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8.3
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  • Rating:9.2

    1 Of My Fav PS2 Games !............. Ever

    Many people wont agree with this but i personally think that this game is one of the best ps2 games ever created. Well thats my opinion anyway. And now the best part of the game. The gameplay. U can chose whether you ... Read Full Review

    4 of 4 users found the following review helpful

What Gamespot Users have to say about Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires

  • Rating:7.5

    Could have been great.

    The Dynasty Warriors franchise has clearly been using the same type of game: just updating graphics and adding a few more characters. With the additions of spin-off games like Extreme Legends and Strike Force, they are j... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.5

    I really do love Dynasty warriors but did not enjoy empires at all

    Although it is different from the normal dynasty warriors tittles I didn't much enjoy this game at all. Their was still that feeling of been there done that.For me I really only enjoy the original Dynasty warriors tittle... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5

    A much needed break from the usual story.

    Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires.... is actually almost the same as every other DWU game, except that its the first of its kind to break from the tradional storymode. In this game you can make yourself a commander and rule C... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5

    While still a repetitive mess, Dynasty Warriors 4 gets some much-needed depth thanks to its Empires subtitle.

    It's difficult to imagine two game series being less alike than Koei's Dynasty Warriors and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Both draw inspiration from the classic Chinese novel that the latter takes as its namesake, which... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5

    Dynasty Warriors 4 with the new Empires expansion features!

    Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires is basically an expansion to Dynasty Warriors 4. It is the first game in the series to actually have the Empires features in it. Since it is basically an expansion pack to Dynasty Warriors 4, ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.5

    Great game.

    Well I had already played this game when I was younger and then decided recently to pick this title up. Though as others have said the button mashing can get tedious at times, it is still fun to take over bases or just r... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7

    Good idea with the empires thing but...

    The game is ok but the thing is the game reapeats itself a hell of a lot and the grapics r a massive downgrade from dw 3.theve got a good idea about makeing the game better but everytime they add a good feature they take... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.5

    It wasn't nearly as good as I had expected.

    The basic game play is running around beating people up with a long weapon by swinging it around. There are three types of attacks. normal, charge, and mousou. a charge attack is slower, but usually more powerful, or ha... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6

    easily best in Dynasty Warriors series

    Good -the new element of strategy and conquering freshen up the genre a little -good graphics -not as many frame rate issues as past installments -ok character creation system -button mashing Bad -button mashing ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7

    A new direction for the hack and slash series.

    First of all GS's new review system sucks and sucks hard whoever thought it up needs a good hard clout, but here goes. GAMEPLAY:8 GRAPHICS: 7 SOUND:6 VALUE:7 TILT:7 DW4: Empires is bascially the same game as DW... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
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