While an extended version of Dynasty Warriors 6 hits the PS2 next month, KOEI has announced yet another port, this time for the PSP, but with a major twist. Titled "Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid," the game takes the hack n' slash formula and breaks off into an action quest-type multiplayer not unlike Capcom's Monster Hunter. Musou Rage (Kakusei) tokens from DW5 return, but updated beyond extra-powerful musou attacks. Instead, every warrior now has a hyper-powerful, somewhat elemental, transformation of Dragonball Z proportions. Big hair, glowing body, super speed and strength-- and perhaps other super-powered perks.

A quest/conquering style multiplayer game similar to the wildly popular Monster Hunter series by Capcom, Dynasty Warriors Multi Raid will be released this winter in Japan.

The teaser image depicts the transformed Dynasty Warriors, pulsing with energy, sieging a castle like super-powered demi-gods. Zhao Yun's armor has become a spiny explosion of ice crystals and his hair a huge stack of bluish-white spikes. What appears to be Sun Shang Xiang is making an impossibly-high leap followed by a burning trail of light. Xiahou Dun darts across the sky like a tearing bolt of lightning while Lu Bu smolders with a volcano's aura of rage, standing on the rampart.

SadXuHuang via koeiwarriors.co.uk »