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One Piece: Pirate Warriors
Pirate Warriors is an action game incorporating elements from both the Dynasty Warriors series and the One Piece series. The game's story mode, Main Log, allows the player to play through the storyline. The Adventure mode uses Luffy to play through the events of the One Piece series and the battle mode allows the player to use characters in battles...
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- Released
- February 29, 2012
- Developer
- Omega Force
- Genres
- Fighting · Action · Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Entertainment, Koei Tecmo Games
- Platforms
- PS3
How it plays
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One Piece: Pirate Warriors Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
One Piece: Pirate Warriors brings together the popular manga franchise with nonstop action of the Dynasty Warriors franchise to create a One Piece perfect storm.
One Piece: Pirate Warriors is a gorgeous game oozing with production value. There's plenty of content on offer, and while gameplay fails to differentiate from the Dynasty Warriors formula, it's hard not to enjoy such a mechanically sound, visually impressive adaptation.
As for the game play, which is probably the game’s strongest element, every level offers slightly different objectives. In the “Main Log” you play mostly as Luffy and occasionally you’ll take control of other companions as you progress. You spend most of the time dashing through the levels throwing yourself against giant mobs of trash enemies who pose almost no threat at all. You use chain combos to link Luffy’s many Gum Gum stretch attacks together, and while some of the attacks are clever and fun to learn, you’d be just as successful randomly mashing buttons. Occasionally, larger enemies ...
As a licensed product, One Piece: Pirate Warriors passes, and even succeeds. The accuracy with which it apes the look and feel of the show is laudable, and on that strength alone, it probably warrants a purchase from any series fan. Combat-wise, it isn't a lick better or worse than any of the previous Musou games Omega Force has churned out, but if you still find this particular brand of action enjoyable, there's just enough fun to outweigh some of the dubious design snafus. But make no bones about it,: this is Musou by the numbers. You can't get more risk averse than a Dynasty Warriors clone ...