I heard about this game last year, and being a big fan of greek mythology and the Dyansty Warriors series I really fancied it. I had forgotten all about it but was wandering round my local game shop and spotted it there on the shelf for PS3. It's very rare I buy a game on the spot without reading any reviews but I decided to take a risk.
This game is developed by Koei Canada to appeal to a more western audience than the DW or SW games. The change in development teams is very apparent as soon as you get into the gameplay. I mean this in a good way. DW had become a bit stagnant to me by nr 6.
Gameplay wise its pretty standard DW style hack n slash with tons of enemies to fight through. You can execute finishing moves and also unleash a Musu style blitz attack once charged up. This has the effect of spraying blood all over the screen. Speaking of blood, this is a lot more violent than the other games in the series.
As you can guess from the title it's all about the Trojan war. You play set missions chronologically alternating between playing as the Greek heroes like Achilles and Ajax to Trojans like Hector and Paris.
The first mission is Achilles beach landing and initial skirmish with the Trojans. As soon as it kicks off you realise how much inspiration the makers have taken from the film Troy. Achilles killer move is the same leaping thrust into the neck that Brad Pitt uses in the film.
The second thing that strikes is how good the visuals are. The cut scenes are suitably epic and the gameplay visuals are finally the next gen DW style I have been waiting for. The fog in the distance is gone but still with the huge number of enemies on screen. It's all really impressive. Even better is when the arrow storm comes down peppering the ground with arrows, 300 style.
All in all if you are into DW or SW then don't think twice, just get this.
9 out of 10 for me
This game is developed by Koei Canada to appeal to a more western audience than the DW or SW games. The change in development teams is very apparent as soon as you get into the gameplay. I mean this in a good way. DW had become a bit stagnant to me by nr 6.
Gameplay wise its pretty standard DW style hack n slash with tons of enemies to fight through. You can execute finishing moves and also unleash a Musu style blitz attack once charged up. This has the effect of spraying blood all over the screen. Speaking of blood, this is a lot more violent than the other games in the series.
As you can guess from the title it's all about the Trojan war. You play set missions chronologically alternating between playing as the Greek heroes like Achilles and Ajax to Trojans like Hector and Paris.
The first mission is Achilles beach landing and initial skirmish with the Trojans. As soon as it kicks off you realise how much inspiration the makers have taken from the film Troy. Achilles killer move is the same leaping thrust into the neck that Brad Pitt uses in the film.
The second thing that strikes is how good the visuals are. The cut scenes are suitably epic and the gameplay visuals are finally the next gen DW style I have been waiting for. The fog in the distance is gone but still with the huge number of enemies on screen. It's all really impressive. Even better is when the arrow storm comes down peppering the ground with arrows, 300 style.
All in all if you are into DW or SW then don't think twice, just get this.
9 out of 10 for me
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