Details on pre-order bonus and DLC have been unveiled too

Jan 7, 2015 08:20 GMT  ·  By

Developer and publisher Koei Tecmo has just announced that its upcoming game Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires won’t be coming to Europe on January 30, as previously announced.

According to the Japanese company, the game has been delayed by a month and will now arrive in Europe on February 27. Along with the new release date, Koei Tecmo also unveiled complete details on the pre-order bonus players will receive for pre-purchasing the game.

A new opening cinematic and a video showing a new character for the tactical action game have been released as well. Xun Yu comes from Wei Kingdom and favors the “Formation Rod.” His main trait is the ability to discover many adept officers due to his keen insight.

Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires pre-order bonus comes in the form of a DLC that contains a favored weapons for each of the 9 characters in the game.

New favorite weapons for 9 different characters will be included too

New weapon categories that were introduced as DLC in Dynasty Warriors 8 and Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends are included in Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires as well, including the following new favorite weapons for 9 different characters:

- Deng Ai: “Revolving Crossbow” which can be used for long and short-range attacks; - Guan Suo: “Sabatons” which are equipped on the feet, focused solely on kicks and able to launch combo attacks in the air; - Lianshi: “Mandarin Duck Hooks” which makes up for its short reach with sheer speed that she wields in both hands; - Liu Shan: “Dragon Column” is some kind of special counterattacks; - Meng Huo: “Stele” that transform into a palm tree or other items during Strong Attacks; - Sun Quan: “Flame Blade” is a powerful sword, enveloped in flames with fast attack speed at distances both near and far: - Wang Yi: “Emei Piercers” has a short reach, but is capable of multiple rapid attacks - Xiaoqiao: “Paired Fans” which can create a flurry of small tornadoes; - Yueying: “Bladebow” which combines a crossbow with a short-range sword that fires a homing arrow after multiple shots are executed.

Pre-order bonuses will be different at retailers and come in the form of DLCs

There will be pre-order bonuses in the form of DLCs, specific to some retailers. For example, GAME will offer an Edit Armor Set 1 for male characters, whereas ShopTo and PSN will have the same armor set, but for female characters.

Another bonus DLC that will include some special costumes for the following characters: Date Mashamune, Guan Yinping, Guo Jia and Tenko, will be available at CentreSoft. Additional DLCs may be available from other retailers as well.

Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires is now expected to release in Europe on February 27 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, as well as PC (Steam) and PlayStation 3 (PSN).

Koei Tecmo has yet to announce whether or not the North American release date has been pushed back by a month as well.

Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires favorite weapons (10 Images)

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Lianshi: “Mandarin Duck Hooks”Liu Shan: “Dragon Column”
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