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'Dynasty Warriors 4' (PS2) - Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 6, 2003 @ 11:32 p.m. PST

Dynasty Warriors 4 takes battlefield action to the next level, allowing players to experience the thrill of taking on multiple opponents at once and fighting against impossible odds. A host of new features add greater depth to the gameplay, as well as more insight into the characters and turbulent events of the Three Kingdoms era. The concepts of Honor and Loyalty in the face of adversity serve as the main theme for the game. The obligations of generals to their Lords and Allies guide the paths of these warriors as the fight to unify a divided empire. Check out the new batch of screens ...

Dynasty Warriors 4

Dynasty Warriors 4 greatest achievement is the addition of large-scale siege engines including catapults, battering rams, and bridge layers. The new weapons function in real-time and will be essential to victory. Like the horse and elephant troops that were introduced in Dynasty Warriors 3, the inclusion of siege engines adds a new level of excitement to the tactical action series.

Although based on Luo Guanzhong’s novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the latest installment of the series takes a more open-ended approach to the narrative in order to create a more involving atmosphere for the gamer. Two new play modes including Campaign mode and Kingdom play are introduced. In Campaign mode, players can select a character, and then select a strategic campaign. Previous games in the series required the player to progress through each of the game’s stages in a linear path. With Kingdom play, players select one of the three kingdoms, Wu, Shu or Wei. As the game progresses through the storyline, players will be able to use any of the characters from that kingdom. Together, these two modes combine to provide even more freedom and replay value over the progressive single story paths of previous Dynasty Warriors™ games. Additionally, there will be even more stages than Dynasty Warriors 3.

No two games will be the same. Using a multiple scenario system, new victory conditions will emerge and different events will occur as each battle unfolds. New AI allows enemy and allied units to react to actual battlefield conditions, rather than to a set pattern. With constantly changing scenarios and new, more reactive enemy and ally AI, Dynasty Warriors 4 presents the most realistic battlefield action yet.

“To date the Dynasty Warriors series of games has sold more than 3 million units worldwide. The global success of the franchise is a testament to the creative and technical talents of KOEI’s internal development team, Omega Force,” stated Amos Ip, Vice-President of Sales & Marketing at KOEI Corporation.“ With top caliber talent involved with Dynasty Warriors 4, fans of the series can look forward to a game that completely amazes. Battlefield environments are more detailed, expansive, and notably more interactive. New play modes and characters are introduced. The new soundtrack blends modern music with classical Asian instruments and styles. The generals that populate the screen are rich in texture and color. The introduction of siege engines combined with the return of elephant troops adds a new level tactical action. Dynasty Warriors 4 is a game as magnificent and as rich as the history of China itself.”

The first official public unveiling of Dynasty Warriors 4 will take place at a press event on December 27th, 2002 in Japan.

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