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UGHHHH

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: April 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Not to be a "ball buster" but I have to say they made some of the characters super gay looking. They made Sun Jian like 80, Yuan Sho looked like a freak, Lu Bu's new weapon is homo, and the story line implied more homosexuality then Brokeback Mountain. And don't even get me started on Dong Zhou!!!!!! The guy looked like a fat conehead! Ugh, they slaughtered my love on DW with this one, DW5 Empires ftw people.

On the other hand graphics were good, but the soldiers no longer wore helmets, and I hate not having bodyguards, or not being able to 1v1 duel another officer during a battle. Voice acting made me cringe. Rental in my opinion.

Awsome Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: March 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If ur a fan of the Dynasty Wariors series i definately recomend this game to you it is verry awsome the graphics are amazing and the story line is kool

The only thing i didnt like is some of the maps are remakes which kinda sucks but o well the game is still awsome

Great game, good improvements but more of the same

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is very much alike the Dynasty Warriors (killing everyone that come across you, so repetitive)that came before but with the improved graphics and some other features that keep this game up with the next-gen console type of games. Also it keeps up with the fun that the previous entries of DW brought before.

Cons: The multiple weapon system is nice but I think I prefered the upgrading system as in DW4. A little slow when 1000 people are on the screen. Loading times (although if you install the game, those times go way faster).

Pros: DW6 in next generation consoles!!!!! Amazing graphics, new moves, new features. Very but VERY addictive. 10 out of 10 in fun.

I'm a hardcore fan of DW and that's why I bought it and I know for sure that anyone who likes DW or is gonna play it for the first game, will definitely like it (maybe not as much as I do but still)

How can they still not have improved on the 3rd game?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: March 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you like Dynasty Warriors, chances are you've already bought this monotonous piece of work. A series that used to be brilliant in it's simplicity and worked well within it's own story, the game has become far beyond as tedious and monotonous as a game should get. The series has never been genius to begin with, but it becomes increasingly clear with each cheap expansion pack that KOEI doesn't care about it's fans; only their money. The graphics are below average and the gameplay is the same and yet worse then it's predecessors... the combat system has been arranged to make it even more of a brainless button masher. Rental at best.

new elements, more fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 04, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Got this game last night. couldn't stop playing it. New elements such as war-horse, special attack, skills, dodging and counter attack make the game so much more fun. It is not a game of tapping sqaure and triangle anymore. There are still a lot more to explore in this game. Bottom line, if you are a fan, you will love it!

The only thing I don't like about this release is that they changed the characters so much that they don't look like the legendary Chinese generals anymore, they are more like those Japanese comics characters. Plus they removed some of the characters and maps........WHY?

Decent fun, if you are a fan, you'll want to play this. Much improved from Legend

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 04, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Playing DW5 and Xtreme Legend was a real let down. Almost gave up on the series. After reading nice reviews from fellow fans on Amazon, thought I would give it another chance.

After playing for 2 weekends, no regret for the $60 spent.

1. Graphics - a big improvement
2. Sound - about the same as before
3. Gameplay - There's several changes here:
a.) leveling - now it's like a final fantasy X style skill points board where you pick the skills you want to get after each level. Nice addition. Though it could of been a bit deeper like Diablo where it's more character focused.
b.) Even more characters to unlock and choose from - this I thought it was really not necessary. Doubt anyone has the patience to level all 50 or 100 characters. Rather they concentrate on make 10 or 20 characters more distinctive.
c.) Difficulty - This really got raised even on EASY. Can you say NO MORE BUNS! Yes, practically all the health-ups drops are gone, only at the bases and a few barrels you can find health-ups. Lot of extra backtracking.
d.) Horse Leveling - Here the horse actually is pretty powerful if you level it. Also being able to "call" your horse to you is helpful.
e.) Magic / Intellect characters - In the books, Zhuge Liang is literally the #1 character, most powerful due to his intelligence, but in DW series, the brain characters are really weak to play. That hasn't changed in #6.

If you are a fan or enjoy a good beatdown to get some stress out after work, this is a good workout. If you want fresh new / deep gameplay, look elsewhere.

Old and New

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: March 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

As someone who has every Dynasty Warrior game(Empires and Xtreme Legends included) as well as the Samurai Warriors, Warriors Orochi, Dynasty Warriors Gundam, and even the two PSP games. I think I can comment with some authority on this game. I like the visuals first of all. This is a big step up. The frame rate seems excellent as well. I encountered no slow downs in play. The addition of climbing ladders and swimming is nice. In turn the makers took out a few elements that I liked with leveling up weapons and bodyguards. The gameplay itself is basically the same thing you have been playing for years. If you are a fan of the mass battleground slaughtering enemies kind of game, then this is still going to be right up you alley. For me the story is getting a bit stale. I have seen the same time frames and characters a little too much now and I wish they would try something new. Still it is fun and I can easily recommend it to any Dynasty Warriors fan.

