Dynasty Warriors 6
About the Game
The sixth main game in the long running Dynasty Warriors series (or fifth if one goes by the original Japanese naming scheme) once again allows players to take a legendary hero from the quasi-historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms into battle against thousands of enemy peons. players needs to battle their way through numerous battlefields, capturing forts and succeeding in objectives in order to bring about victory for their faction. It is an action game with traces of strategy when players is faced with how to achieve certain sub-missions during a battle. It is the first of the series to be designed specifically for the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 generation of consoles and graphically makes better use of their hardware, allowing for sharper detail and more enemies on screen.
Story & Setting
41 characters are eventually unlocked, but only 17 have story modes, each designed specifically for that character.
Gameplay & Core Systems
New elements include a redesigned combo system called "Renbu", where longer (though less varied) attack strings can be made, and the ability to climb and swim. The others can be used in the game's Free mode and can be built up and obtain weapons and skills. The PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 release adds 6 new character story modes and 5 new stages not found in the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version.
Standout Features
- Dynasty Warriors: The sixth main game in the long running Dynasty Warriors series (or fifth if one goes by the original Japanese naming scheme) once again allows players to take a legendary hero from the quasi-historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms into battle against thousands of enemy peons.
- Renbu: New elements include a redesigned combo system called "Renbu", where longer (though less varied) attack strings can be made, and the ability to climb and swim.
- Free: The others can be used in the game's Free mode and can be built up and obtain weapons and skills.
- PlayStation: The PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 release adds 6 new character story modes and 5 new stages not found in the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version.
- players needs to battle their way through numerous battlefields, capturing forts and succeeding in objectives in order to bring about victory for their faction.
- It is an action game with traces of strategy when players is faced with how to achieve certain sub-missions during a battle.
Modes & Ways to Play
41 characters are eventually unlocked, but only 17 have story modes, each designed specifically for that character. The others can be used in the game's Free mode and can be built up and obtain weapons and skills. The PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 release adds 6 new character story modes and 5 new stages not found in the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version.
Player support includes Co-Op and 2 Players.
Presentation & Atmosphere
Display support includes HDTV 720p, HDTV 1080i, HDTV 1080p, and Widescreen (16 x 9). Audio support includes Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital 5.1.
