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'''Dynasty Warriors 5''' (真・三國無双4) is a Hack and slash video game set in China and the fifth installment in the ''Dynasty Warriors'' series, developed by Omega Force and published by Koei. The game was released on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is based on the Chinese novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' by Luo Guanzhong.

Contents

Gameplay

Characters

Expansions

''Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends''

''Dynasty Warriors 5 Special''

''Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires''

Stages

Trading Card Game

See also

References

External links

English sites

Japanese sites

Gameplay

The gameplay of ''Dynasty Warriors 5'' is based on previous "Dynasty Warriors" games. It is a hack-and-slash beat-'em-up 3-D action game.
The game features multiple modes. Musou Mode presents a number of chronologically consecutive battle stages revolving around one chosen character, augmented by animation and character-voiced storytelling that provides context for battles and actions. Free Mode allows a player to play default levels and those that have been completed in Musou Mode one at a time. Both Musou Mode and Free Mode allow for two-player cooperative gameplay. Challenge Mode introduces a number of specialized stages with specific challenges, including time trials. The Camp feature allows the player to inspect unlocked items, bodyguards, and officers. The Encyclopedia feature gives a description of each officer in Dynasty Warriors 5, including every non-player character. The Options feature stores viewed pre-rendered videos and offers gameplay and presentation options to the player.
The stronghold feature from ''Dynasty Warriors 4 Empires'' is also included in ''Dynasty Warriors 5''. This aspect of gameplay introduces bases to the battlefield. Friendly bases may need protection, while defeating enemy bases earns bonuses to attack or defense or a musou and health-restoring item. Neutral bases can also be captured as strategic points.

Characters

Main articles: List of Dynasty Warriors characters

This game includes the same characters from ''Dynasty Warriors 4'' and six new characters, meaning that the game has the largest cast of characters in the entire series.

Expansions

''Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends''

'''Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends''' (真・三國無双4 猛将伝) is a minor expansion to ''Dynasty Warriors 5''. This game was released on November 16, 2005 and is playable only on the Playstation 2 video game console.
''Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends'' does not allow the player to play Musou Mode or Free Mode if the player does not possess the original ''Dynasty Warriors 5'' game disk. New game modes included Challenge Mode, Xtreme Mode, and Destiny Mode.
Xtreme Mode is a parallel to Shura Mode in ''Dynasty Warriors 5 Special'', in which the objective of the game is for the human-controlled character to survive as long as possible while collecting gold dropped by enemies to regain health and increase stats temporarily.

In Destiny Mode, the player is first allowed to customize a character. After creating a personalized character, a player will be asked to join the Kingdom of Wei, Wu, or Shu. While in this mode, you will be playing as a character with very few attacks (starting off with only 2 fundamental hits) and will be "protected" by a chosen officer near the character. The officer will heal the character continuously when injured during battle, so long as the character is nearby. A unique feature of Destiny Mode is that at times the player is given the option to betray one force, while setting a ruse for another. For example, a player receives a letter from Cao Cao, the Emporer of Wei, in which he asks the player to defect from the Kingdom of Wu to the Kingdom of Wei. The player can respond to this by fighting for Wei temporarily, then moving to a set position which will trigger a ruse, such as a large fleet of enemies suddenly attacking to support the player's "betrayal".

''Dynasty Warriors 5 Special''

'''Dynasty Warriors 5 Special'''
(''Shin Sangoku Musou 4 Special'') is another expansion to the game. This game is released on the 22nd of December, 2006 on the Xbox 360 and Windows XP in Japan and shortly thereafter for Windows XP in Taiwan.
This version of the game is a combination of the original game and some Xtreme Legends features, including Legend Mode and Xtreme Mode. It does not include Edit Mode or Destiny Mode, but it does include the new items from Xtreme Legends. It includes gamepad support, allowing the user to use PlayStation 2 or Xbox 360-style controllers compatible with Windows XP.
The Windows XP version also has improved graphical features, such as real-time shadows.


'Official System Requirements Of Shin Sangoku Musou 4 Special For Windows XP'
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★ Processor: Pentium 4 1.6GHz or above (2.6GHz recommended)

★ Operating System: Windows XP or later

★ Memory (RAM): 256 MB Or Above (512 MB or more recommended)

★ 4 GB of free Hard Disk Space

★ DVD-ROM/R/RW Drive

★ Video Card: 64 MB of memory or higher. (128 MB+ is recommended)

''Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires''

