In recent years, one of the biggest booths dedicated solely to mobile gaming at the Tokyo Game Show usually belongs to Perfect World. This year was no exception, with the China-based publisher holding a space between Konami and Capcom's areas on the show floor. To be honest, most of what they were showing were things we've seen before: MMORPG Perfect World, the free-to-play Torchlight Mobile, and so on. The majority of their booth space was dedicated to something new, however. A few months ago, we got word that Perfect World had obtained the license to make a game based on Tecmo-Koei's popular Dynasty Warriors series of beat-em-ups. Well, it's coming along quickly, because it was playable at TGS 2016.
Early details were a bit vague on Dynasty Warriors Mobile, but it sounded like they were going in a very different direction from traditional entries in the series, and indeed they have. This game is a team-based one-on-one fighting game. Well, most of the time, anyway. There's a large roster of characters to choose from, each with their own set of basic moves, special attacks, and super moves. The single-player mode has you working through a series of missions. Victory earns you items that you can use to level your character of choice up. Every so often, you'll get a stage where you can ride on horseback, sweeping away large groups of enemies with ease.
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