Dynasty Warriors 5

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Koei
  • Release Date: Mar 29, 2005
User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 84 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 67 out of 84
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 84
  3. Negative: 5 out of 84
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  1. tomflanders
    Mar 31, 2018
    8
    The graphics, gameplay, movesets and character choice all improves on 4, but the item and bodyguard system of 4 was epic and it was removed here.
  2. RanbirC.
    Jan 14, 2008
    2
    A crime. This is what this is. A remake of a remake of a remake trying to pass itself off as a sequel. Nothing that pushes the game forward or the genre. No need to pay for this when you already have the game with the any one of the previous installments. Daylight robbery from the Kriminals known as Koei.
  3. NicW.
    May 4, 2005
    10
    DW5 has been the best one of the series, I truly enjoy the individual story-lines, instead of DW4's keep-playin-the-same-level kingdom mode. With the new graphics engine and the decrease of fog and addition of more characters on-screen, this Dynasty Warriors is the best yet.
  4. HadiW
    Mar 1, 2006
    10
    Koei thanks for making the greatest Dynasty Warriors games very well and it rocks.
  5. [Anonymous]
    Mar 6, 2006
    9
    If you ever play the DW4, you'll found that on was more interesting than any other ones. It requier a lot more brian to acomplish every stage.
  6. DarrenL.
    Apr 28, 2005
    10
    Best dynasty warriors yet.
  7. EricG.
    Jun 30, 2005
    8
    A pretty good game. Not to inventive, but it's more of what loyal fans want.
  8. BenT.
    Jul 17, 2005
    9
    Fixes most of the flaws of the previous games and at last seems to have managed to make the levels look less samey and sometimes even picturesque. A great multiplayer mode too. (Makes you wonder why it took so many attempts to get right though)
  9. JacobV.
    Apr 30, 2006
    9
    Only thing, is they should still have the create a warrior feature. Dueling sucked anyway, it was a cheap way of getting out of fighting multiple officers at one time.
  10. HenreS.
    May 26, 2005
    10
    This game is hot!
  11. RamiW.
    Jun 21, 2005
    10
    This game rocks.
  12. VladimirI.
    Aug 27, 2005
    10
    It's a great game, but im excpecting more in dynasty warriors6.
  13. JohnT.
    Sep 30, 2005
    10
    l like DW because it fun and lot of killing. The best game i ever played.=D
  14. DaveP.
    Mar 20, 2006
    10
    This game is awesome. they should add more on dw6. i love it.
  15. MatthewS.
    Apr 26, 2006
    6
    No duels blows. I also always loved having 8 bodyguards.
  16. AlexB.
    May 17, 2006
    9
    you can not control any thing but your worrior but lots of kick ass fightin.
  17. YingZ.
    Jun 11, 2006
    10
    The storyline for charracters is much more in detail. The graphics have greatly improved and the gameplay is a lot smopther.
  18. KarlM.
    Jun 18, 2006
    10
    This game was tremendous especially the 8 bodyguard system thats why i have a whole all 2m length box of dynasty warriors games (including dynasty tactics).
  19. Fork
    Oct 25, 2005
    0
    This game is not nearly as good as the other ones.
  20. Avie
    May 17, 2005
    10
    This was just such a great game, my buddies and I really enjoyed playing it especially on down time before our daily army duties began, so much fun.
  21. DrewA.
    May 31, 2005
    9
    At the very least, it's the best DW game since DW3. I may even rank it above that eventually. Definitely the most challenging game of the series, so far. On normal difficultly, it IS actually possible to be overwhelmed by common grunts. Easily the best 2 Player-coop experience available today.
  22. DiegoS.
    Jun 12, 2005
    10
    A great game to play.
  23. RichardA.
    Jul 19, 2005
    10
    I love the DW series so much that I own them all.This one was by far my favorite out of al of them.I like how the game stays so close to the actual historical events.
  24. ChristopherS.
    Aug 15, 2005
    10
    Lots of fun and lots of violents and killing muohohahahahahahahaha :-)
  25. AdamB.
    Mar 27, 2006
    6
    Koei decided to move the bulk of its gameplay innovation to the Xtreme Legends series of games, removing the Challenge and Edit modes, and effectively crippling their open, dynamic game into a single, linear quest. Save your $30 for the much deeper and more entertaining XL5.
  26. DogMat
    Apr 21, 2006
    10
    Awesome.
  27. crimsondoor
    Jul 20, 2016
    4
    Out of all DW PS2 games, DW5 has the most boring visual style (e.g. bland colour palette, lack of visual feedback when striking enemies or using the Musou attack), sound effects (listen closely and compare DW5's to DW3's), attack elements (sorry I don't know how you say this in English since I played the Japanese version, but all the previous elements are gone, fire and ice are left butOut of all DW PS2 games, DW5 has the most boring visual style (e.g. bland colour palette, lack of visual feedback when striking enemies or using the Musou attack), sound effects (listen closely and compare DW5's to DW3's), attack elements (sorry I don't know how you say this in English since I played the Japanese version, but all the previous elements are gone, fire and ice are left but dumbed down, and there is only one new element that is useful) and weapon drop system. I am saying this as a critical Musou fan.

