quarta-feira, 18 de maio de 2011

Review - Dynasty Warriors 7

 As a Fan of the Dynasty Warriors Series, I cannot allow myself to not review this new installment in the series!


Dynasty Warriors 7 is a stepping stone for the series, as it takes a new direction with the new Jin Kingdom and the Return of the Kingdom Story Mode from DW4. There are several new characters and a new system that allows you to equip two weapons at the same time.


In the Revamped Kingdom Story Mode, you select one of the 4 Main Kingdoms and fight for the Ideals of it's Ruler and for the Unification of China. But for someone that never played any of the games, it seems like a boring and repetitive storyline... You're wrong, my friend! OMEGA-Force manages to keep the Story and the Narrative interesting at all times with new stages and characters as they are incorporated in the story. But it lacks in two things: Characters and Stages. Most of the Story Modes focus in a limited number of characters and leave some of them without any stage or even out of the story! Also Characters from Others Category doesn't get a Story Mode too.


In the New Conquest Mode, this doesn't happen. Every Character in the game gets at least 2 Unique Stages! Most of the Legenary Stages are based in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms book or in KOEI's Original Story, providing the player with great stories and hours of fun. There are over 200 Stages in Conquest Mode, but most of them are short and doesn't provide much of a challenge. Conquest Mode is called the sucessor of the Free Mode, but it fails right there because it doesn't allow you to play Stages featured in Story Mode... At least there are lots of things to unlock in the cities of this mode such as Weapons, Guardian Animals, Allies and much more!


The Graphics got really better in compared to Dynasty Warriors 6. The use of high quality textures and great lightining effects, provide the player with a Movie-like experience combined with the control of camera and how story blends itself with gameplay. IT'S AMAZING! ... At least in the PS3 Version. In the XBOX360 one, the game suffers frenquent slowdowns, eternal loading screen and graphical bugs, and that's really annoying! One thing that KOEI should learn from this is *Flame Shield Up* if a game is a PS3 Exclusive in Japan, leave it that way or it'll end up with the same problems as the XBOX360 Version.


Now let's talk about Gameplay, shall we? The Return to the Charge System made me really hyped because it was a great system from the start and I seriously hated Renbu! Also, with the inclusion of the Dual Weapon, the player can turn a character that he judges a clone in a totaly unique with combinations of the 2 Weapons and the EX Attacks! I almost forgot to talk about the Two Musou Attacks that everyone gets! They are AWESOME! A Incredible display of AWESOMENESS!


One thing that impressed me was the size of the maps! They are Freaking Huge! You get your horse and it takes a long time through the wonderful landscapes the game has to offer!


When you are not tearing the enemies ranks, you can stop at the galleries and enjoy music, characters bios, movies and all sort of things!


With Improved Graphics, Enhanced Gameplay and Hours of Fun, Dynasty Warriors 7 gets a 9 out of 10! What that means to you? Buy it, Bastard! You won't regret it!

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