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I would just like to make it clear that if you have not played a Koei “Warriors” title in the past three years that you need to stop right here because there is nothing for you in this game. If you are a diehard fan Koei’s hack and slash titles and a gluten for punishment however, read on. New characters are introduced in the game, together from the Dynasty and Samurai series. While they are fun to play as, the relevance of having them in there is kind of weak. Three of these new characters want to bring back Orochi while the other three are trying to stop them. The last one, I have yet to figure out. Of course, Da Ji comes back and you never get the chance to cut her head off. I swear, if I could, I would impale her on Tadakatsu’s spear as a finishing move. Somehow, she escapes from battle right when you beat her. And even in the last battle, she’s like “Oh poor me! Looks like I’ll have to stop playing around next time.” I guess next time? She, Himiko and that damn monkey should’ve been killed off in this game.
There are two new demons added in as well, and both are pretty spiffy looking. One of them is freakin' huge while the other is small but fast. And that’s about it. Seriously, there’s nothing new in the demonic department. It’s like the creativity of having demons in this game went downhill. Since there are more supernatural forces at work here, I expected more demonic creatures and environments. Instead we’re served with plain old bipedal demons that look like humans but with a different skin texture. I wanted to see vile creatures you’d see in nightmares or mythical looking demons from Japanese and Chinese lore. But no, none of that is evident, anywhere during the game.
Visually it is like Koei is stuck back in the good ole days of PlayStation 2 and haven’t hired any artist since then. The game will slow down so much that it can become unplayable and there is no reason for this. Maybe it is a good thing Koei decided they needed to merge with Tecmo, as one each of these companies are garbage currently but in the future maybe they can turn out a decent action title that truly utilizes the hardware. Adding insult to injury is voice acting that is so bad that it could have been funny, but it is past that and just incredibly sad. It’s a mishmash of Japanese schoolgirl cute acts mixed with light fantasy violence. The trouble brews even more when they try to act tough and give off a sense of realism.
Now on to the good news! You start off with the forces like last time, but you can play Orochi’s force as well! Right from the get-go, you can play as the Serpent King himself, unleashing devastation and slaughter wherever you go. He’s a broken character, just like in the first game. Da Ji is still difficult to fight and control, but her new companions are worth the time to know. Himiko plays just like Da Ji, but with some alternate moves. Sun Wukong is the monkey demon that shares a familiar resemblance to Son Gokou from Dragon Ball Z. He carries a bo staff and glides on the ground on a cloud… Hmmm… His attitude is that of carelessness and being playful, but the voice acting is horrible. When beaten, he has this cheery attitude and flies away on his magical cloud.
It’s as though all these characters are from a happy place where they dance around gum drop trees and play so innocently. If you’re a demon and hell bent on enslaving all of mankind, I wouldn’t be frolicking around like a Care Bear. This is what needs to happen in the next Orochi, if they decide to make one; Have finishing moves so that you can kill off a character, for good. As I said before, I want to cut off Da Ji’s head in front of her troops to lower their morale. After that, stick it on a flag pike and carry it with me to the next battle, showing how badass I am. Have my soldiers set fire to the dead bodies and then fling them to the enemy camps. Anything to make this game as bloody and sick as it should have been. The style of this game is just too damn cute for it to be taken seriously!
Aside from that, the ability to create new weapon skills is interesting, but not worth the time or effort. Just stick with weapon fusions and you’ll do just fine. Then there’s the Dream Mode, where more story line is revealed and you can obtain more upgrade points, powers and weapons. It’s a good thing to have in case if you’re not looking into battling in the Story Mode to level up your character. Also, beating a scenario in Dream Mode will unlock more scenarios. Then again, you could always play Free Mode to level up your guys.
*Note*
At the time of writing, Koei announced that the company is preparing a patch for Warriors Orochi 2 for the Xbox 360 which will be available via Xbox Live. They have determined that under “certain conditions,” unusual slow-down may occur during battle scenes in Warriors Orochi 2 for the Xbox 360 version. The update is available now. If you have no access to Xbox Live then this game is NOT for you as the slow-downs occur and occur greatly. Maybe if Koei truly made this for the 360 and, I don’t know, played it, this would not be a problem.
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And that just about covers this entire game! I wish that there were more good things to say about this game, but there isn’t. Too bad, this game likely would’ve turned out a lot better than what the end product is had KOEI developed more for the 360 version. Honestly folks, there’s no excuse for this. If you played any “warriors” you've played this before. And if you weren't into these kinds of games before, I wouldn't even waste your time with a rent. Take your money elsewhere with these hard times.
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