Since the Nintendo Switch’s launch in 2017, Koei Tecmo has been loading it up with games from their long-running Warriors/Musou action brawler franchise. Fire Emblem Warriors was a great launch game, though light on raw content. Hyrule Warriors got a brand new edition that’s one of the best recent examples of the series. Warriors Orochi 4 was shrunk down from the bigger consoles with only minimal changes. The One Piece Pirate Warriors and Attack on Titan games made their way over. And there’s also a Persona-based brawler coming sometime in the near future.
In Japan specifically, Koei’s been even more prolific with the releases, porting a huge selection of games from the franchise back catalog to the Switch. Dragon Quest Heroes 1 and 2, Dynasty Warriors 8, Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires, Warriors Orochi 3, Samurai Warriors 4, and Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada all got ports to the machine, often with new features included or all the DLC bundled in.
Out of these many additional ports, only Dynasty Warriors 8 has made its way to the US, here dubbed “Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition.” Nothing has stopped the other games on that second list from also launching in more territories, aside from an apparent apathy on Koei’s part. Every single one received language translations on earlier platforms. The Dragon Quest bundle even had a listed release date for the worldwide launch of the Switch, only to vanish into thin air.
DW8XLDE, as I’ll abbreviate it from now on even though that’s still comically long, contains the base game, the Xtreme Legends expansion, and all of the assorted character costumes, music packs, and other special DLC that was originally sold separately. It sells for just $40 on the Nintendo eShop, a phenomenal deal compared to the full price of its current sequel. It contains over 100 hours of content if you’re willing to do absolutely everything.
The core of the game is a 15-hour long campaign mode, charting the story of…
