Review 12 - Zhengshuai Lin - Dynasty Warriors 5
From DIT Experimental Gaming Group
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Dynasty Warriors 5( Shin Sangokumusou4 in Japanese/Zhen Sanguowushuang4 in Chinese)
Dynasty Warriors (DW5) is an Action RTS game created by Koei for PS2. It is about a series of war stories which happened in the end of the Han Dynasty and you can play a role in these stories.
There are several modes Such as Musou Mode and Free Mode – in Musou Mode, the player can play a hero in his/her specific stories and the story goes on as the same as it was in the history. The player has to kill soldiers or heroes who are in the opposite side and leads soldiers or help other computer controlled heros to finish the missions in each story. And in Free Mode the player can create his own hero with any names, attributes, special skills as he wants and play him in any story he likes.
The Controls
The player should have a gamepad to play the game. Use control pad to move, press “□” means normal attack; press “△” means charge shot; press “○” means Musou dancing; press “×” means jumping or mounting a horse. And the player can press L1 to defense, L2 to show name, L3 also for moving, R1 to shoot, R2 to switch between large map and mini map, R3 to start Musou rousing. The player can also mixed press these keys so that you will get some special hits.
The Gameplay
It is simple to get started and easy to have fun. The player just needs to get familiar with the keys and find out some ways to have special hits. And there will be much useful information comes out occasionally from computer controlled heroes. The player should follow the hints and the story line. When the player finally finished the mission, there will be a nice movie show.
The Story(From A web-book Sanguoyanyi English version)
"The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide. Thus it has ever been." Echoing the rhythms of Chinese history itself, the monumental tale Three Kingdoms begins. They are “Shu” which “Liu Bei” governs, “Wei” which “Cao Cao” governs and “Wu” which “Sun Quan” governs. As important for Chinese culture as the Homeric epics have been for the West, this fourteenth-century masterpiece continues to be loved and read throughout China today. Three Kingdoms portrays a fateful moment at the end of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220) when the future of the Chinese empire lay in the balance.
The Technology
The DW5 uses almost the same technology used in DW4 and the graphic & sound parts have been high proved. It has been added more moving stories with beautiful heroine into such a masculine game. Special skills and special hits can have miracle scenes which can be attacking with magic blue light shining weapon. The background music is also nice especially when the player is fighting.
Overall
The DW5 uses almost the same technology used in DW4 and the graphic & sound parts have been high proved. It has been added more moving stories with beautiful heroine into such a masculine game. Special skills and special hits can have miracle scenes which can be attacking with magic blue light shining weapon. The background music is also nice especially when the player is fighting.
Background music is about "Cao Cao".
