It is the seventh installment of the Dynasty Warriors series and the first to be released after original publisher Koei merged with Tecmo.

Note 3: Guo Jia, Pang De and Wang Yi were added in Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends.

[15] Famitsu magazine was quite less critical, and awarded the game a total of 36/40, composed of a 9/9/9/9 score and was considered a great improvement over previous titles.

[16][17] Destructoid awarded the game 8/10 in a generally positive review, noting the only disappointments being the low variation in move sets, and the lack of Free Mode.

[18] The Gamer's Hub rated the game 4/5, commending the improved graphics, the new conquest mode, and the better flowing story.

[19] In late May 2011, Tecmo Koei announced that the game would be ported to the PlayStation Portable under the name Shin Sangokumusou 6 Special.

The game features 3 new characters, only for Wei: Guo Jia (who won a poll conducted by Famitsu), Wang Yi, and Pang De (who returns to the flagship title for the first time since Dynasty Warriors 5).

The Microsoft Windows port, in particular, was given a refresh and was released worldwide through digital distribution service Steam in December of 2018, under the name Dynasty Warriors 7 Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition.