Cut down entire legions of enemies as Link, Zelda, Midna and other characters from The Legend of Zelda franchise using over-the-top powerful Dynasty Warriors-style moves. This tour de force through the beloved locales of Hyrule will have players battling some of the fiercest enemies in The Legend of Zelda history. Two players can play local co-op, with one player joining with the Wii U GamePad controller and another with the Wii U Pro Controller or Wii Remote + Nunchuk controllers (additional accessories are sold separately).
FEATURES:
The delicate balance of the Triforce has been disrupted and Hyrule Kingdom is once again being torn apart by a dark power, this time led by Sorceress Cia.
Heroic Link carves through a huge onslaught of enemies as he executes flashy moves with combat attacks. This also marks the first time that many other iconic characters from The Legend of Zelda franchise are playable for any length of time, including Princess Zelda, Impa and Midna.
Protect and reclaim recognizable landmarks from multiple games in The Legend of Zelda series, including such classic areas like Hyrule Field and the Palace of Twilight.
Push back armies of classic enemies from The Legend of Zelda, as well as powerful enemies making their debuts in Hyrule Warriors.
Advance the story to unlock new playable characters, each with unique moves and weapon types. Collect Rupees and other useful items to upgrade weapons and craft badges, which players can use to bolster each warrior's abilities.
Two warriors are better than one: Battle armies with a friend using local co-op mode, with one person playing on the TV and the other on the GamePad, providing each player with his or her own screen.
-August 14th
-Retail - 7,980 yen, eShop - 6,980, Premium Box Set - 11,664
-Premium set comes with a Triforce shaped clock, and serial codes for 6 special costumes.
-Will also be a 'Treasure Box' version available on Amazon and Tecmo Koei's online store 'GAMECITY', but no details yet on what it includes.
-Developed by ωForce, Team NINJA, supervised by Aonuma.
-Story is Link an in-training soldier must rescue the Princess Zelda from the witch Shia who has been turned evil somehow.
-2 player mode where one person is on the GamePad, while another is on the TV. When playing alone the GamePad acts as a menu.
-Equipping different weapons onto characters will change the way they fight, including speed focused one-handed swords to heavier weapons that focus on damage.
-Weapon upgrade system and character growth/improvement
-Musou action combined with the Zelda series' Z-targeting means you can avoid attacks and focus on enemy weak spots.
-Zelda series' spin attack appears instead of the Musou Ranbu (?) of the musou franchise.
-Bombs make an appearance, won't just be used for throwing at enemies.
-Impa, a captain of the Royal Army, appears as a playable character wielding a giant long sword.
-Several other characters are playable too. Aonuma was surprised by how many.
-Playable at E3.
-Development is 70% complete.
21 May 2014, 12:27 PM
George
Doesn't this release date match up with some leaked E3 doc that everyone thought was fake? Unless this information isn't necessarily "new" to the eastern media. But hey, a man can dream about that Platinum Star Fox.
21 May 2014, 12:35 PM
James
I like how the teaser trailer from December shows more gameplay than most full game trailers.
James
21 May 2014, 03:01 PM
YellerDog
This doesn't look like a game I'd want to play at all (not big on Dynasty Warriors!), but the license does make me go hmmm.
21 May 2014, 03:03 PM
Mzo
I am all about this. It's like they made a game just for me.
21 May 2014, 03:04 PM
Chux
It will be the first 3D Zelda I give a fuck about.
21 May 2014, 03:07 PM
Yoshi
I guess now I know who actually buys all those Dynasty Warriors games.
Where is the Bayonetta 2 date?
21 May 2014, 03:28 PM
GohanX
Yoshi, Dynasty Warriors is good times. That being said, I don't see the need to buy more than one of them.
21 May 2014, 03:29 PM
Yoshi
I got more than enough for a lifetime from a 360 rental and the Gundam demo on PS3.
21 May 2014, 03:30 PM
GohanX
Good enough! I got my fill playing one of the PS2 games at a friend's house. It was fun, but I never had the desire to own it.
21 May 2014, 03:39 PM
Rumpy
Looks like a proof of concept demo. Yikes.
21 May 2014, 03:49 PM
George
They have a niche where they take a thing in media that people are geeks about, then make a passable, fanservice-y game for it. Gundam Musou and One Piece Musou are big on this. They make it pretty, give winks and nods, include a huge playable cast, and generally load it up with cool attacks, and then make the gameplay passable but hardly new or groundbreaking.
It could work for Zelda if there's enough playable characters and stages. Also look forward to the Zelda butt rock.
21 May 2014, 03:51 PM
YellerDog
Dynasty Warriors Mugen
21 May 2014, 03:54 PM
ChaoofNee
I'd love that. Hell, I'd probably do uncouth things to fund a Smash Bros. Musuo
21 May 2014, 04:24 PM
Shin Johnpv
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Some new pics, that's a lot of cleavage on that villain.
she has butt cleavage you just can't see it. in the game you can control how big and muscley her donk is so if you want her to have a huge ass, that's up to you
I wasn't interested in this at all but I have to admit, the latest screens are kind of cool.
