There have been many Dynasty Warriors games released since the Playstation 2 and still they are exactly the same as they were before. I have to say i am a huge Dynasty Warriors fan but even i am starting to get bored with the exactly the same thing every time i buy a Dynasty Warriors game. Firstly in my opinion the graphics are nowhere near what they are expected to be for a next generation console game. They are blocky and boring for the eyes with no real imagery or detail in them. Only a hand few of the characters look as though they have had some serious time spent developing them. Alot seemed to be rushed to get the game out just to make another sale. When you buy an xbox 360 game you expect to see xbox 360 graphics and i have to say that Koei have failed to deliver this. Secondly the AI is still extremely dumb. The characters are all over the place and are not very organised in any way. There are once again a hand full of officers however who do move tactically but in general you find holes and gaps in all of the line up and set out of the entire army. However when i say this there are officers that put up an excellent challenge to you in battle and make the game seem more realistic. An important word to be used here is WAR. Where is it? You dont even need to be that close to an enemy to kill them and it does not disperse the essence of war in my eyes. It s too fake and greatly lacks in the way that war is and what events would occur. On the other hand this game is based on true events which give it credibility but it still hasn't grasped the real atmosphere that war hold and the way that that it is portrayed is very childish. I know that this game is a 12+ and i am not asking for a blood spilling massacre i am just trying to get the point across that not all wars are as straight foreward as they are in Dynasty Warriors. The sound of Dynasty Warriors does not seem to change throughout the entire series of games. It has got a very bland feel to it thats needs to be improved. The characters screams of pain are very cartoon like and do not have a hint of realism in them at all. Although they are trying to keep in touch with the old Dynasty Warriors games and keep the same house style that they all had i feel that Dynasty Warriors needs an entire new make over. It is not all bad though. As a Dynasty Warriors fan i love the way that you can control your own army and raise them through the ranks to control the whole of China and be remembered in history. It has got more scenarios and more battlefields than the previous Dynasty Warriors Empires which adds variety to its players. Which adds a few hours extra gameplay.
They have integrated the way its all played out in history into the main empire mode which shows you how the real generals moved back then and how they would move now if you made a certain event occur. This is a great feature that i enjoy because it gets you into the feel of how it would be to be a general in China.
They have integrated a lot more playable characters into this game so any officer that your opponant has can be captured and used by yourself. But on the other hand as i said previously they are not very detailed and alot of te luitenants etc look exactly the same. As for value for money i would only recomend this game for a child as a christmas present because it is not particularly amazing and after a few hours it gets very repetitive for an adult. My review may seem to be very negative about this game but as i have said before i am a Dynasty Warriors fan but i am generally unimpressed with the effort into te game and will be taking my money elsewhere if changes are not made soon.