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This is a must buy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 31 / 39
Date: December 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have never done this before, but it seems that the time is right. Usually, I curse the fools who write a review before the game even comes out, but in this case, in some sense, the game has already come out, so I don't mind.
Last year, one of the best games to grace the PS2 console was released. I am speaking of course of Dynasty Warriors 3. I already reviewed that game, so I won't speak of it here. However, KOEI has decided to release a sort-of expansion to the game. Playable in and of itself, the real fun comes when you play this in conjunction with DW3. Some of the features (from least to greatest):
1) More music and video sequences have been added to the game (ho hum on the music - it was pretty bad in the first on, but the new videos should be pretty cool).
2) New configuration on each stage level (This should be nice, as I am finally beginning to tire of the levels themselves).
3) You can now use developed characters in the challenge mode, and 4 new modes have been added (this is quite exciting, as the challenge mode was totally inconsequential in the first game).
4) New player outfits (pretty nice from an asthetic point of view; I hope they throw in a few stupid ones, like maybe Zhang Fei in a tutu)
5) Bodyguards can now be altered (you can choose from various folks, including Nanman male and those ever-loving, thong-wearing Nanman females!)
6) 15 new equippable items to discover (this is fantastic)
7) Level 5 weapons for 39 of the 41 characters (Fu Xi and Nu Wa are out - you'll see why in a sec!)
8) Two new difficulty levels (beginner isn't so exciting, but an expert level? It was already hard as hell at the top level!)
9) New Musou stories for Lu Bu, Diao Chan, Dong Zhuo, Meng Huo, Zhu Rong, Yuan Shao and Zhang Jiao (This is great; I was unhappy that they weren't included before, since they are integral characters of the novel, particularly Lu Bu and Yuan Shao).
No, there are no new levels (that is too bad), but this seems like quite a game to hold people over until DW$ is released. SO, for those of you who haven't played DW3, this is the perfect time to get acquainted, and for those who have, get ready to load up for more action!

About what I did to finaly find this game and play it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 24
Date: January 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I went to all the stores to find this game but now I have found it in my favoriet store. I went to wallmart,curcit city, and block buster. But they didn't have it but toys r us dose. When you play this game it is so cool how the players move. You can play 2 players. When you play you don't want to stop.

man..u think twice before u buy this.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 16
Date: January 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is going to be released on jan 17, 2003, but somehow this game store near my place had this today. I bought this paying extra 5 dollars..and.. let me tell u this.. the guy who wrote review "southerndudeman (see more about me) from Madison, WI United States" obviously did not have this game to write review with. All he did was copying stuff from dynasty warrior 3 fan sites..and guess what? Here is the correct information..

1. Yes.. there are new levels.. one of them is specially for yellow turban.. haha yeah u r trapped in a castle surrounded by Han armies..

2. No .. no new beast ride.. or what so ever..

3.. u need original DW3..well u can play without it.. but DO NOT SELL UR ORIGINAL DW3. Because.. without it.. u can not play the original DW3 stages and can not play original characters in mosou mode!!

4. Body guards.. yes.. Nanman female with thongs..cool.. but here is the problem.. if ur body guards die during the battle..they wont get points to gain levels..unlike original DW3. U do not know how many times i tried to let them survive..but they die so quickly.. The best option is make them cross bow and play at yellow turban 1st stage.

5.. guess what? now new body guards can have items and their own weapons! haha.. man.. but only 1 item.. u can find all.. if u have nothing else to do..

6. Swapping.. disks...sucks..because.. u can't play DW3 stages with DW3 EL.. so u switch disks.. first u put DW3 EL then DW3 THen DW3 EL.. unless u do not restart.. u dont have to swtich it during the game play... but.. it sucks...this is like diablo expansion set..

THere are more stuffs.. I can write about,, but.. I wish.. I did not buy this.. and wait until DW4.. guys.. ONLY 2 MONTHs.. only 2..months.. WAIT. Do Not Buy this.. if u can wait. I made fool out of myself.. buything this game and paying 37 something.. I even bought RTK8 pc version..paying 85 dollar for imported one..guys.. I am into RTK stuff and koei stuff.. MY ADVICE IS.. IF U CAN WAIT 2 MONTH,DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.

