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Enjoyable, but it could be better

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 16 / 18
Date: July 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

What is a good way for a gaming developer to make a lot of money with minimal effort? Release its flagship title for a newly released console, of course! This is exactly what Koei did with Dynasty Warriors for the PSP. Having established a great following with previous instalments on other consoles, the popular hack-and-slash game now finds itself among the launch titles for Sony's new generation handheld console. Not surprisingly, the game is very similar to the other Dynasty Warriors, but it's still an enjoyable game to engage if you're into action of this nature.

As in previous Dynasty Warriors games, gamers get to control various characters from the three kingdoms from, yes, you guessed it, the Romance of Three Kingdoms. You begin with fifteen characters, five from each kingdom, and each kingdom has its own story to progress. Of course, the characters have strengths and weaknesses, so choosing the one that represents you best is important, especially when you'll be spending a lot of time with him.

Apart from the main characters, you can bring along four officers with you into the battlefield. Again, each officer has his own unique abilities. Some provides healing. Some allows power boosts. Others make you move faster. You get the drill. Allocating the right ones is, once again, a personal choice depending on your playing style. For the record, I read somewhere that there are more than 200 officers in the game, so it could take quite a while before you can unlock them all. If you're a completist, don't be surprised to find yourself spending a lot of time on this game just to make officers appear on your menu. The Wi-Fi ability on the PSP also allows you to trade officers with your friends if you get tired of who is on your list.

Capturing a map in the story mode requires you to get from point A to point B, via a series of smaller areas. This is one of the main differences between the PSP version of the game and its previous versions. Obviously, Koei has taken the portability of the game into consideration, and has broken up the action into more scattered, but relatively shorter sections. Apart from an increased emphasis on strategies, the system actually serves as an incentive for players to play the game on the go. Maneuvering through a large battlefield may not be a viable choice when your train journey lasts only fifteen minutes. But to attack a small area that lasts for just a few minutes, and then save it and continue later? Why not? This makes it feasible for players to enjoy a little moment with the game without having to sweat over the prospect of ending the game abruptly when they reach their train station. If only all portable games are as thoughtful!

On more mundane issues, the gameplay is simple enough, even though simplicity usually means repetitive. You get the normal attack, charge and jump buttons, as well as a "musou" button, which allows you to do special attacks. Even though you also make use of the shoulder buttons, you'll spend most of your time with the four basic functions. Because of this, I've read many negative comments about the supposedly "idiot-proof" controls. I'm fine with it though, since it's easy enough to master instantly, and comfortable enough to use throughout the game.

The game is not without its flaws. In fact, there are quite a number of them. One of them is the occasional slowdown in frame rate. The slowdown doesn't interfere too badly with the gameplay, but if you're paying good money for the game, you'd expect better. Another issue with the game lies in its less than user-friendly camera angle. It's entirely possible to get yourself killed just because an enemy, who is just slightly out of the picture, is attacking you relentless while you're wondering where he is. Also, the problem with "ghost" characters is also evident here, as some characters appear on the screen later than other, even though they have been there all the time.

In summary, Dynasty Warriors should appeal to gamers who prefer a no-frills hack-and-slash. The controls are simple enough to allow anyone to pick it up and start right away, and the new battlefield system makes it possible to tackle specified areas without having to commit long hours just to clear a map. It's a pity that the fundamental issues of the game are not entirely addressed, making the playing experience a little less satisfying. Still, if you're a fan of the action genre, you may be able to look beyond the flaws and get a good time out of this game.

Warriors is portable!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: May 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Just when you got tired of sitting at home in front of the tv playing Dynasty Warriors on your PS2, KOEI makes a portable version of it for the PSP!

Enjoy the non-stop action of Dynasty Warriors on your PSP. Select warriors from any one of the three dynasties (WU, WEI, and SHU) and select special unaligned characters including the legendary LU BU.

Fight your way across China in 7 different stages in Musou Mode or pick a fighter and train him in Free Mode. With 42 warriors to choose from and 200 different officers to have under your command, you can conquer China on the go!

Bottom Line: KOEI better make a second one soon!

An Addictive Game, But A Flawed One

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Dynasty warriors is fun. Dynasty warriors is addictive. Dynasty Warriors is pretty. But Dynasty Warriors is not a great game.
I found it to be extremely repetitive, frustrating and diificult at times. However, fans will still enjoy this installment, and newcomers will find an ok time-waster in DW.

Review of Japanese version

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: March 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

As you all know, Japanese version of the hardware and this software are already released months ago. As an owner of Japanese version, let me give you brief review.
First, game is quite different from previous series. Graphics and motions of character shows that the game is based on Dynasty Warriors 4 (or Shin Sangoku Musou 3). However, gameplay is somewhat like turn-by-turn system, which means that you won't play actions all the way through. Some strategical features such as choosing subordinate officers and area system are added. Latter is that once you kills all the enemy of the area(which isn't very big), you can go to other area.
Well, I guess that it was inevitable to make the game in this way because of PSP's performance limit, although PSP is surely the most powerful handheld gaming system; even PS2 or X-BOX showed slowing-down for showing lots of soldiers at a time.
Since I haven't played the game thoroughly, I cannot recommend the game to anyone. However, DW fans may want to get this game, if you decided to buy PSP.

GGGGreat

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: April 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game rocks. I love DW. I always thought playin DW portable would be great so i guess dreams do come true. Its not just for DW gamesds on PSP. Many games are awesome on PSP, but DW has 2 be the best. It is soo0o0o0o0o0o0o0 fun playin as my favorite charecter Liu Bei. He rocks. If u love DW u should get this game and even if u r thinkin about gettin it. GET IT. u (in some of DW's)can ride elephants.ELEPHANTS. U can also ride horses. The probably best thing about this game is u r not alone. U have bodyguards and other warriors. There are different types of (how do i say this) kingdoms. There is Cao Cao's forse the WEi kingdom, Sun Jian's forse the Wu kingdom' and my man Liu Bei's force the Shu kingdom. Last but not least u can speaclize what u want ur bodyguards 2 do (ex attack or defence) and u can specilize what weapon they use (ex. Bow, crossbow, spear, pike,ect) .This game rules.

Dynasty Warriors - Better on PS2 than PSP

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: November 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I've play a different versions on both machine. The idea of the games are the same.

However, the PSP version lack so much feature; it is not what I expected at all.

All in all, this is still a fun game to play. As long as you don't expect it as a full copy of the PS2 game

pros and cons

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

dynasty warriros for PSP is basically like all the other games in the series, you run around, you kill, you win, but there are small details and points that differ
Pros: portable, save function, you can choose where to go, 42 charachters, officers give you power, charachters' weapons evolve when the player kills enough enemies, charachters' amounts of combo hits increase as they level up
Cons: occasional slowdown, no multiplayer, extremly awkward camera at some points, the moves of the charachters over lap (example: gan nings' 5 hit charge attack is the same as zhu ge liangs' 3 hit charge attack)

Dynasty Shmanasty

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 9
Date: October 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is so boring! I killed like, 700 and all I get is a pat on the back "you are a brave warrior" WTF

Pure Slash

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: March 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is the only game i can play over and over and over again. This dynasty makes no mistake as it is just as great as it's console parents. Everything even the graphics are superb. It does slow down but rarly and isn't a real problem. So this is a must buy... for now.

LAck of modes brings a fun game down

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

OF course, like all prevous dynasty warriors games, this one is addicting and fun. The only problem, which turns out to be a big one is that you can only do one thing in Mosou mode. I would not recommend buying this game unless you are a huge dynasty warriors fan.

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