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Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires PlayStation 2
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62 out of 100

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9.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

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  • Summary: In Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires, the armies of the kingdom are at your command. The player's ultimate goal is to conquer the 25 regions of Ancient China and build an entire Empire using cunning diplomacy and uncompromising force. Before each battle, the player will meet with the war council to decide upon military and political policies for the kingdom, then it's time for war. The game gives armchair generals total control of their kingdom. Now, gamers can issue direct orders to each officer or signal general commands to officers on the field. Players will order when the army will take the offensive, defend their ground, or have all officers gather for an ambush. Gamers can also choose the officers for an attack force, entice captives into joining the kingdom's service and even expel officers from the kingdom. There's even greater authority over Government, Product Development, Diplomacy and Battle Tactics with the game's 25 new policies for a total of 75 in all. The game's imperial-sized action includes 4 scenarios to unlock, 2-Player Co-Op play in "Empire" and "Free" modes, new items to unlock, and control of over 200 officers! Once the dust has settled, there's the real history of Ancient China to discover in the game's detailed Encyclopedia. [KOEI]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 23
  3. Negative: 4 out of 23
  1. Cheat Code Central
    90
    Empires makes the series bigger and better than ever with new scenarios, large scale battles, new policies and plenty of strategy to keep your mind fully engaged.
  2. GameSpot
    72
    Once again, the Empires expansion of Koei's long-running hack-and-slash action series turns out to be the bright spot amid the doldrums of endless button-mashing, thanks to some legitimately interesting strategy.
  3. Gaming Age
    42
    And despite how nifty the enhanced Empire mode may sound, the emphasis on the same old gameplay renders it a bonus for those that have enjoyed past titles and a non-factor for everyone else.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. AlecS.
    10
    This game's AWSOME! especially that u can play online!!! i have the new ps2 that includes a network adapter inside of it! so you dont have to plug in, and this game's really cool, i like playing multiplayer with friends etc.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. CareyA.
    9
    This is an excellent strategy game. I love strategy games, but dynasty warriors 5 empire is the first strategy game that I get excited about. Sure it has some flaws, and they can be aggravating, but overall it’s a fun game. Make you own charters and controlling them in war is awesome.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. AdamM.
    9
    its a great game everything is ace stratagey and controling your officers in battle is ace. but for experianced dynasty warriors players its quite easy and vetran players can finish it quite fast.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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