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Author : KOEI
Release Date : 20030328
Binding : CD-ROM
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Editorial Reviews :
Dynasty Warriors 4 takes battlefield action games to the next level, allowing players to experience the thrill of taking on multiple opponents at once and fighting against impossible odds. A host of new features add greater depth to the gameplay, as well as more insight into the characters and turbulent events of the Three Kingdoms era. The concepts of Honor and Loyalty in the face of adversity serve as the main theme for the game. The obligations of generals to their Lords and Allies guide the paths of these warriors as the fight to unify a divided empire.
The greatest new achievement in Dynasty Warriors 4 is the addition of large-scale war machines including catapults, battering rams, and bridge layers. The new weapons function in real-time and will be essential to victory. Like the horse and elephant troops that were introduced in Dynasty Warriors 3, the inclusion of war machines adds a new level of excitement to the tactical action series.
Although based on Luo Guanzhong’s novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms the latest installment of the series takes a more open-ended approach to the narrative in order to create a more involving atmosphere for the gamer. Two new play modes including Campaign mode and Kingdom play are introduced. In Campaign mode, players can select a character, and then select a strategic campaign. Previous games in the series required the player to progress through each of the game’s stages in a linear path. With Kingdom play, players select one of the three kingdoms, Wu, Shu or Wei. As the game progresses through the storyline, players will be able to use any of the characters from that kingdom. Together, these two modes combine to provide even more freedom and replay value over the progressive single story paths of previous Dynasty Warriors games. Additionally, there will be even more stages than Dynasty Warriors 3.
No two games will be the same. Using a multiple scenario system, new victory conditions will emerge and different events will occur as each battle unfolds. New AI allows enemy and allied units to react to actual battlefield conditions, rather than to a set pattern. With constantly changing scenarios and new, more reactive enemy and ally AI, Dynasty Warriors 4 presents the most realistic battlefield action yet.
Buyer Reviews :
I've been playing this game for two days, and have only seen about a third of the levels (and probably less than half of the events on those levels), and all I can say is WOW!
Having read ROTK and played DW2, DW3, and DW:FW, I'm simply amazed by the amount of detail that went into this game. While DW2 and DW3 did a good job of portraying the conflicts, DW4 does that PLUS telling the story and getting into the details of the conflicts. The saving of the infant Liu Feng in the blaze of battle; the cowardly burning of the capital by Dong Zhuo; the treachery of Yuan Shu at Hu Lao (which was only touched on in DW3); it's all there.
Story-telling is MUCH stronger in this game. Instead of a single battle against the Yellow Scarves (for example), there are three, and they're tied together logically. Additionally, the mid-battle one-on-one Duels add a LOT of the original cinematic/dramatic flavor of the novels.
If you're a ROTK fan and you've played all of Koei's games, remember the difference of the experience in Kessen II to Dynasty Tactics? It's about the same going from DW3 to DW4.
If you're been playing the DW series all along, I'm sure you've already got and love this game. If, on the other hand, you've been a casual player, this is one you should not miss.
(by eillum)
Features/Technical Specs :
* Battlefield action game
* Three great kingdoms go to war; start play as any of nine different officers or create your own
* During sieges, catapults, battering rams, and portable bridges are used in real time and are key to victory
* Constantly changing scenarios and reactive AI means no two games will play the same
* For one or two players
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