I rarely play Dynasty Warrior games so provided it turns out well it could be a another notch for the Wii U's library and another tipping point to get me to buy one.
25 May 2014, 02:22 PM
Joust Williams
Lu Bu would kick Link's ass so bad
you cannot be serious with this game
25 May 2014, 03:11 PM
Space Pirate Roberts
Now that you mention it, I'll be disappointed if he's not a hidden character.
27 May 2014, 10:32 AM
ChaoofNee
I'd be all up for a Goron that looks and plays like Lu Bu.
10 Jun 2014, 04:31 PM
Geo
Original post edited with September 26th release date and box art.
10 Jun 2014, 04:40 PM
Darmonde
Wonder who the other character on the box art is, not even shown yet?
10 Jun 2014, 04:59 PM
Geo
My first thought upon seeing her is that she's the witch Cia that is turned evil (in the much-discussed revealing outfit).
10 Jun 2014, 05:10 PM
Doc Holliday
Is this the open world Zelda game they were talking about? This was not I was expecting.
I don't mind Agitha, if anything such a "deep cut" character is a good thing as it seems to indicate a fairly sizable roster... but please, no more OCs.
EDIT: oops, that was supposed to be edited onto the original post, not quoting it. It's my phone's fault! Yeah, that's it...
24 Jun 2014, 10:03 PM
Finch
Yeah, it's not like they don't have a thousand characters to choose from already. Ashei, David Jr., and Crazy Tracy are next
25 Jun 2014, 02:42 PM
Geo
Agitha as a playable character is amazing. Looking forward to seeing how she and Lana, who looks to be the character from the box art we were wondering about, plays.
Impa looks rad in that video Finch posted, and there's a new trailer featuring Princess Zelda:
25 Jun 2014, 03:40 PM
Finch
QUEEN Zelda.
25 Jun 2014, 03:41 PM
Finch
i hope there's a dlc costume where it's the same but she wears a chintzy crown and a really gross necklace that says "SWAG"
They could populate the game with only Twilight characters if they wanted, though I hope they use other weirdos too.
30 Jun 2014, 03:45 PM
Salsashark
Man. Twilight Princess was, even with the wolf crap, pretty much straightforward awesome. All the girls rocked, even the brawny Russ Meyer-style behemoth woman that was all over Link. Still love those models. But effing Dynasty Warriors...
01 Jul 2014, 04:18 AM
Finch
i don't think i ever played a dynasty warriors game because they're all pretty uninteresting because of the characters. I'm here for the Zeldas
Lanayru
01 Jul 2014, 03:03 PM
Compass
Haha, yes. So good.
I only have that Samurai Chronicles 3DS game. I've somehow managed to not ever play any of the DW games or other spin-offs. Cutting through swaths of enemies and unlocking/collecting galore, all in the Zelda universe and with some of the more kawaii girls to boot.
Oh, I think I'll manage to enjoy myself.
01 Jul 2014, 04:14 PM
No One
The spinoff games tend to be more interesting than the mainline series. Omega Force seems to treat other publishers' properties with care; the Fist of the North Star, One Piece and Gundam Musous are all surprisingly fun.
01 Jul 2014, 04:14 PM
Mzo
S-sugoi!
I am all about all these horrible musou games. I don't know if you guys that have never played one know what you are getting into, but this one does look especially charming.
01 Jul 2014, 04:26 PM
Yoshi
This thread and The Simstendo prove that any piece of shit with a Nintendo logo on the case will sell to some ridiculous number of people. I can't even imagine the equivalent thread at NeoGAF.
01 Jul 2014, 04:31 PM
No One
Damn, you're right. I hate Nintendo now.
Thanks Yoshi.
01 Jul 2014, 04:36 PM
Finch
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoshi
This thread and The Simstendo prove that any piece of shit with a Nintendo logo on the case will sell to some ridiculous number of people. I can't even imagine the equivalent thread at NeoGAF.
UH OH, WE WERE HAVING TOO MUCH FUN AND SET THE YOSHI ALARM OFF. Scale it back guys.
01 Jul 2014, 04:37 PM
Finch
Ugh, Team Ninja
Ugh Musou game that i automatically don't like because there are so many Dynasty Warrior games that i've never played even though that One Piece thing looks fun
Ugh that boobie witch
IS THAT BETTER
IS THAT BETTER
01 Jul 2014, 04:40 PM
No One
Ugh, video games
Ugh, being alive
01 Jul 2014, 04:41 PM
A Robot Bit Me
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoshi
This thread and The Simstendo prove that any piece of shit with a Nintendo logo on the case will sell to some ridiculous number of people. I can't even imagine the equivalent thread at NeoGAF.
he said, punctuating his delivery with the "clack-clack" of his mouse over the "Pre-Order" button beside a picture of mock-up box art for the latest 3D Castlevania game.
