Dynasty Warriors Vol 2

by Koei

Product Features

• For the first time, multiplayer combat with a Battle Royal for up to 4 players (ad hoc)
• Includes the complete pantheon of all 48 Dynasty Warriors, with branching story paths for each kingdom
• Unlock up to 300 officers and unleash Double Musou attacks with your officers
• Manage a stable of up to 8 horses and elephants that gain experience during battle
• Musou, Multiplayer and Free Modes, plus info on weapons, officers and stages in Camp mode

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GA75CU
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4 x 0.8 inches
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 24, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,075 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #14 in Video Games > Sony PSP > Strategy
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Sony PSP

Dynasty Warriors 2 brings back Warriors Worth a Thousand, in a sequel that eclipses the original with an exquisite array of features! When the Han Dynasty crumbled, China broke into three warring states. You will lead the charge that leads from civil unreast and open warfare to final reunification. Can it be achieved? It will be difficult, but ancient China's greatest warriors have rocked Heaven and Earth in the past -- with your help, they can do it again. Over 50 stages and 31 maps. Twice as many as the original Trade officers with other players wirelessly Wide-screen action using the PSP system's full display

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun alot better than the first, November 30, 2006

By 

L. Lecompte - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dynasty Warriors Vol 2 (Video Game)

Dynasty Warriors vol.2 is much better than the first dynasty warriors. i started playing the game and i noticed that the gameplay is much better at the start before starting the battle your bodyguards had rankings the more ranking the stronger you got,i saw that now you can choose a weapon selection to use in battle a max of 8 spaces. i loved that there was a stable that you can obtain horses or elephants to bring into the battle note they also gain in rank and get stronger.

The starting of the battle i noticed that the battle map was larger than the last dynasty warriors, the battle was smooth meaning if there was alot of enemies attacking you the screen would not slow up, and the battle music is always different for example if you were playing the battle of the yellow turbans you would hear the music playing the whole stage not the same old music over and over like the last game, and the game has a musou rage which is a big improvement to winning a battle, one thing i like is the bodyguards AI they can be very helpful when you need them though sometimes its takes to go near them sometimes otherwise they sometimes will follow you and aid you in battle and trust me they can be very helpful i know they help me out of tight situations, one more thing there are two types of special missions one being helping a village or two finding a treasure trove note the treasure trove has very strong warriors reaching levels 8-10 and believe me if you are not strong enough they will do a number on you the enemy AI are very strong soo be careful.

After the battle when its over you get experence points which you earn and then use to increase your bodyguards rank they do increase during battle but this helps out more and unlocking better statis that can help you in further battles, you also get weapons if you complete a mini mission or a certain warrior. as you increase in points you gain more control points this is the biggest plus in the whole game why? because you are now able to have more stronger bodyguards on your side and able for the first time have two what i call important people and if you had the right combination you will get a bonus statis, and you get to obtain new and more bodyguards and if you complete the whole stage you unlock a special bodyguard.

One more thing the multiplayer modes they give you four to choose from Bombs away, time attack, battle royal, and sudden death i would not bother with the multiplayer the free mode and musou mode are the ones you will love very much.there are over 50 stages so there are more battles for you to play and more time will be passing by.

I highly recommend this game.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's ok, but it's not ps2, December 22, 2007

By 

Janet Kniesner "dragonsong86" - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dynasty Warriors Vol 2 (Video Game)

I just bought a psp, and the first two games I got were Dynasty Warriors and Dynasty Warriors V.2, because I LOVE the DW games on my PS2. At first, I hated these games. They are so much different. The biggest thing that bothers me is that everything is time oriented. You are much more pressed for time than any other DW games. There are battle areas that you move through to get where you are going, and every time you move, you lose time. On the PS2 I loved taking my time and killing every gate captain, every guard captain, every officer. But with the psp versions I feel rushed and often don't do everything I want to because of it.

Another issue is that there are no life recoveries in game play. There are no jars to break to find life after you've been hammered on by LuBu, and none of the enemies drop anything. They don't even drop swords and shields to raise your attack and defense. For life you have to make a side trip to a supply base (hoping that you survive whatever battles are between you and it), where you also get some extra time added on, but I often lose more time getting there than what I gain from it.

My third and final major peeve is that there are no more 4th weapons. I loved building my character up to god-like power and then going after my ultimate weapon to make them unstoppable. There is no ultimate weapon in this one. There are only 3 weapons for each character, and you get them automatically. No secret conditions to figure out (or look up on Gamefaqs.com). And also I'm beginning to wonder about whether it is even possible to build your character up to god-like status at all. I've only played through musou with 2 characters so far, so it's entirely possible that I'm wrong about this, but it seems that their life bar, musou bar, attack, etc. rises during the course of the musou story, but when you complete the story and go to play that character in free mode, the only thing that remains elevated is command/status (whatever it's called, I forget). It looks like the life bar and everything else goes right back to where it was when you started. Again, it's early in the game for me, so I may be mistaken. But if I can't beef up my character like I can in the PS2 versions, then I really don't even want to play this game.

Having said all that, this game does have some good points, such as being able to take other officers into battle with you. I can take Sun Shang Xiang and Gan Ning to fight beside me like bodyguards! Too cool. And I'm getting used to the differences in the way the game plays compared to the old versions. I guess it's a good way to pass the time until DW6 comes out on the PS3, or for those of us who can't even afford a PS3 right now! haha

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than 1, June 13, 2008

By 

Ron (Jersey) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dynasty Warriors Vol 2 (Video Game)

This is a bit of an improvement over the first psp version, though I find it lacking when compared to Samurai Warriors: State of War which seems closer to the original console version. Again with this version of Dynasty Warriors you have just small battlefields to work with. They do lock together to form one huge battle though. The combat is the same as the first, as is the fact that the enemies do not drop anything. It was fun, but a bit repetitive. This series still needs some tweaking for the PSP.

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