Save your money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 10
Date: January 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

What an idiot I was to buy this POS game. Koei adds so very little new material to the Dynasty Warrior 3 game and all the changes to the game engine are FOR THE WORSE. The difficulty is revved up so much that my maxed Wei Yan lasted 5 minutes on hard mode on You Ting. But fortunetly Koei has added a Very Hard difficulty level beyond this????? Also many of the new things added involve your body guards and are thus completely useless because your body guards die instantly on any difficulty setting and wont get stronger unless they survive an entire level. Also in response to the many complaints about super archers, Koei has wisely responded by making enemy archers faster, more acurate and more damaging! Party on fanboys!

Could've been better (really worth 3.5 stars)

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 12
Date: January 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Dynasty Warrior games are mindless addictive hack and slash fun. In Dynasty Warriors 3 I wanted musou modes for Lu Bu, Zhu Rong, and all those other people along with more customization for body guards, so naturally this game, despite a horrendously stupid title, seemed like a good buy. I just wish it was $20, or at least came with a coupon for Dynasty Warriors 4. Fu Xi and Na Wu or whatever their names are still do not have musou modes, which is annoying. Free mode I rarely play, and when I do it's usually leveling up generals for musou. The new bodyguard is cool except for the fact they never get any stronger. If body guards die in one battle (which they most likely will) they don't get any points, so when you bring them to the next (harder) battle they die even quicker. This was such a cool idea for bodygaurds but the execution of the new system is terrible. Plus the archers seem to be even cheaper this time around. If you are a hardcore DW3 fan and want to expand it buy this game. I actually did think the story for Lu Bu's musou mode was pretty good. Unfortunately, most people are probably better off just waiting for DW4.

This game rocks

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: January 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I rented this game from Blockbuster and it rocks.The good things about this game is that you can get new items,create your own bodyguards,there's level 5 weapons,new costumes for characters,new Musou stories for Lu Bu,Diao Chan,Doug Zhuo,Zhang Jiao,Yhan Shao,Meng Huo and Zhu Rong.And there are new challenge modes.The bad things about this game are you can't do Mosou mode with Nu Wa or Fu Xi,the archers and officers are a little to hard to kill,your bodyguards die a little to fast,and there are no new levels.Overall I like this game a lot.I just wish they would cut the price down....Bye Now

Heavy, Baby, Heavy.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: January 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I quite disagree with my esteemed collegue when it comes to the rating. I'm tracking down the 5th level weapons, which unlike the 4th, don't look like anyone elses, and have new perks. In addition, playing the very hard mode isn't all bad, as I was THIS close to getting my main man Xiahou Yuan's 5th on tong gate. You probably need to have some sort of competence to play it though. That goes for your wingman, or second player, if ye have one. I like the questing aspect of this game. It's added quite a few features to the game, some good, some bad, but get some skill, not to mention the 4th weapons before attempting the 5th stuff, kids. The price is better than expected, considering that you have to pay [$$] for most "revamped" games. I don't fault the others for hating some of the new stuff, it's annoying at times. My advice, drink some tea, get a capable friend, then tackle this game. Have fun. That's the name of the game.

Excellent Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 8
Date: February 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome! Lu Bu is the best character. His Mousou is the best. This is the same as DW3 except cheaper.

The best game ever made!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 13
Date: February 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I absolutly love this game. It is the best game ever made. If I could only have one game, I would want this one. There are so meny great things about this game. For one thing, the graphics are great and the realizum is outstanding. I love the weapons you can resive. The only real problem with the game is that it can get a little to hard at some points and the game's graphics get sorta slow for some reson. but over all, I feel that this game is why I even play games. When ever I tern on my Ps2, I want to play this game. It is very adictive. I recomend this game to anyone who injoys action, fighting, or even thinking games since it involves some insight to war.

Just Dynasty Warriors with Extras

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: March 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Sure, this is an extended version of the fun game, Dynasty Warriors 3, but it is really nothing special. So it has musou mode for non-aligned characters, nothing special, since you can basically play the non-aligned side in the free mode in DW3 anyway, you just get an extra scene at the end like with the other kingdoms...really not worth [$$$] if you already have the DW3 original. And the weapons are not necessary either; you're already overpowered at your third weapon. Although is is useful and quite humorous to have characters as your bodyguards, they are no different from regular bodyguards: they still steal your kills. All in all, this game is not worth it if you already have DW3, but is a great deal for those who do not already own the original.

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