Product Description

Based on the epic novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the genre defining series depicts the massive battles ignited by the fall of the Han Dynasty when three rebellious states moved to overthrow the Emperor of China. Featuring a new proprietary combat engine, Dynasty Warriors 6 delivers the exhilaration of single-handedly destroying thousands of soldiers on massive fields of combat. The lightning-fast, kung-fu fighting, fluid motion-captured animation, intuitive combat system and immersive environments create an unparalleled gaming experience, and push the limits of tactical action.

• Developed from the ground up for next-generation platforms
• Fighting techniques motion-captured from some of Asia`s leading stunt performers
• Enemy unit AI adapts to player combat tactics
• New Skill map feature allows players to determine how a character develops
• New "Renbu" attack system for lightning fast moves and combos
  
  
  
  

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1979 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Koei
• Released on: 2008-03-07
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
• Dimensions: .26 pounds

Manufacturer's Description

Set in Ancient China during the 3rd century, Dynasty Warriors 6 immerses gamers in a truly cinematic kung -fu action experience. Celebrated characters have been completely re -imagined with new weapons and fighting techniques motion -captured from some of today's leading stuntmen and women in Asia. With the game's new "Renbu" attack system and game controls, players can execute lightning -fast combos and the most dazzling fighting moves with ease.

Developed from the ground up exclusively for next -generation platforms, the game's proprietary engine delivers the most chaotic and challenging Tactical Action experience to date. Players can use the landscape to elude the thousands of soldiers swarming the battlefield. But as players move and attack, adaptable enemy A.I. devises offensive and defensive combat tactics, and can retaliate with packs of fierce hunting dogs and patrol boats. All of the explosive action comes to life in high definition, 60 frames per second (fps) graphics.

Based on the epic novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Dynasty Warriors 6 depicts the massive battles ignited by the fall of the Han Dynasty when three rebellious states moved to overthrow the Emperor of China.

Customer Reviews

Dynasty Warriors for the PS3
Being a long time fan of the Dynasty Warriors series I was excited about the latest, 'Next Gen' instalment. The game has its positives, yet it has negatives that prospective buyers should know about.
If you have never played DW before, you will most likely enjoy this game - the simple fun of hacking through literally thousands of enemies as a one man army is ever present in this edition - if not enhanced. It is easier to rack up higher kills on this edition, making the game more satisfying. The graphics are also good, not mind-blowing but a decent improvement on the older editions, both in cut scenes and in actual game play. There are also new features, these include your horses being able to level up and gain abilities, being able to call your horse to you at any point in the battle, and a new 'Renbu' system of attack building. Furthermore you can now swim, as can your horse, and you can climb ladders.
However, there are significant (in my opinion) drawbacks to this instalment. Possibly if you have not played this series before, you may not notice them or be bothered by them. However, for long time players, there is:
- A lack of a bow for all characters except those with it as primary weapon
- There are no longer equipable items for characters (somewhat replaced by a new development chart)
- There are no bodyguards for players, just a horse
- There are less characters overall than were present in older editions
- Of these fewer characters, an even smaller number have a Musou Mode story available - most are only able to take part in 'free mode' (this includes previously high profile characters like Lu Meng)
- Lack of an 'edit mode', so custom officers are no longer available

Overall, this game is still fun, it still keeps the essential satisfaction and is still great for working off stress or mucking around with a friend (2 player is available in offline, not online). Yet it is something of a disappointment that features of older games have been removed, and the lack of characters available for Musou Mode must shorten the lifespan of the game. I do not know the extent of available characters, but have read reports suggesting only 17 have a story line, and some characters share other character's move sets. It is a fun game, but somewhat let down by a lack of depth.

Yet another Dynasty Warriors game, but that's not such a bad thing.
This is a long review, so brace yourself.

After having played a host of Dynasty Warriors games in it's various forms on both the PS2 and PSP (Though I never got round to owning DW5 I have to say) I had a fair idea what I was getting into, though I'll try to be impartial as much as I can.

For the "uninitiated" with the dynasty warriors franchise, here's a quick lowdown.

You choose from one of a host of Chinese warriors and fight through hundreds (sometimes a thousand or more) enemy soldiers - often with a goal along the lines of "kill x guy". Most of the soldiers you kill will be little more than basic grunts, though some will be warriors of note. The attack system is pretty basic, but it's pretty fun if you can get over constantly bashing the X or triangle buttons. Each character has their own story, so the game has a fair degree of replayability.

Don't expect pulse pounding button-mashing beat em up style game play.



On to the changes that I noticed.
*I'll refer to fighting other named characters as bosses for simplicities sake

The gameplay here has very little new over the previous installments. Weapons no longer limit the amount of attacks you can do, now the "Renbu" system limits the length of your attack combo. Using basic X attacks, you can perpetually attack regardless of your Renbu level. The more you attack enemies the higher your Renbu level gets, and more powerful attacks for your combo are unlocked. If you don't attack for a while your Renbu starts to drop though.
While you need to attack to build up to the higher Renbu levels, to use them in the first place you need to learn them from your characters character grid.

Speaking of which, the character grid has erased the need the kill gate guards (who have been gotten rid of) and bosses for stat upgrades - you learn them with the grid instead. You can also learn some special abilities on the grid. By completing a mission, your character can level up, or meet certain objectives and by doing so, unlocks skill points to spend on the grid. Of course, killing bosses they sometimes drop experience, so totally ignoring any fights is a good way to not level at all.

Finally, the gates and guards are all gone now. Troops are spawned from the ever present camps. You can claim these camps for your side by killing a certain amount of enemies inside them, at which point they spawn troops for your army. But the enemy can claim yours too.



And finally the game itself:

1. It's Dynasty Warriors. This alone will probably persuade people to buy the game. It did for me.

2. The new character designs are amazing (and the voice acting overall isn't too bad either). It's also nice that a host of the more outlandish weapons have been got rid of. (cannon spear anyone?)

3. I was a little let down that only a handful of characters for each faction get a Musou (campaign) mode.

4. The Renbu system, character grid and some of the in-game events that can happen - such as calling down a rain of arrows, or squaring off against another character while the regular soldiers form a ring around you and cheer or jeer at you, kicking you back into the duel if you get knocked towards the edges, all make the game feel pretty fresh despite the fact that the core of the game is pretty much identical to any other Dynasty Warriors game.

5. The music. The ever present electric guitars are still there, along with all the songs most players will know and love (updated for the new game, naturally). Something about roaming around China to an electric guitar brings a smile to my face.

Overall I'd say it's a solid installment and that Koei has done a good job on reinvigorating the game, definitely worth it if you are a fan, or just generally interested. It's great fun when played in co-op mode too.
But I will reiterate, don't expect pulse pounding gameplay.

Dynasty Warriors 6
A good game and a vast improvement of the last 5 games. However the game has lost it main trill in the Musou mode. They are so few that I lost intrest after playing the few officers modes.

The game is a must have, but I hope the next one will improve on the short comings of this one.