Well done

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is the first Dynasty Warriors that is actually fun to play. No more running back to your horse (you can whistle for it now), no more having to tediously kill all the gate guards to stop enemy reinforcements, no more having to kill hundreds of enemies hunting for meat buns (if you take a base now, it spawns food on a regular basis), mounted combat is now a feasible way of killing enemies, randomized loot, a fun levelling and advancement system, etc.

It's still all about mowing through waves of enemies and fighting enemy generals, but it's actually fun now, instead of tedious. I'd recommend it for anyone that got turned off by the older Dynasty Warrior games.

Not too shabby

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

At this point, you either like the KOEI "mass battlefield" games, or you don't. Dynasty Warriors 6 picks up right where the others left off, with more of the same. Once again, we're thrown back into what sort of passes as Chinese history, taking up the roles of one of the Three Kingdom warriors and hacking our way to glory.

First off, the game has never looked better. DW6 is a clear jump up in graphics from even the recent Samurai Warriors 2 for the PS2, and the battlefields are familiar while looking much, much nicer. DW6 does a good job of making use of the PS3's heavy graphics horsepower, filling the levels with flowing water and leaf-dropping trees that actually are cool to look at.

Second, the combat is just as fun as ever. As always, one is able to slaughter entire fields full of enemies, collecting dropped bags of weapons and experience to crank up one's stats. Some of the weird DW affectations remain, such as squads of troops that mysteriously appear out of mid-air around you. All in all, however, the combat system holds up well even though it has basically been reduced to pure button mashing even compared to earlier versions.

Each iteration of Dynasty Warriors seems to add some good things while unfortunately removing some old standbys. For example, DW6 retains horses and even lets you level them up, permitting one to obtain strange steeds such as one that freezes anyone it runs over, or gives you a free weapon at the end of each level (presumably carried off in its teeth). Loose horses even run around on the battlefield smashing into people, instead of just standing around like idiots. Another new feature is a skill tree that is filled up with little skill points based on levelling, although there's really not much thought put into it. However, other items from earlier versions are sorely missed: new weapons do not appear upgradeable with money (indeed, there is no gold to be found) but instead are simply found as-is. Nor does one receive a bodyguard hireling who can level up; it's a horse or nothing. Having a bodyguard bomb thrower or monk who hands out life foods is sorely missed. Harkening back even further (DW 4, if memory serves), the inability to make a customized character or use a first-person bow and arrow still rankles. DW 6 adds the ability to climb up ladders onto walls or archer towers, but no ability to then use a bow to shoot people below. It's kind of silly.

Lastly, it's worth noting that the game is quite challenging. Even at the historically cream-puff "Normal" setting it is pretty easy to get murdered, notably by the over-juiced "fury" characters. I had an 18th level character with pretty good weapons get killed in two hits by some commander who wasn't even legendary tool Lu Bu. Interim saving is key even on the lower difficulty settings.

All in all, DW 6 is a good addition to your PS3 game library. I just dream of the day that KOEI puts good features into a DW game and DOESN'T remove all the good ones they'd added the prior time around.

Finally, a Dynasty Warriors worth buying and playing through!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Finally, KOEI has done it! They've made a DW deserving a new number! (6)
Keeping with the original Romance of Three Kingdoms (hai shi DW Three Kingdoms' new book The Greatest of Heroes) novel, they've made a game that brings incredible feelings of joy in playing through its characters in a totally new world to which say only Dynasty Warriors 3 can compare.

The new fighting systems, graphical environments AND their details eg shape of the land and interactivity, and enemy AI, all make the game something we've been waiting half a decade for.

It is truly beautiful - with 3rd gen console quality cutscenes (and real voice actors now!) the story is vividly retold, threading together the historical battles of ROTK (half the reason for the games' popularity and KOEI's success!). With this formula reinvigorated, KOEI should now win over millions more to its series with the Chinese story, which have complemented each others fame in recent years.

The combo "Renbu" system is a nice change, allowing more powerful attacks as you show your skill rather than button mashing ability, and the game allows enough foes on screen for it to become worthwhile.

Having a new skill system, although copied from other games, is one of the wisest ideas KOEI has had. The warhorse and weapon development are some of the ways that makes the games' time consumption feel more worthwhile, but the only critisiscm is still just that - time consumption. It's a long game (but based on a very long story! - ROTK is 3x as long as Lord of the Rings!) and with dozens of characters to play through and level up, its one that can accomodate the casual player but even better the DW/ROTK addict.

So overall, an incredible game - the kind we've been waiting for.

I'd give it 9/10 - the best since DW3.

The chinese online version is still the kind we are waiting for however - where the mechanics and joy of Dynasty Warriors can be applied against HUMAN opponents - but until then this will suffice.

In the meantime however, DW Three Kingdoms has also released their new book, based on the same story as Dynasty Warriors, and is a great compliment one of the best games of 2008.

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