

Some may run faster, while others may hit harder, but the ultimate difference is pretty minor. Not to mention that, this being a Warriors game, the biggest difference between any of them is purely aesthetic. While they all have some unique moves, there are quite a few repeated move sets with only minor variations. Seriously, the original version of this game was released in 2012, there is no excuse for this kind of laziness. The story is developed before and after every battle, but it is entirely forgettable and annoying to follow anyway, due to the use of static pictures and text boxes for the cutscenes and the lack of English voice acting. And you can now proceed to forget about that. With the help of the ancient mystic Kaguya, these surviving heroes travel back in time to save the lives of the warriors of China and Japan and defeat the hydra. Not long after his defeat, a hydra appeared and killed all those who opposed him save three heroes: Ma Chao, Sima Zhao and Hanbei Takenaka. The story picks up directly after the events of the previous Warriors Orochi games, where an evil known as Orochi fused the worlds of Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors. You’re likely to stop noticing it after a while. There’s not a lot to it, just a lot of generic rock tracks that play while you mow down the hundreds of enemies in your way.

The soundtrack is fitting, but forgettable.

The Playstation 3 version allegedly has better textures, but Hyper looks and runs perfectly fine on the Wii U. The environments are also very plain and many maps look similar, but the game can render hundreds of enemies with little to no slowdown.

The playable characters are detailed with good models, textures and hair, but the generic soldier models are considerably less detailed with some poor textures. I say, however, sometimes you need a simple game. Some people love the over-the-top stylized action, while others hate the admitted repetition and simplicity. Every level is a massive battlefield and all you need to do is mash buttons to kill hundreds to thousands of enemies to charge a meter to use your “ Musou” special attack to kill more enemies. They’re stupid games and Orochi 3 is no exception. It is hard to defend a love of the Warriors franchise. If you’ve never played a Warriors game, stick around, you may be in for a treat. If you’ve played a Warriors game and hated it, don’t waste your time with this. As a crossover between Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors, it is a mindless hack and slasher that involves slaughtering thousands of identical looking enemy soldiers on large battlefields. Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper is the Wii U port of Warriors Orochi 3.
