Read the review to find out what I mean by "mixed reactions"...

User Rating: 5.5 | Shin Sangoku Musou 4 Empires X360
By SoralinkGS | Review Date:
First off, I am a fan of the Dynasty Warriors series. I have played The DW series since DW2 on PS2. Now, DW5: Empires is here on Xbox 360 and I must say that it looks great. While not the next gen I was hoping for, the graphics blow what the PS2 and Xbox had the DW series running at. My problem with the game? I really don't like DW5 as much as DW4 for the reason I will try to get across. Read on:

Graphics:

These are ok. Not really a next gen game, but they could do with a load more polish. Still, the game is one of a cheap Xbox 360 games since it was released with a 40 dollar price tag. The one thing I notice and some Hardcore DW fans might notice as well is that the lighting in the Xbox 360 version is very well done and the framerate stays pretty tight throughtout even the biggest mobs.

Sound:

Awesome. The one major thing I love about the series is the music. the Music is a mix of Rock and roll and ancient Chinese songs. The music has got to be the best music in a video game full of Chinese History.

Gameplay:

The same since DW2, the game play is a very simple, but very repeditive system. First off, this is the series that invent what is known as the words "button masher" and "Hit X/square constantly". Now i have not too many problems with that. My problem was that I didn't like the whole Empires Mode. It kinda ruined the game for me after all the cool things were over. First, Thanks to this system, The Generals in battle are now limited to 12(6 on each side.) This is kind of sad since I like haveing like a bunch of generals on the play feild. One thing i have grown to hate as well is the Guard Captain thing. While cool at first, the Guard captain killing goes too far deep and sometimes makes the game end feeling like your fighting guard captains constantly. Finally, the whole empires thing is unbalanced. My first grip for it would be fact that if you don't take part in the defend battle, you lose the territory no matter what. The second thing is that The recruitment of Generals and the production of items is harder then it should be.

Value:

While $40, I still recommend the game as a rental only. The Empires mode is a Win-lose thing and some may like it. as for me, i will pass.

Tilt:

Again, the series is really fun, but this game loses points for the Empires mode not being much fun.

Pros:
-Its Dynasty Warriors!
-Its a $40 Xbox 360 game
-The Graphics are the best yet for a DW game.
-The music is AWESOME

Cons:
-REPEDITIVE
-Empire Mode Ruins this version.
-Enemy Generals use Cheap combos alot.

Overall:

Xbox 360: 5.5/10.0

Playstation 2: 5.0/10.0

While it has the best Graphics for a DW game, The Empires mode is a terrible. knnock points off the PS2 version for less graphic power.

Other Helpful Reviews for Shin Sangoku Musou 4 Empires

Load Comments (0)