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currently my favorite PS2 game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: October 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

There is only one bad thing about this game. You will spend several hours playing it and the PS2 doesn't freeze up after 5 hours of continous play like the PS1 did. If you have a significant other who isn't into PS2, this game will cause some relationship problems. The graphics are stunning and the amimation is crisp and rarely slows down. When it does it is beacuse you have 50 guys on the screen fighting at the same time, so it looks like a cool slow motion battle. The story line is the usual Warring States period in China. Does Koei make anything else? Who cares, this game has a perfect blend of strategy and flat out action. The horseback fighting is a cool little bonus. Once you unlock all the generals and can play the battles either way, it really becomes fun. It would be nice if the other soldiers did more, they are usually just standing around but given the sheer size of the battles, it is amazing that they are even there. Whenever I get home to New Orleans I can usually count on at least three days of constant playing dynasty warriors 2 on my little brothers PS2. I can't wait for dynasty warriors 3. If you haven't played this game you are in for a treat. Just make sure to buy some blister cream for your thumbs.

Good game. Lots of fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: October 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game was really wild. It definetly shows off what the PS2 can do. Having about 40-50 characters on the screen at one slaughtering each other is pretty amazing. Although the only drawback I found from this was I never made it out of the first battle, and I was playing for like a half hour. I don't know how long the battles are supposed to last, but boy was my thumb tired. I had racked up almost 500 "KO's" before I finally got beat by one of the bosses on the computer side (and about 30 of his soldiers, where were my troops when I needed them?). I'd recommend this game, but beware it's not really a strategy game. You run around and kill as many guys as you can, if you get low on life then you pick up what appears to be an onion and you'll gain health back. You can also pick up upgrades for your armor and weapons (some last 30 seconds, some for the whole battle). All in all a lot of hack and slash fun!

Fun, But Looooooong

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: May 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

-Chad Steingraber-
-Paradigm/Infogrames-
-Level Designer/Game Designer/3D Artist on The Terminator: Dawn of Fate-

At this point, Dynasty Warriors 3 is out....there is really no need to even play this one. DW3 is far better with improved gameplay and even multiplayer mode. Don't waste even a rental fee on this, if you really want to see DW2 play....just get DW3, there's not much difference. It's not that it isn't fun or cool...it's just that DW3 is the same thing packed with more fun. The problem I have with this one is, it takes over an hour to beat one level....and there really isn't any save points. That can be aggravating if you don't have a full hour to waste.

Unless your really bored, want to waste your money....or just crazy insane for the series....don't bother with this one at all.

First Person Robotron

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: November 07, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I love this game. My only complaint is in the limited number of fighting moves. If you love to slaughter multiple opponents at one time, then this is for you. Robotron always filled that niche for me, then SmashTV, but this is from an over the shoulder perspective and the graphics are great.

Of the four launch titles I bought (SSX, Midnight Club Racer, Silent Scope and Dynasty Warrirors 2), this is my favorite and the one I consider to be the one that pushes the PS2's features the most.

AWESOME! ACTION!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 14, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Dynasty Warriors 2 is a blend of weird conflicting elements that work out well! Players take on the role of one of nine initial warriors, and can play as many as 28 in the end when every level is beaten. The gameplay involves you taking control of a Ton of ground troops that must confront a similar sized army of foot soldiers, generals, and their leaders. Your soldiers are programmed with smart AI to fight on their own, but will follow you, once you have initiated a fight, Over all this is a must have PS2 game if you love action and fighting!

AMAZING game.. if you're completely doubtful, rent it.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

But I guarantee you'll still love it. Dynasty Warriors 2 throws you into ancient feudal China, where you have the choice of playing as a character (out of many) of three Empires: the Wu Kingdom, the Wei Kingdom, and the Shu Kingdom. You can follow a storyline of each kingdom with it's own combination of battles (in chronological order of course) against rebels, corrupt Gernerals, and even the other kingdoms that you can choose to play as. Massive battles take place with thousands of soldiers from both sides, either on foot or horseback. You can mentally plan out your attack route before the fight, with a map that is shown before hand. Survive the incredible battles, protect the commanding officer of your side, slaughter the enemy's leader, and you might just make it to the next level with a few extra bodyguards. No matter what kind of game you like, you will love this game. The graphics are stunning with realistic enviroments, including even things like snow and rain. The sounds are great, and before you know it your lost in the heat of battle. It would of been a little more interesting if they had managed a way for there to be two players at once, but that would be very difficult...or if you could use the special generals in Musou mode. But tiny things like that are the only flaws in the game. It is more then worth it to own.

What A Great Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

WOW! this game is awesome. choose one of ten caracters in the begining and earn more as you beat the game with each character! choose a character froim one of the three kingdoms.a total of eight action packed levels. this isnt like any other game, each time you play a level it is always different! choose your own strategy of attack and try to keep your armies morale up! jump into battle as each caracter has their own different weapon and attacks. saddle up! get on a horse and plow through the enemy troops as you slash away at the enemy! sniper out those pesky bowmans in guard towers with your own bow. this game is great if ypou dont want to buy it at first you hafta rent it. a must own for any person who likes war/strategy games!