    And for the love of god, KOEI, Musou games do NOT need any remaking because DW3, DW4, SW1 are good enough. Got that? Stop ruining the reputation of the series.    … Expand
  28. Empyrea
    Jun 1, 2017
    7
    This game is very repetitive. The missons are always similar. There are only differences with the weapons that the characters (which by the way there are lots of) have. It can be entertaining for a while but that's all. However, if you like to kick some ass, you may enjoy this game a lot.
  29. Broyax
    Apr 11, 2017
    0
    Dans cette dynastie infâme, cette fosse à purin du jeu vidéo où patauge les Dynasty Warriors, le sous-titre "Empires" désigne une composante stratégique... encore faut-il se rendre compte par soi-même de la pathétique et ignoble réalisation de l'ensemble, à faire mourir de honte n'importe quel jeu flash programmé entre midi et deux par un stagiaire dans les chiottes de la boîte.Dans cette dynastie infâme, cette fosse à purin du jeu vidéo où patauge les Dynasty Warriors, le sous-titre "Empires" désigne une composante stratégique... encore faut-il se rendre compte par soi-même de la pathétique et ignoble réalisation de l'ensemble, à faire mourir de honte n'importe quel jeu flash programmé entre midi et deux par un stagiaire dans les chiottes de la boîte.

    Exécrable. Exécrable à tous les niveaux et dans tous les domaines, de la musique à la présentation en passant par l'interface et les mécaniques de jeu, si tant est que l'on puisse utiliser ces termes déjà bien trop élaborés pour un sous-produit de ce genre.    … Expand
  30. halfo
    Nov 19, 2018
    8
    Great game, best in the saga alongside DW3.

    Story 5/10 Gameplay 8/10 Innovation 5/10 Content 10/10 This genre is not for everyone, it can get repetitive and tedious too soon. However, the individual character approach for the story mode makes it much more rich and interesting to complete with every character and see their specific cutscenes, rather than just a storyline per    Great game, best in the saga alongside DW3.

    Story 5/10
    Gameplay 8/10
    Innovation 5/10
    Content 10/10

    This genre is not for everyone, it can get repetitive and tedious too soon. However, the individual character approach for the story mode makes it much more rich and interesting to complete with every character and see their specific cutscenes, rather than just a storyline per kingdom where the warriors end up as mere pieces on the battlefield, with little to non deepness.    … Expand
  31. Noah-
    Mar 17, 2019
    8
    Not a bad slasher. The game features a large selection of characters with different types of weapons and abilities. During the passage of the storyline, the story of the character is told and it is very interesting. But the boss Lu Bu is much stronger than everyone else, I had problems only in the battle with him.
  32. Kai55
    May 25, 2023
    10
    Pinacle of the series. Played them all

    For a long time I've debated 3vs5. Hot take, but I see 4 as a step in the wrong direction and 5 reverted back towards the look and feel of Dynasty Warriors 3. Not sure how DW4 has become a fan favourite, its dull, slow, poorly balanced and the sound effects are close to unbearable to me. If DW4 didnt exist, DW5 would be a seamless, perfect sequel to    Pinacle of the series. Played them all

    For a long time I've debated 3vs5.

    Hot take, but I see 4 as a step in the wrong direction and 5 reverted back towards the look and feel of Dynasty Warriors 3. Not sure how DW4 has become a fan favourite, its dull, slow, poorly balanced and the sound effects are close to unbearable to me. If DW4 didnt exist, DW5 would be a seamless, perfect sequel to DW3, however i do miss my bodygaurds!    … Expand
  33. VLG
    Aug 22, 2023
    6
    They dropped the progression system from the 4th entry, making It pointless after beating it.

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#35 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2005
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#94 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2005

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Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Siliconera
    80
    Dynasty Warriors 5 fixes the [slowdown] problem by using a smoother game engine. Not only does the game look sharper, but slowdown is reduced to almost nil.
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  2. Play Magazine
    60
    There's still no significant camera control, and the fighting certainly still gets repetitive, but series fans probably won't mind one bit. [Apr 2005, p.61]
  3. IGN
    77
    Just be warned that this is one long, long fight and even though the game may be epic it would be nicer if it was not quite such a gigantic tale to slowly read through.
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