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May 11 2005
Dynasty Warriors Review
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I have most of the DW series on PS2 and couldnt wait to get a hold of it on PSP. Initially I was like some other people, a bit disappointed with the change in game play.
The game now has about 1/5th of the screen on the right hand side setup for information. However this turns out to be a good thing :-) Pressing select during battle, displays the enemy on a overhead map on the right. Its actually alot nicer than overlaying the screen like on PS2, and the map display is actually very clear and tells you who and what is coming to get you :-)
Game wise this version is an excellent addition for DW fans - however newcomers may be put off by the difficulty of some of the levels. Im sure people will attempt to take on Lu Bu in the second map (esp when on the first muso run).. but DW fans know better :-)
There is a large amount of historial text that accompanies this game - its quite a good read if you like the historical side of the game. Also, with this are 200 characters to unlock in the game that you can then assign to your warrior as a formation.
When I read about there not being any pickups or such I was a little worried - but after playing, there is. So to allay DW fans fears, you can get muso and item pickups like in the PS2 series. I have managed to upgrade my characters quite well - admittedly you dont get to manually select items and such, its alot more like DW2.
Finally, I really like the change of battle format into areas. This makes for a real strategic game. Often there are more than one way to win a battle. In some of the later maps, choosing the wrong path can result in failure.. And the idea of supply dumps to regain your health is awesome - it added even more strategy to the game. Making you carefully plan your attack/defense and protect the supply depots :-)
Overall this is a great addition to the DW franchise. Im quite glad they changed it the way they did, since it makes the whole game feel quite new, and interesting. I cant imgine too many people _not_ enjoying this hack and slash with a dash of rpg, and some subtle strategy, it has elements for all gamers... good stuff koei..
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05/11/05
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Agent808
| Hawaii USA
is there any real strategy in the actual fighting? i mean, are the battles more than the hack n slash or is it mainly aim and button mash? i hear a lot of good things about this series but never got around to playing it. also, is the rpg element you talk about limited to stat increasing, or gear improvement, or what? oh and how is the replay value of this game, any mini games or different modes of play?
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05/11/05
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kyoshiro
| Hong Kong
if its liek hte PS2, we have some special moves. What i dont like is using that analog stick on the PSP. I had my uncle's PSP for a few minutes lol
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05/11/05
omen
| British Columbia Canada
Uh huh.. and xplay destroys every version of this game.
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05/11/05
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Grover
| Australia
xplay? dont know about that. if you mean multiplay - well I havent seen/tried it yet. And on PS2 mp is very good fun :-) .. I love running around on an elephant just trashing everything.. :-)
The fighting is akin to alot of combat games (DOA, Tekken) whereby you can build up combos to produce special attacks. There is also a defensive mode too where you can sneak attacks in. And every character has a different weapon and fighting attacks. Learning all the combos and what really works well usually takes a map or two. The rpg element is a bit stronger on PS2 especially in the latter series DW4 onwards. You can choose specific weapons, armour, items to give your warrior extra abilities in the areas of muso, strength, speed.. etc etc. On PSP however its more like DW2, where you generally collect items and the best items are kept. There are additional things like body guards.. that if you help protect them can build up to be a real force in the harder maps - sometimes you actually need them to be very strong.
Back to the attacked tho, I have used up to a 7 combo attack :-) But thats after upgrading my character quite a bit. You can probably have more. One of the things with all the DW games.. is I have never managed to 'finish' one.. there is always an insane amount to unlock.. both maps, warriors and special characters. Usually each time you go through muso mode you unlock another portion of the game.. the possibly bad side to this is that you play the same maps alot, but, then again its generally with new characters and new moves.. imho.. it is probably one of the best series of games for replay.. and longevity.. especially the PS2 versions with multiplay.. I just read the box.. you cant play multiplay.. but you can trade officers on the memstick.. which is kool..
BTW.. if you want the best fun in a DW game.. make sure you get and play an elephant level.. that is just a huge laugh :-) A note though.. I am an avid fan of this series.. and really have thrashed them alot :-) .. even more than GTA.. and GT :-) .. so I know I am biased towards this game.. but I must say the PSP version is a fresh change.. in the series..
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