Dynasty Warriors 5
Xbox- Publisher: Koei
- Release Date: Sep 13, 2005
- Also On: PlayStation 2
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The thing that is wrong with this game is that it is getting caught up in the technological limitations of the system.
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AceGamezNo Xbox exclusive features have been added that enrich the gameplay.
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Official Xbox MagazineEven though the visuals look just past their sell-by dates and the game stubbornly refuses to truly distinguish itself from the rest of the series, there's no denying that it's gameplay formula still works. [Nov 2005, p.114]
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The aspect that should pain gamers the most is the unfulfilled potential that the series has had since the first sequel.
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Despite being on the more graphically capable Xbox, sadly the visuals are nearly identical to the PlayStation 2. Music remains gratingly repetitive, but the additions of Japanese voices do help to make the experience more bearable.
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Combat is a bit chunky and seems to be a crap shoot most of the time. RTS elements are strong and keep interest levels high. Enemy A.I. is suspect.
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This sequel actually lacks features found in the Xtreme Legends and Empires versions of Dynasty Warriors 4, which ultimately leaves it feeling a bit lackluster overall.
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Play MagazineAt least this port is enhanced over the PS2 version. [Oct 2005, p.69]
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Graphical improvements are minor, the gameplay enhancements are built to match and the AI is still as awful as it ever was.
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If the franchise is to continue with any sort of longevity then an overhaul of many gameplay aspects will have to be accomplished.
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Game InformerWhen the gameplay is this stale and DW 5 isn't even optimized for the system (there's no online and the draw distance still blows), there's no reason to take this lemon for a drive. [Oct 2005, p.140]
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Nothing particularly groundbreaking, but this is quite convincingly the most comprehensive Dynasty Warriors yet. [Official UK Xbox Magazine]
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A game that fails to build on what has gone before, yet is still unashamedly enjoyable at its core. It's hard to be too angry at that.
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With so many other exciting games on the horizon, this series as a whole requires a serious overhaul before it truly falls into a pit of mediocrity, something that this latest versions misses by a few inches.
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They're all fun and all eventually devolve into button mashing murder, so is Dynasty Warriors 5 worth buying over Dynasty Warriors 4? No. Is the Xbox's version better than the PS2's? Not much.
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Dynasty Warrior 5 should be called Dynasty Warrior 2-and-a-half. I would expect more advancement from a franchise with four sequels.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 6
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Mixed: 2 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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BobM.Dec 6, 2005