When did Dynasty Warriors come out?

Dynasty Warriors was released on 16 December 2004 for PlayStation Portable.

Dynasty Warriors (2004) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Dynasty Warriors

A portable version of Dynasty Warriors released for the PSP in 2004 in Japan and in 2005 in North America and Europe, being one of the launch titles for this console in both North America and Japan. It adds…

16 December 2004

What Dynasty Warriors is

Dynasty Warriors is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Omega Force and released in 2004. It was published by Koei. It is available on PlayStation Portable only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A portable version of Dynasty Warriors released for the PSP in 2004 in Japan and in 2005 in North America and Europe, being one of the launch titles for this console in both North America and Japan. It adds new modes to the Dynasty Warrior franchise. Unlike previous games, it allows the player to have up to four deployable officers to accompany them during battle. These officers range from characters who are otherwise playable to generic officers with unique skills and traits.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Dynasty Warriors series

Dynasty Warriors is the eighth of 58 entries we hold in the Dynasty Warriors series. The next entry was Dynasty Warriors 5 in 2005.

See all 58 Dynasty Warriors games in release order →

What it launched against

Dynasty Warriors launched on 16 December 2004, within three weeks of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, Gran Turismo 4 and The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth.

Released around the same time: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, Gran Turismo 4, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth.

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