Dynasty Warriors 8: Empiresis a standalone expansion toDynasty Warriors 8/Xtreme Legends.

As well the addition of the new character Xun Yun, the entireXtreme Legendsroster will appear inEmpires.Empire Mode will nowinclude all new dramatic eventswhile the Fame systemhas been tweakedto allow the option to explore different play styles.

The 3rditeration ofDynasty Warriors 8brings the player all the hack and slash action we've grown to love, along with precise expansions on gameplayand graphics. Features from previous installments will bereturning, such as all the previous gamemodes as well as the multiple weapon types, while also includingmany expansions on these existing concepts.

The many available stratagems from the previousEmpirestitle will be making their way into the lastest version but with enhanced features. One of the most notable inclusions are thenew grand-scale strategems that take much longer to enact but impact the battlefield in a much more meaningful way. Adding a healthy dose of immersion (and all around a cool feature) is the introduction of weather conditions and time itself - whichcan affect the effectiveness of certain stratagems and change the appearance of the battlefield.

Players can keep and reuse theirprevious edit characterssince the same edit features returnin this title.You can also edit the appearances of your banner,soldiers, horses, and even create scenarios to upload for online sessions.