi
Producer(s)	Akihiro Suzuki
Composer(s)	Masato Koike Sasaki Masayoshi Masako Otsuka Yasuhiro Misawa Kenji Nakajo
Series	Dynasty Warriors
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita Xbox 360 Xbox One Microsoft Windows
Release	JP: February 28, 2013 NA: July 16, 2013 EU: July 19, 2013 AU: July 25, 2013 Xtreme Legends JP: November 28, 2013 NA: March 25, 2014 EU: April 4, 2014 PlayStation 4 JP: February 22, 2014 NA: March 25, 2014 EU: April 4, 2014 CHN: 2015 Microsoft Windows JP: May 23, 2014 NA: May 13, 2014 EU: May 13, 2014 AU: May 13, 2014 RUS: May 14, 2014 Empires JP: November 20, 2014 NA: February 24, 2015 EU: February 27, 2015 Empires (Microsoft Windows) JP: February 27, 2015 NA: February 27, 2015 EU: February 27, 2015 Empires (PlayStation Vita) JP: November 26, 2015 NA: November 24, 2015 EU: November 25, 2015
Genre(s)	Hack and slash, Action
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Dynasty Warriors 8 (真・三國無双7, Shin Sangokumusō 7^?, known in Japan as Shin Sangokumusou 7) is a hack and slash video game and the eighth official installment of the Dynasty Warriors series. It is developed by Omega Force and published by Tecmo Koei. The story is based on the Chinese writer Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The game was unveiled on October 30, 2012 via Jump Magazine and released on February 28, 2013 for the PlayStation 3 in Japan. On April 3, 2013, it was confirmed by Tecmo Koei that there would be an overseas release for both North America and Europe in July 2013. It was released on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 for both physical and digital release. The option of English and Japanese voice overs also return, where there is also an option to change the subtitles to English, French or German.

Having more than 82 characters featured in the game, the game largely based its system on Dynasty Warriors 7 and focused on adding more content for replayability while also making several tweaks to the combat system. The game is followed by two expansions. The first, Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends was released for PlayStation 3 on November 28, 2013 in Japan and on 2014 in North America and Europe. Versions for PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 are developed as well, both of which package the expansion with the original version and are released under the title of Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition. The PlayStation Vita version was released on the same day as PlayStation 3, while the PlayStation 4 version was released as a launch title for the console in Japan, on March 25, 2014 in North America, and on April 4, 2014 for Europe. The PC port for Complete Edition released on May 13, 2014. The second expansion, Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires was released for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on November 20, 2014 in Japan, with North American and European versions released in February 2015 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows (via Steam).