Dynasty Warriors 3
| Dynasty Warriors 3 | |
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| Developer(s) | Omega Force |
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| Distributor(s) | THQ |
| Director(s) | Akihiro Suzuki |
| Designer(s) | Tomohiko Sho |
| Series | Dynasty Warriors |
| Platform(s) | Xbox, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Network |
| Release |
PlayStation 2 Xbox PlayStation Network
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| Genre(s) |
Hack and slash Tactical action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Publication | Score | |
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| EGM | 7.67/10 | N/A |
| Famitsu | 34/40 | N/A |
| Game Informer | 7/10 | 7.25/10 |
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| Game Revolution | B+ | N/A |
| GameSpot | 7.1/10 | 7.3/10 |
| IGN | 8.5/10 | 6.8/10 |
| OPM (US) | |
N/A |
| OXM (US) | N/A | 7/10 |
| Aggregate scores | ||
| GameRankings | 77.33% | 76.01% |
| Metacritic | 78/100 | 70/100 |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 71.34% |
| Metacritic | 72/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| EGM | 6.5/10 |
| Eurogamer | 7/10 |
| Famitsu | 33/40 |
| Game Informer | 6.75/10 |
| GamePro | |
| GameSpot | 7.1/10 |
| GameSpy | |
| GameZone | 7.5/10 |
| OPM (US) | |
Dynasty Warriors 3 (真・三國無双2 Shin Sangokumusō 2?, Shin Sangokumusou 2 in Japan) is a hack and slash video game developed by Omega Force (ω-force) and published by Koei and THQ (PAL only). It is third in the Dynasty Warriors series in North America and the second in the Shin Sangokumusou series in Japan. It is a spin-off from the video game Romance of the Three Kingdoms and based around a series of books by the same name, written by Luo Guanzhong. It contains a number of fictional and non-fictional elements from the same era in Chinese history that Romance of the Three Kingdoms is set but follows the main events of part of the story which is to unify China under the single rule of a kingdom.
Dynasty Warriors 3 was the first in the series to introduce a two player mode and numerous other improvements over Dynasty Warriors 2. New stages, characters, weapons, attacks and music are introduced providing a completely new experience to a player that has played Dynasty Warriors 2 before. The gameplay engine and the graphics engine have also been updated, providing higher quality environments, textures and general overall graphics. Only one expansion was released for the game, Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends and it was the first in the Xtreme Legends series.
In Dynasty Warriors 3 the player takes control of an officer and must attempt to defeat the enemy commander. The player must make their way through the stage defeating soldiers and enemy officers while trying to keep their commander alive. As well as hundreds of soldiers in each stage, there are stage specific events to complete that can help the player's army and raise their morale. A higher morale means allied soldiers will attack more frequently and will be more likely to follow through with their combination attacks. To make this possible, officers and commanders have superhuman abilities and have the capability to kill hundreds of enemy soldiers per stage.
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