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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Every year, I tell myself that I'm not going to buy that next Dynasty Warriors game, and every year I make a liar out of myself....and have a great time doing it. This time I really meant it, too. I've played the hell out of every DW title to arrive on the xbox and the game has always remained the same, fighting the same battles, leveling up the same generals, unlocking the same items, and so on. Great fun was had, but one can only take so much. I began wishing for the Koei to release some Romance of the Three Kingdoms titles again. Old-school strategy buffs will remember that series which has the same historical setting and characters, but the emphasis was on turn-based strategy with no action to speak of. Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires gives you the best of both worlds: the strategic turn-based empire building of the ROTTK series AND the hardcore hack-and-slash epic wars of DW all rolled into one fantastic game with a discount price to boot. How could I possibly resist? The graphics are pretty last-gen, but the gameplay is solid and the custom soundtrack option is especially killer for this game. The strategic aspect could still be deeper and better implemented, but I'm pretty impressed at the challenges presented in the battles, even for a DW veteran like myself. The character creation system: also improved. Too bad they took away the bodyguards, though. Oh well, Koei giveth and Koei taketh away. This game is definitely worth your cash if you're looking for a fun pick-up- and-play game or an action game with stategic depth to it. You will get out of this game what you put into it. It can be as simple a hack-and-slasher as you want or it can be all about the stategies, alliances, and building up your empire. Either way, this is a really great addition to a personal favorite series of mine.

First you should understand this is not the best looking 360 game graphicly its really a HD smooth running xbox1 game,that being said for 39.99 lots of hack and slash fun with the new Empire mode gives it a little RPG, alot of stradegy feel to it,but fear not for the people who dont really care about stradegy or an RPG game I dont either.This game just makes that stuff easy and fun and its still all about running around killing enemies with swords and spears.For those familiar to the Dynasty games you will be glad to know during battle you can give orders to each and every unit on your side,Example OF ORDERS:attack that enemy unit,aid that friendly unit,attack enemy base,aid friendly base.....and more importantly its easy to give these orders and the unit does the orders.Bottom line dont expect alot gtaphicly,but this game sure is fun with some new twist and its very addicting.BUY IT

Dynasty Warriors is one of those games that I like a lot, but I don't quite know why. I think I enjoy the idea of it all. Me versus an entire army of people. My behavior and abilities are powerful enough to destroy the entire army if used properly. However, I'm not quite a one man show since I need to rely on other generals and luitenants to hold their ground and win a battle or two as well. It's a nice idea.

In reality the Dynasty Warriors games are definitely repetitive. They add more and more characters every time but not a great deal more depth. The battle situations are roughly the same and certain characters are mirror images of each other ability-wise.

That being said, the game is just good fun. From the last time I played they added a career mode type of feel to the game. It used to be that you fought battles in a more linear order. Now you are presented with an Empire of different states, which must "rule over", invade, defend, etc. The decisions you make will ultimately change the mood of your fighters and affect the outcome of the battles. You can discover new items, capture new generals, and invest in different technologies. And it seems like getting new weapons is a little less difficult than in the old one.

This helps a little bit with the repetitiveness by allowing you to control several different generals throughout the game rather than just using one over and over.

Graphics wise, the game looks pretty good. It's not revolutionary and the draw-distance wasn't improved much, but it doesn't detract much from the playing. They seemed to add more seige type weapons and you run into more opposing guard captains and luitenants/generals.

The Music is about the same as normal which is pretty bad, but doesn't really annoy me much, which is good.

I'm pleasantly surprised that my Wife seems to enjoy playing along side me which is actually quite helpful and there aren't many games like that.

Overall it's a great addition to the DW series and a good price. Pick it up if you like the previous ones or are looking for a solid hack and slash game. I have the 360 version.

...the ideas in DW, DW:XL and DW:E, I think that the series would really have some lifeblood into it. As it is, DW5:E is pretty fun, although the tedium factor can be high.

First, the good. I've always liked the idea of seeting up your own empire, rather than playing through the incredibly set pieces offered in both DW5 and DW5:XL. Both have their place, but it seems fun to create a character and set him in the backdrop of ancient China as he tries to hammer out his place. Furthermore, there are many challenges to be found, such as attempting to play as, say, Zhang Yan, as he sits alone, precariously between Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan and Dong Zhuo.

I also liked the fact that different elements of the ending were opened up depending on how you play the game. Play as an enlightened ruler, and you can become the prime minister, rebuilding the nation. Play as a despot, and you can become an evil emperor, complete with two lovelies who answer your beckon call. If you manage to declare the 5 tigers during the game, there is an ending sequence for that as well. I haven't found them all...

But the bad is definitely nontrivial. First off, there is really zero strategy involved here. You don't want someone to attack you? Form a short (or long) alliance - the opponent will always accept. Although later you can change this, in the beginning you can conquer the entire territory of another lord by conquering the city he's in, and the computer AI shockingly often puts opposition rulers on the boundary.

Furthermore, it is annoying to attempt to open up the better weapons for your army of warriors, and by the time you do, you're probably better off keeping your powered-up first weapon. I have never unlocked the level 4 weapons. I like the option of keeping the experience you've gained in previous games, but it makes for great difficulty in later scenarios (the box says there are 4, but I've already found 5) when your underpowered Liu Bei faces off against a behemoth in Cao Cao.

However, the game moves quickly, and at 30 bucks (although amazon seems to be overcharging), you can't really go wrong. As for Newman's claim that the price dropped immediately upon release, it's nothing but a filthy lie ("Newman!")...

Simply, put, I've never owned a game with more replay value. I could play this game forever. Even after I get a new game I still keep coming back to this one...

the game is awesome and got a great price! shipping was very fast and the game dident work on a friends console but upon inserting it into my own it works great. all i can ask for. im very satisfied with this purchase

Old Game, last played five years ago.. still a great game to play after all these years. this is a good overall game.

I've had six DW games since I started playing them way back about 8 years ago. This is probably the worst. Of course, because it's empires, it has no musou mode, which is the best part of DW. Because of that, you can't really progress characters nearly as much, such as getting awesome weapons and things. Also, the 'strategy' of course isn't really strategy. You just pick which battles to fight. And the one aspect that makes it utterly boring is that there are not nearly enough people in each battle. I spend more time running trying to find enemies than fighting, versus old DW3 xtreme legends where I would once in a while end up with 1,000+ kills. Don't buy.

First of all easy achievemants, I believe I got around 920/1000. But the game is the same thing over and over for 100 battles. The graphics are decent and there are a crap load of characters but they are all basically made from same 20 molds just with 200+ faces. Stick to the normal Dynasty Warriors and erase Empires from your mind. If you're a hardcore fan you'll love this game, if you're a casual fan you'd shoot yourself in the head if it wasn't for the achievemants.

Dynasty Warriors series offer the same button mashing, stress-relieving fun it always do and this version isn't any different. The Empires version add the civil management element of the old Romance of Three Kingdoms of bygone days into the mix and adds a little variety, however not much. Diehard fan of the series would probably get this but otherwise, it's really just the same as previous version.