Final Fight on Steroids

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: September 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you remember and loved games like Final Fight and Golden Axe, you'll definitely love this game. If you didn't, well, I'm sure you'll find something nice on PS2...eventually.
Everyone else, you know the drill. One man versus the horde. You decimate it one man at a time. Only thing is, you've got a horde on your side as well. I haven't seen anything quite as gorgeous as the clash of two large enemy squads in a chaotic melee with archers firing into the mix while you hack, slash, and send fifteen armed men flying twenty feet away from you in all directions. I don't think I've ever seen anything like that on a video game, ever.
And don't think this is pure hack and slash. You go through it with that mindset, you'll have to replay levels a whole lot. Strategy is involved. Your army has many fronts on which it fights and it usually fights a losing battle. Typically, the only way to turn the tide is to rush to that front and get medieval on everyone's buttocks. However, if you go and reinforce one front, the others typically fail. Do you press on where you are or rush to that battle front that's become too close to high command? Also, you need to pay attention to messages on screen. A lot of times they'll tell you someone who's intregal to a plan that would turn the battle in your favor and you should do your damnedest to protect him. If you just hack and slash and let that VIP fall, you'll probably lose the battle. Other times they'll just tell you to protect your commander's hide, which you'd better do since his death counts as losing. That said, it's still heavily steeped into hack and slash and fans of Xena-esque rampages won't be disappointed.
OK, AI can be extremely dumb. It's not uncommon to watch soldiers stand with their backs turned to you as you pound them to the ground. They also have a tendency to get stuck running back and forth between obstacles. But it's also not uncommon to see rough and tumble brawls between squads as spears and swords swing and bodies fly, especially when you've got opposing officers in the fray. There have been plenty of instances when friendly troops have saved me from an extreme beating. Friendly archer fire will find their marks in the guy beating on you or that lowly spearman next to you will club your opponent from behind, allowing you time to recover.
It can get real frustrating from level 3 and on, I must admit. But so far it only gets me mad, makes me curse a whole lot, and want to crush the guy who made me lose. I'm thoroughly addicted.
Oh yeah, if you don't like heavy, grungy rock music, you might want to play this on mute. While it seems absurdly out of place for the setting, that being ancient China, it does fit with the setting of liberally dealing out hardcore thrashings on your foes. Personally, it gets me pumped for more.

Run around, whack buttons, repeat. . .

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: December 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I didn't much enjoy this game, though I must admit that the graphics were TERRIFIC! I suppose this is a great game if you you're into (as the young man at the game shop put it) "Button Mashers". . . A button masher, it seems, is a game in which the primary goal is to mash the attack button before the enemy hits you over the head with a mallet (or some other unfriendliness).

The crux of the game is that you're one of the heros outlined in the opening credits. Each has a different weapon that they use in a different way from the next (Et cetera, et cetera. Yadda yadda. . .). You have to win a series of battles (that are a bit confusing to begin with) and claim various prizes. . . Now on to how to play the game- (much like the title of this review) "Run around, whack buttons, repeat until you are dead or victorious". Taa Daa, you've just mastered Dynasty Warriors 2; Congrats. The only real strategy I've been able to discern from watching 3 people (aside from myself) play the game is "don't get hit".

Sorry to have been less than overjoyed with the gameplay, but I've seen really good games and I've seen really bad games (I own 116 PS1 games and 16 PS2 games. . .) and this one is simply too close to marginal to get all hot and bothered about. Rent it before you buy it. If you can't stand the idea of returning it to the rental store, buy your own. (On the up side, I'd give it 2.5 stars if that were an option)

You don't really need this one now that the thirds one's out

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: May 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

While the third one is better this version is still good. Why is this not as good as the third one? Well, this game was pretty good except that I liked the amount of Freedom in its sequal.

First of all, for every character the first two levels are the same. Then by the third stage it depends on what force you chose. Because each character in the force has the same level, this game doesn't offer much for replay value. Not to mention that there are only eight levels in this one as compared to the third ones 23.

There aren't as many characters in this one either but the mission lay-out is different. However, the main reason why you should pass this up is the difficulty. Because the AI is so bad (thats better in the third one too...) the game is too easy. You can be a one-man (or one woman) army and still take every body out. What's worse is that when fighting Generals when you knock them down they recover health while they're on their back and that really [aggravated] me off.

The Supreme Commanders are also impossible once you get there, but there gaurds are too stupid to take you on anyway. Also you only get two body gaurds and they'll die in about five seconds (literally).

My advice, get Dynasty Warriors 3, its harder, the enemies have more AI and you get eight body gaurds that can actually last in a mission, not to mention that you actually do have an army of your own.

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