01 Jul 2014, 04:58 PM
Yoshi
That would be an excellent argument, except that I waited for the two most recent such games to be deeply, deeply discounted. Had the story from LoS not been compelling, I probably would have skilled them all together.
01 Jul 2014, 07:09 PM
Diff-chan
Hyrule Warriors AKA Zelda Musou (Wii U)
I have only played the demo for the first Gundam one... and it was kind of awesome. Never bought the full game but I wouldn't get the references anyway.
01 Jul 2014, 08:16 PM
Some Stupid Japanese Name
I have played the first five minutes of the first DWG about a thousand times. I use it to test the PS3's that get traded in.
I never get bored of it.
02 Jul 2014, 01:28 AM
GohanX
Quote:
Originally Posted by No One
Fist of the North Star
Wat? Tell me more.
02 Jul 2014, 01:32 AM
Mzo
Ken's Rage 1 available physically in both 360 and PS3, Ken's Rage 2 physical only on 360 in the US.
02 Jul 2014, 01:37 AM
GohanX
I must try it out.
02 Jul 2014, 01:56 AM
bbobb
Don't forget, Mzo likes terrible things so his opinions can't always be trusted.
02 Jul 2014, 09:20 AM
GohanX
I like terrible things sometimes too!
04 Jul 2014, 02:32 AM
Finch
gotyotforever
04 Jul 2014, 12:10 PM
Geo
Magical.
07 Jul 2014, 03:45 AM
Finch
midna~
alright, time to announce some more weirdos for this game
07 Jul 2014, 04:00 AM
Space Pirate Roberts
Apparently the official Japanese twitter account not-so-subtly hinted they'd be revealing Fi this week.
07 Jul 2014, 04:05 AM
Finch
that would be really cool
07 Jul 2014, 05:28 AM
Finch
Quote:
Originally Posted by Space Pirate Roberts
Apparently the official Japanese twitter account not-so-subtly hinted they'd be revealing Fi this week.
lol, the actual translation is something like "There's a 98% chance of a new character being announced this week."
Looking forward to it
NOW WHERE'S GROOSE
07 Jul 2014, 09:29 AM
ChaoofNee
Come on, Prince Richard + Frogs!
07 Jul 2014, 10:03 AM
Darmonde
So far it's Link and 5 females? I wonder if people will still complain sexist somehow.
I wonder how many characters they'll go up to. I just looked up One Piece and it has 13. We'll probably see a Zora (prince from TP?) and a Goron, maybe a Gerudo from OoT. Nothing else comes to mind as obvious. Oh, Sheik I guess could work also. They seem to be sticking to the realistic looking games. Maybe a Spirit Tracks armor controlled by ghost Zelda?
07 Jul 2014, 11:30 AM
GohanX
I must not be a big enough Zelda fan, other than Midna I have no idea who any of these characters are.
07 Jul 2014, 12:01 PM
Finch
Do you know who Zelda is?
He's the boy in the green suit.
07 Jul 2014, 12:02 PM
GohanX
Oh snap!
07 Jul 2014, 12:30 PM
James
Quote:
Originally Posted by Darmonde
So far it's Link and 5 females? I wonder if people will still complain sexist somehow.
People were complaining Hyrule Warriors is sexist?
James
07 Jul 2014, 12:31 PM
Geo
Quote:
Originally Posted by Finch
lol, the actual translation is something like "There's a 98% chance of a new character being announced this week."
:)
07 Jul 2014, 01:07 PM
Darmonde
Quote:
Originally Posted by James
People were complaining Hyrule Warriors is sexist?
James
Not that I know of, I was just joking. Though I'm sure one come up with something if he/she wanted.
07 Jul 2014, 03:08 PM
Diff-chan
Quote:
Originally Posted by James
People were complaining Hyrule Warriors is sexist?
James
It is sexist, against men apparently.
07 Jul 2014, 03:29 PM
James
Haven't you heard? Everything is sexist against men, particularly white males. The daily oppression we suffer is so pervasive that most of us don't even notice it any more.
James
08 Jul 2014, 02:45 AM
ChaoofNee
How dare I walk down the street every day with little to no trouble from anyone. My turkey sandwich lacks the chipotle mayo I ordered.
My life is so difficult.
08 Jul 2014, 07:01 AM
Space Pirate Roberts
Famitsu preview:
*Fi confirmed
*Link's third weapon: ball & chain
*Zelda's second weapon: some sort of magic wand (Wind Waker baton?)
*Skyward Sword DLC costumes for Link & Zelda as part of the Japanese collector's editions
*Ghirahim and The Imprisoned One as enemies