'''Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires''' (真・三國無双4 Empires) is the second Dynasty Warriors Empires expansion by Omega Force of Koei. ''Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires'' was released on March 28, 2006 for both the PS2 and Xbox 360 video game consoles.
This game is focused upon strategy game play. In Empire Mode, which features five new stages not in Dynasty Warriors 5, the player initially enacts various policies within a chosen state by consulting with the state's officers and delegating responsibilities to others. Battle tactics can be discussed, a feature of other titles in the strategy genre, such as ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms''.
Other than Empire Mode, new items and weapons are introduced. Another new feature is the ability of being able to order your lower officers to group with you at certain areas of battle and choose which specific officers you wish to carry out these feats. Time limit can also be altered to fit your needs, and even so with the set conditions of each battle. Although nearly all Xbox 360 titles support Xbox Live, ''Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires'' does not.
In addition to the original ''Dynasty Warriors 5'' soundtrack, this expansion adds soundtracks from previous titles, including ''Dynasty Warriors 2'', ''Dynasty Warriors 3'' and ''Dynasty Warriors 4''.

Stages

Many of the stages are recreations of notable battles present historically or from the ''Romance of Three Kingdoms'' novel, while original creations became more common with the newer installments. Here is a list of stages from ''Dynasty Warriors 5'' and ''Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends''.

★ Battle of Xi Liang (180 A.D.) ★ Battle of Ji Province (180) ★ Battle of Liang Province(181) ★ Struggle for Nan Zhong (182) ★ Struggle for the Book (183, Xtreme Legends) ★ Battle of Nan Zhong (183) ★ Rescue at Lou Sang Village (184, XL) ★ The Yellow Turban Rebellion (184) ★ Ou Xing's Rebellion (187, XL) ★ The Ten Eunuchs' Rebellion (189, XL) ★ Battle of Si Shui Gate (191) ★ Battle of Hu Lao Gate (191) ★ Battle of Chang Shan (192) ★ Battle of Jing Province (192) ★ Battle of Yan Province (194, XL) ★ Imperial Rescue (195, XL) ★ The Two Qiaos (196, XL) ★ Battle of Wu Territory (197) ★ Battle of Wan Castle (197) ★ Battle of Xia Pi (198) ★ Battle of Guan Du (200) ★ Guan Yu's Escape (200) ★ Husbands and Wives (200, XL) ★ The Trials of Sun Ce (200) ★ Battle of Xia Kou (208) ★ Battle of Chang Ban (208)

★ Battle of Chi Bi (208) ★ Escape from Chi Bi (208) ★ Battle of Tong Gate (211) ★ Battle of Ji Castle (213, XL) ★ Battle of Cheng Du (214) ★ Battle of Jia Meng Gate (214, XL) ★ Battle of He Fei (215) ★ The Invasion of Nan Zhong (215) ★ Battle of Yang Ping Gate (215, XL) ★ Battle of Ru Xu Kou (217, XL) ★ Battle of Han Shui (219, XL) ★ Battle of Mt. Ding Jun (219) ★ Battle of Fan Castle (219) ★ Battle of Mai Castle (219, XL) ★ Battle of Yi Ling (222) ★ Conquest of Nan Zhong (225) ★ Battle of Tian Shui (227) ★ Battle of Xin Castle (227, XL) ★ Battle of Jie Ting (228) ★ Battle of Shi Ting (228, XL) ★ Battle of Chen Cang (229) ★ Battle of Mt. Qi (231, XL) ★ Battle of He Fei Castle (234) ★ Battle of Bai Di Castle (234) ★ Battle of Wu Zhang Plains (234) ★ Showdown at Nan Zhong (235, XL)

Zhou Tai battling it out in ''Shin Sangokumusou 4''

Zhao Yun battling it out with opponents

Trading Card Game

Koei published a series of trading card game (「真・三國無双 4」トレーディングカードゲーム) based on ''Dynasty Warriors 5'' in 2005-7-29. The cards are illustrated by Hiroyuki Suwahara. Starter box (53 cards) cost 1500 yen, while booster pack (10 cards) cost 280 yen.
Available starter box including Wei set, Wu set, Shu set.
There are total 266 cards in the game, including 36 commander, 160 general, 35 strategy, 15 trap, 20 item. Booster pack include 10 cards from the set of 266.^[2]

See also

★ ''Dynasty Warriors''

★ List of Dynasty Warriors characters

★ ''Dynasty Warriors 6''

★ ''Samurai Warriors''

References

1. http://koeiwarriors.simgames.net/dw5-special.php
2. Dynasty Warriors 5 gets card-game tie-in Hirohiko Niizumi

External links

English sites

★ Koei's Official site

★ Official DW5 site

★ Official Xtreme Legends site

★ Official Empires site

Japanese sites

★ Official DW5 site

★ Official Moushouden (Xtreme Legends) site

★ Official Empires site

★ Trading Card Game site