The player can freely equip different weapon types to each character, though characters equipped with a weapon they have poor affinity with are not as effective as they are with other weapons. Each character is capable of using two weapons. This game also borrows the dual weapon system used in Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce. The combat gameplay is similar to the classic 'Charge' attack system seen in titles predating Dynasty Warriors 6. Each character also has access to their own Historic Battle challenges ('Legend' stages), with some based on events of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, while others are original scenarios. Scattered about the map are cities that the player may visit once freed, where weapons can be forged and purchased, visiting characters may be spoken with, and other special events may take place. In it, the player selects a character and advances across a map of China by completing missions. Conquest ModeĬonquest Mode is the second primary gameplay mode. The Jin storyline begins with stopping Gongsun Yuan's rebellion, and ends with the final stage being the subjugation of Shu and the surrender of Liu Shan. The vast majority of the Jin-aligned characters are all-new, with only Sima Yi (formerly a Wei character) returning from previous entries. The game instead tells the story of the Jin kingdom, which arose late in the Three Kingdoms era and eventually won out, uniting China and establishing the Jin Dynasty in 280 A.D. The game also does away with the pre-battle planning screen and instead transitions seamlessly from cutscenes to control of the chapter's playable character, either in camp (where the player may make preparations such as equipping weapons or spending skill points) or directly into battle.įor the first time in the series, the storyline does not end at the Battle of Wu Zhang Plains. However, for this entry, the officer played in each mission is fixed in a manner similar to Warriors: Legends of Troy. Similar to Dynasty Warriors 4, each kingdom has its own story. Storyĭynasty Warriors 7 features a completely revamped story mode. Both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game support stereoscopic 3D. Although characters from other factions are included, they are not playable in the primary story mode. The game features over sixty playable characters from the Shu, Wei, and Wu kingdoms, as well as the new faction Jin. The game was released in North America on Mafor both platforms. Dynasty Warriors 7 is a PS3/ Xbox 360 entry in Koei's long-running Dynasty Warriors series.

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