<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
9	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Omega	O
Force	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
strategy-focused	O
expansion	O
,	O
titled	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
9	I-Application
:	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2021	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
in	O
February	O
2022	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
9	I-Application
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
with	O
stealth	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
9	I-Application
is	O
radically	O
overhauled	O
from	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musou	O
Attacks	O
return	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
mechanics	O
are	O
identical	O
to	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
games	O
prior	O
to	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
to	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
9	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Stamina	O
Gauge	O
,	O
a	O
gauge	O
that	O
gradually	O
replenishes	O
until	O
full	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
83	O
characters	O
from	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
returned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
characters	O
also	O
were	O
introduced	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
whom	O
made	O
his	O
first	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
spin-off	O
Warriors	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Story	O
Mode	O
in	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
9	I-Application
retells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
13	O
chapters	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
Yellow	O
Turban	O
Rebellion	O
to	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
Shu	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
chapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	O
Mode	O
in	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
9	I-Application
,	O
unlocked	O
once	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
any	O
character	O
is	O
complete	O
,	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
any	O
character	O
in	O
any	O
chapter	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
previously	O
completed	O
by	O
any	O
character	O
,	O
without	O
regard	O
to	O
historical	O
context	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Famitsu	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Omega	O
Force	O
brand	O
manager	O
Kenichi	O
Ogasawara	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
evolution	O
from	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
7	I-Application
to	O
8	B-Application
was	O
insufficient	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
hoped	O
that	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
their	O
next	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
"	O
have	O
a	O
great	O
impact	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
9	I-Application
featured	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
enter	O
and	O
exit	O
towns	O
and	O
freely	O
explore	O
the	O
map	O
of	O
mainland	O
China	O
with	O
considerable	O
differences	O
in	O
elevation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Famitsu	O
interview	O
with	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
Masaki	O
Furusawa	O
and	O
Akihiro	O
Suzuki	O
revealed	O
that	O
all	O
83	O
characters	O
that	O
appeared	O
in	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
would	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zhou	O
Cang	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
having	O
appeared	O
prior	O
in	O
Musou	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
announcements	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
8	B-Application
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
written	O
in	O
italics	O
are	O
playable	O
through	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
9	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
was	O
more	O
positive	O
and	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
9/9/9/8	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
35/40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
9	I-Application
sold	O
117,495	O
copies	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
placed	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
2	O
on	O
the	O
all	O
format	O
sales	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
announced	O
an	O
expansion	O
titled	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
9	I-Application
:	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
Empires	O
expansions	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
focused	O
more	O
on	O
strategy	B-Application
than	O
the	O
typical	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
uniting	O
China	O
under	O
one	O
banner	O
through	O
diplomacy	O
and	O
siege	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
Warriors	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
ninth-generation	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
9	I-Application
,	O
this	O
spin-off	O
is	O
not	O
open	O
world	O
but	O
uses	O
many	O
assets	O
from	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
in	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
