Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires is the Stand-alone expansion for Dynasty Warriors 9 which focuses more on the tactics and strategy of the action-heavy Dynasty Warriors is known for developed by KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. Explore the world of “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” once again with a new look and feel, the open-world format of nine has been discarded for a more limited approach leaning more heavily on the traditional structure of Dynasty warriors’ games, enjoy the thrill of one versus a thousand action, now with the intricacy of a country conquering simulator added to it.  

• Combat has been dramatically scaled down to only include castle sieges, these always take place in a vicinity of a castle with changing environment depending on the castle location. Plan accordingly to capture important strategic points.
• Much more emphasis has been placed on the things you can do while out of combat, from bonding with your fellow officers or playing politics in the royal court. Experience the lifestyles of different kinds of people in ancient China Rulers, Generals, Unaffiliated Officers, and more.
• You can pick and choose from the 94 unique Musou officers plus 700 Generic officers that appear in Dynasty Warriors 9 if that’s not enough you can always go on Edit mode and create a unique officer of your own from a wide range of customizable parts.