Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires on the rise

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Jan 30, 2006 4:56 pm PT

Koei preps latest tactical offshoot of its series of historical hack-and-slash action games for PS2 and Xbox 360.

It's getting to the point where there are almost as many iterations of Koei's Dynasty Warriors series as there are onscreen characters in the games' epic battles. The list grew again today, as Koei announced a March 28 release in North America for Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires on the PlayStation 2. Meanwhile, a Koei representative confirmed for GameSpot that an Xbox 360 version of DW5 Empires will be released in North America later this year.

Much like Dynasty Warriors 4 Empires before it, DW5 Empires brings a more tactical bent to the franchise's battlefield-based action. Whether using the fine art of diplomacy to get one's way or giving specific orders to officers on the battlefield, players will take control of their kingdoms' political and military decisions on and off the battlefield.

By the numbers, the game features four unlockable scenarios to play through, two-player co-op modes, new items, more than 200 playable characters, and 75 different policies to dictate everything from how the government runs to how its battles are fought. The game also includes an encyclopedia full of information on ancient China for those fascinated by the Dynasty Warriors setting.

Koei has not yet announced a price for either edition of the game. For more on how the Empires subseries differs from the rest of the Dynasty Warriors line, check out GameSpot's full review of DW4 Empires.

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281538960
Posted Feb 18, 2006 12:19 pm PT

This game is gonna blow homes
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thedarkoracle
Posted Jan 31, 2006 12:41 pm PT

This is all well and good but, to borrow a line from Lenny Kravitz, what I really want to know is: When's Samurai Warriors 2 going to come out State-side?!
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brainmachine44
Posted Jan 31, 2006 12:23 pm PT

people like it becuase its really satifying killing a whole army...now to wait for 360 version..
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frankeyser
Posted Jan 31, 2006 10:43 am PT

i swear dynasty warriors is like a sports title hahaha except for fun...
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Dark-Hero1991
Posted Jan 31, 2006 8:49 am PT

NICE!
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player_leo
Posted Jan 31, 2006 8:01 am PT

This game is one of the reasons I got the Xbox360. Sharper graphics, more characters on the screen, no slow down. DW games usually steal about 2 months of my life, but it's worth it !
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zentrad
Posted Jan 31, 2006 7:34 am PT

Give me one already...ah no? must wait until march..hmm
Still dreaming to get one, hope the time passing faster and faster and faster, and.....
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Viquist
Posted Jan 31, 2006 7:27 am PT

yeah, sounds pretty kool, I'll have to check into this more
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ufopuller
Posted Jan 31, 2006 7:22 am PT

Ah, bring on the console wars
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webby1
Posted Jan 31, 2006 7:15 am PT

yay glad it coming out
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thekey
Posted Jan 31, 2006 4:46 am PT

I know that a classic is a class, but please tell me why the Japaneese taste doesn't change too much when it comes to games?

Dynasty Worriors 1,2,3,4 it doesn't matter there all the same.(Good effort though to support the 360)
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spartan202
Posted Jan 31, 2006 3:15 am PT

It's still same Dynasty Warriors...
i like tactics and strategy but when i play empires and compare it to the others It's still same Dynasty Warriors...
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Schillinger
Posted Jan 31, 2006 1:34 am PT

DW: E was the best in the series, can't wait for this installment.
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ewjim
Posted Jan 31, 2006 12:47 am PT

It's still same Dynasty Warriors...
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FuguNabe
Posted Jan 30, 2006 11:46 pm PT

Who keeps buying it? Ask the Asians why this is one of the most popular series on PS2. It's one of the best selling titles of every year for awhile in Japan alone. While each sequel is tweeked engine and gamplay of the last it's quite madly addictive stress killer pick up and play type game that will make you smile after a full day at the office. besides who that have red (or seen) The Three Kingdoms/Romance Of The Three Kingdoms doesn't want to play at leas one of the games in this series. I dig it... though I did sold my first Shin Sangoku Musou on PS2 and skipped on SSM3 (DW4). However SSM2 (DW3), Empires, and SSM4 (DW5) are great. I always skip on the XL packs though. Defnitely getting this one as soon as it comes out here in Japan.
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BulletProof007
Posted Jan 30, 2006 10:03 pm PT

Eribuster_basic
> LOL Another year, another DW. Honestly, who keeps buying these games????____________________ Yo. It sort of work likes macaroni and cheese or other comfort foods. Some people just have to have or love to have a helping periodically. I think your on to something here. Maybe we continue to bye iteration after iteration not just because we like the series so much but because we are so familiar with it and I think that does bring some comfort. A little change here and there but basically you know what your getting when you buy DW. Good comment Eribuster_basic.
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jakeboudville
Posted Jan 30, 2006 9:54 pm PT

i hope it is better than the last one
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andrewtyen
Posted Jan 30, 2006 9:48 pm PT

i hope its good
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runstalker
Posted Jan 30, 2006 8:54 pm PT

"meh i was nvr a fan, but if the gameplay is gd enough i might pick it up, my frnd is crazy about DW games, hes gonna buy a ps3 just for 6" == Geezus people, the "u" and "ur" stuff is one thing, but let's try to spell out words.
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ryokinshin
Posted Jan 30, 2006 8:48 pm PT

meh i was nvr a fan, but if the gameplay is gd enough i might pick it up, my frnd is crazy about DW games, hes gonna buy a ps3 just for 6
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