- Publisher: Koei
- Release Date: Nov 16, 2005
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PSM MagazineThere's just so much to do in Xtreme Legends that any fan will need to pick it up. [Holiday 2005, p.84]
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Seeing as this is an add-on, it's a little much to expect it to have the kind of extra content that a full game would have, but what's here is certainly worth the $30 -- provided you haven't gotten tired of the series yet.
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Xtreme Legends is – quite simply – the game that Dynasty Warriors 5 should have been. Some real improvements have been made, and the game is much deeper than it ever has been before.
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AceGamezDestiny mode is probably the most worthwhile aspect of Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends, so if it doesn't interest you all that much and you already own the original DW5 then there's really no reason for you to purchase the XL version.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends is an ok game, but I’m sick of the blatant milking of this cash cow.
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Game InformerThe basic gameplay remains painfully the same. [Dec 2005, p.176]
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Only big fans of the Dynasty Warriors franchise will find something worth playing (if only temporarily). If you have never touched a DW title before, there are a half-dozen predecessors to this one that deserve more of your attention.
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More of the same from KOEI; mindless hack and slash action that is fun in short bursts.
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Xtreme Legends is the archetypal Dynasty Warriors expansion pack, adding more ways to experience the same tired gameplay.
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Official U.S. Playstation MagazineA game for zealous fans and gamers with damaged short-term memory. [Jan 2006, p.96]
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However, at its marked-down price it does offer a low-risk introduction to the series for anyone who's not yet experienced the undeniably satisfying feeling of cleaving a path through an entire army of foot soldiers.
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This feels rushed.
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The AI is very poor, the gameplay incredibly repetitive and really, any new modes in Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends can't save its oh-so-very dated gameplay.
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It's way too monotonous. Lots of button mashing, frustration, and stupid AI don't a good game make, at least not in 2005.
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Anything but original or entertaining. With the same features of previous installments to be found, this latest expansion looks more reminiscent of a bad rerun waiting to be cancelled instead of a supplementary package to what should have been a solid hit.
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Koei jazzes up their flagship franchise just in time for the holidays, but doesn't seem to offer enough to warrant the asking price.
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It serves as a good addition for those who enjoyed the main game, but in its own right it's too shallow to sustain much interest and gets xtremely repetitive xtremely quickly. [PSW]
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PSM2 Magazine UKA hilarious waste of time. A few Xtreme Legends updates here and there was bearable, but one for every version of the game is just too much. [May 2006, p.70]
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For the love of gaming Koei, this is just another mediocre expansion pack for a game that played like a glorified expansion pack to yet more games which felt little more than expansion packs themselves.
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For regular gamers, this is more of the same with a few slight twists. Unfortunately, none of the twists happen in gameplay, where they're desperately needed.
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Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends shows just how little milk Koei has left in the proverbial cow.
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Official Playstation 2 Magazine UKSame old Dynasty Warriors. New modes can't disguise the almost criminal lack of progress in this hack-'n'-slash relic. [Feb 2006, p.92]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 25 out of 30
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Mixed: 0 out of 30
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Negative: 5 out of 30
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adammawJul 4, 2006
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AdamM.May 17, 2006very good can get boring butter than the other ones (exept dw5) worth havin a go at.
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AdamB.Mar 27, 2006