The launch of the PS2 was helped by a strong lineup of next-generation (for the time) software, including Armored Core 2, Dynasty Warriors 2, Midnight Club and Tekken Tag Tournament. This provided ...

As someone whose experience with the Dynasty Warriors series is limited to a few titles from the PlayStation 2 era, I approached Dynasty Warriors: Origins with a mix of nostalgia and curiosity.

Prior to Origins, the highest-rated game was Dynasty Warriors 4 with a score of 78, which released on the PS2 back in 2003. Dynasty Warriors has had a bit of a mixed reputation over the years ...

Yet, with Dynasty Warriors 2 in 2000 the leap to PS2 retooled the setting to be a flashy beat 'em up set in large-scale battlefields, birthing the Warriors genre itself (also known as 'musou').

Previously, the highest critic score was held by Dynasty Warriors 4, which released for the PS2 all the way back in 2003. That golden oldie's got a 78 based on 24 reviews. Now, there is a caveat ...