Pre-Review: Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce

Content at a glance: Violence This is an action game based in ancient China in which players roam through a battlefield, hack-and-slash enemies, and attempt to conquer China in the process. Players use a variety of weapons (maces, staffs, swords, bladed fans) to dispatch hordes of enemy officers, tigers, and wolves that usually cry out in pain when struck. Flashes of light appear when players make a critical hit, although no blood effects are present.

For the first time in the franchise, up to four friends can join together to form a tactical “Strikeforce” with history’s mightiest warriors. Working as a team, players can plan coordinated assaults to conquer massive armed fortresses and colossal beasts. The game’s heart-pounding action will go where it has never gone before- the skies above. Gifted with new supernatural powers, characters can unleash new “Fury” transformations, streak across the skies and battle enemies in the air. Completely re-designed levels featuring immense castles, towers and ships serve as the backdrop for these legendary quests and battles with massive bosses. With both single-player and multi-player quests, new “air” fighting techniques, radical character customization, new challenges to conquer, and downloadable content, Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce will forever change the way you experience the Dynasty Warriors universe.

Omega Force, not-rated, action, T (Teen), Fighting, Koei