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Portable Warriors

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Dynasty Warriors never seems to get old. The ever popular hack and slash by KOEI is now on the PSP, ready for you to take on the go anywhere you please. The die-hard Dynasty Warriors fan will love this. On the other hand though, it's really not that different from the Dynasty Warriors games on the PS2, and that's either a good thing or a bad thing.

The storyline hasn't changed much at all. The land of China is split between three dynasties that want to take over the land. The land of Shu, Wu, and Wei. All three used to be an alliance called the Han Dynasty, but that eventually collapsed. Now all warriors have joined the ranks of other dynasties based on what they believe in. Put simple, your goal is to conquer and take over as much land as you can.

As I said, gameplay hasn't changed much in Dynasty Warriors, but it has been tweaked here just a little bit. It isn't really for the better either, but it makes the game at least seem less repetative. You start by selecting the general you'd like to be. Alongside this, you can select other generals who have unique abilities to assist you in battle. The abilities vary depending on which sub generals you choose. The fun is experimenting to see what you come up with. Some increase health, some garner special abilities.

Where the game is really tweaked is the hack and slash action. The game is set up almost like a tactical RPG. You'll start in one area, select it, go in and vanquish all your enemies. This is the hack and slash that seems to have been around since Dynasty Warrirors 2 and hasn't really been tweaked with too much since Dynasty Warriors 3. It's no different here. Once you've done away with the enemies in one area, the path branches onward and you're allowed to choose which path you'd like to take. It doesn't matter which path, you'll always get where you need to in the end. You'll still have to select another location on the field to go to, though. The location you choose to go to has its own objectives. Some you may just have to defend a supply depot or take over one... whatever. What it boils down to is this: There's no real "strategy" needed. Just go in there and hack and slash until everything is dead. After a while, this becomes tired and boring, especially since we've been doing it for the past six years or so and it really hasn't changed at all.

The game also suffers from load times. Each "section" of a mission will only take you a couple of minutes. The game has to load each time you leave and make your way to another one. As with a lot of PSP games, the load times in Dynasty Warriors are not good.

The tweaks in the gameplay don't really make the game any better either. It's great that you can save whenever you want, but it just gets boring really fast. The series is truly declining.

Graphic wise, this game isn't so bad. It looks identical to Dynasty Warriors 4 on the PS2. The music also seems to be taken straight from the Dynasty Warriors games on the PS2. Which means the audio isn't particularly good. Put simple, the game plays and sounds like Dynasty Warriors 4. It actually might be easier just to go out and get that one. It isn't nearly as detailed, but for the most part, the character details and vocals are ripped directly from that game.

In all essence, if you've got any of the PS2 counterparts from Dynasty Warriors 3 and up (and especially if you've got Dynasty Warriors 4), there's really no need to invest in this game. It plays much slower, and when it does play, it's no different than the last games. Characters have the same moves, same musous, same combos... nothing has changed. If you don't have any Dynasty Warriors game whatsoever, then pick this up. Otherwise, it's not really worth the time or the money.

Dynasty Warriors for PSP is not as good as console Dynasty Warriors.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Simply put, this Dynasty Warriors game for the PSP is not as fun as the other games for the PS2 and the Xbox. It is just a little too different than the original. It is a good substitute when one can not play it, such as on the road, but not very good if the original can be played. The originals are always better.

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