Customer Reviews

Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce

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Having been a loyal fan of Dynasty Warriors all the way from #2 to the cesspool of crap that was DW6, the endless repetition has been gnawing on me for awhile and I decided to quit buying titles after 6. Then I heard of Strikeforce, which truly sounded like it brought something new to the series, and thank god, it actually does. I'm going to assume most people checking out this title have played a DW game before, so I'm going to focus on the improvements/differences of this particular version rather than give you a ground-up review.

Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce will be very familiar to seasoned DW players in terms of the combat, but Koei finally added some neat twists to spice things up. For one, you can fly (after acquiring a certain ability) and execute cool combos and carry on extended battles in the air, which is really cool. There is now also a dash move which allows you to quickly charge up to enemies to begin attacking or dodge enemy strikes, and a new targeting system that lets you lock onto enemies and see how effective your currently equipped weapon is against the enemy you are targeting (you are allowed to choose two different weapons to equip from a very impressive list) and these weapons can be changed instantly in combat by pressing a button. You can also carry an inventory of various items such as life-giving meatbuns to use whenever necessary instead of having to run around hunting for them on the battlefield.

Most exciting for me is the coop. Strikeforce supports up to 4 players via wireless Ad Hoc (or local) networking. With your buddies, you begin in a city with merchants and blacksmiths and the like from which you can forge various weapons/items or buy upgrades to your abilities. Then you can go to a message board in the city to accept various quests, both optional and the main "battlefield" quests to earn money and items. If you're playing with friends, you can play special VS quests which pit you against your friends in really exciting arenas.

The last thing of mention in DW Strikeforce is the boss battles. If you've been looking at screenshots, you've probably seen the big fire-breathing tiger that serves as the boss of the Hu Lao Gate battle (along with Lu Bu, who rides atop his head). The Hu Lao Gate battle, for instance, allows you to scale the boss and fight Lu Bu atop it's back or high up in arial combat, which is really intense.

Overall, I was very pleased with Strikeforce for all of it's new additions, and the game is particurarly fun in coop. If you've got buddies with PSPs I would highly recommend you convince them to buy this and begin a coop game.

Very pleased at the speedy service of receiving this game. It was for my son and when he gets to play it, he enjoys it.

And when he would let me play it, which is rarely by the way, I found it a nice and beautiful mix of Dragonball Z action with the traditional you vs. the world feel that all Dynasty Warrior games give.

Seems like Koei finally listened to their fans because DW: Strikeforce is a gem that outshines most of the other games in the series. They've really added more depth to the game with a deeper customization system for weapons and armor, and players now have the their own village/town which they can upgrade for various rewards. Strikeforce is like a breath of fresh air for a series that was becoming more and more stagnant with every new release for the past several years. I definitely recommend it for fans of the series and anyone who just wants a good PSP game to keep them occupied.

I bought this game because it looked like a breath of fresh air to the Dynasty Warriors franchise. It is different than the other games, but there are some hidden aspects that the game doesn't tell you about before you purchase it. What I'm talking about is the fact that YOU NEED TO HAVE A FRIEND THAT OWNS THIS GAME AS WELL in order to enjoy it. The single player aspect is harder than a platinum wall. I returned this game within 24 hours of buying it because it was giving me high blood pressure and I didn't enjoy being ganged on 3 on 1. I think it's real shady of the developers to do this to their customers. However, if you do have a friend with a PSP and some extra cash to buy this game then go for it. To me I just see it as a waste of time, emotion, and money.

I really liked this title. It was a nice change from the other installments of the DW series. This game ups the difficulty quite a bit which can be frustrating but with a little level grinding it isn't that bad.

To the person who stated that co-op is necessary to complete this game, I beat this game solo without even maxing out my character. Once my character was fully leveled the game was almost laughable at how easy it was with the exception of a couple of missions. The co-op feature is REALLY nice but not necessary to enjoy this game, but it would help reduce a little of the level grinding necessary to beat it solo.