Dynasty Warriors 6 interview for PS3

With the release of Dynasty Warriors 6 due in March, we've been talking to Kenichi Matsumoto about this latest instalment of the series, to find out what's new and how the game has developed since we last saw it. This sixth episode is the first Dynasty Warriors to be developed exclusively for next-gen gaming - what can we expect of the game and what major changes have been made since the last iteration? And will Dynasty Warriors 6 finally expand the series' fan base in the UK? For the inside answers to these and many more key questions, check out our interview with Dynasty Warriors 6's Kenichi Matsumoto now!

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Dynasty Warriors 6 interview for PS3

The Dynasty Warriors series has been the recipient of a lot of stick over the years, much of it quite unfairly. While it may not offer the depths of an Uncharted, at its core, the game has always been a pure, button mashing arcade game, pitting one man against insurmountable odds. And what's not to like about that? Now, with the 6th game in the series set for release in March, we sat down with Kenichi Matsumoto, to find out what's new.

The first glimpse we had of the latest Dynasty Warriors game was way back at TGS in 2005 – how has development proceeded since then?
For Dynasty Warriors next gen debut we created a brand new engine, so much of our initial work was spent developing this new engine for the next gen hardware. With the extra power that the next gen consoles can provide we are now able to create much more detailed characters. But with this extra detail and realism comes much longer development time in creating each individual character for the game. Animations, facial expressions, costumes, weapons etc all now take much longer to create because we are now able to add so much more detail.

This is the first Dynasty Warriors game to be developed exclusively for next-gen systems. What does the PS3 allow you to do that you couldn't have done on previous consoles?
Our intention has always been to try to recreate the feel of being on a battlefield teaming with hundreds upon hundreds of soldiers and warriors. The heart of the Dynasty Warriors games has always been one warrior against a thousand. From this perspective the PS3 has now enabled us to increase the number of on screen enemies by 3-4 times.