Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires (Xbox 360, 2006)

Exactly what the game is ha ha.. the graphics arnt bad and the gameplay is pretty cool.. only thing i wasnt to fond of is once ur general gets strong enough u can litteraly take on their whole entire army without losing a sliver of life. Other than that the game is pretty rad theres over 250 different types of generals you can be with a range of moves. If u want to kill time and take out some aggression on 1,000's of people without really thinking... this is the game for u lol..

My adivce: EH buy it.. but dont pay over 30 bux for it..

This game is a pretty good game for the price you can find it here on ebay. In my eyes it is worth the price youd pay. It is the first one of the series I've played and it is very addicting at first. After the first week you will tend to shy away from it, and ninety nine nights is a much better game in my eyes. But this game is a worthy competitor to the popular N3. All that aside it's still worth a cheap 20-30 dollar price tag.

The latest addition to a long-running series, "Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires" offers little innovation and improvement since previous installments. The combat, which is an integral part of the gameplay, quickly loses it's charm due to repetition and a lack of variation between all 45+ officers.
The graphics are hardly 'next gen', featuring bland environments and textures. The sound is your usual DW fare (chinese rock/pop), consisting mostly of the same tunes from previous installments. Some of these are actually catchy.
The game's only saving grace is Empire mode, where you can plan your attacks on a more strategic level. From the 'war-council' screen your officers will offer proposals which can significantly affect upcoming battles. Such proposals include: manufacturing and upgrading new items, forming alliances, recruiting fresh troops, and formualting an ambush or ruse. Overall, a fresh and welcome addition for a done-to-death series.
With all that said, this game game pales in comparison to the other titles the Xbox360 already has on offer. If you can afford the extra cost, games like Oblivion, Call of Duty 2, and GRAW are far better investments.
Definetly one for the fans. Serious gamers beware!

If you've played Dynasty Warriors 3 or 4, you know what to expect of the combat. However many slashes in a combo before pressing Y to make a special move. Block. Parry. Mosou. repeat. However, in the larger scheme of things, between battles, it plays a lot like the board game Risk. Remeber Risk? You must stratecigally position your generals in different territories, to take over the ones they're bordering. Only, the outcome of the battle is not determined by a roll of the dice, but the hack n' slash action battles. Your success in battle is determine by your skill in fighting, but moreso, how you strategically set yourself up before the battle. Your number of recruited soldiers and stat-building items that you had your peasants produce determine the difficulty of whether the defense of your territory or the attack on a neighboring kingdom will succeed. If you're a DW fan who isn't too braindead to enjoy strategy, or a strategy fan who isn't too uppity to enjoy repetitive hack n' slash action, DW 5: Empires is addictive and enjoyable.

Love the series, but don't understand why they couldn't do both the character story modes and empire modes, instead of two games. However if your looking for a good hack and slash split screen co-op game, this one does the trick. It can lose its luster quickly, but you'll always come back for more.

We love the game! My kids can not seem to put it down. They have got their friend addicted Too!I also received a great price on EBAY.

To the first time Dynasty Warriors fan who only owns the 360 it may be worth the bargain price of 39.99 but long time fans will be shown once again the same repetitive controls environments and terrible voice acting aswell as feeling ripped off by the unchanged graphics despite being on the next gen 360. If you really want this game buy it on the PS2 or Xbox and save yourself 10 bucks because you'll get the exact same thing on your old consoles.

I figured this one would be the Dynasty Warriors to end all, but I was wrong. This is pretty much the same as the other previous ones. Not much is new, except for the Empire Mode (kinda cool actually), modeled somewhat as a conquest scenario, choosing territories to take over to ultimately conquer the entire landmass. Now the cons: the graphics seems very dated as far as XBox 360 standards go, the sound definitely leaves much to be desired (no Japanese voices! AHHH!), and the gameplay is nothing new compared to the old. I give a Good rating for the simple fact that it's still Dynasty Warriors, but c'mon Koei, give us something new!

Koei has either listened to customer ideas or has magical precognition as to what people want. DWE5 is nearly the same game as its predecessor but has nearly every improvement you could desire.

First and foremost, DWE5 is two-player. This improves its value at least 100%. That was my biggest gripe with the strategy\action game that preceeded it.

Second, you can order your generals around, giving you a more strategic grip on the game. Furthurmore, you don't have to worry as much about other generals stealing your kills.
Third, item generation is a manual process. I found that in the last game you'd have way too many items, causing the game to be rediculously easy. In DWE5 you must first capture a territory that can produce the item, then you must research the item, and finally you can produce them one at a time for a small cost. In order to get really powerful items you must invest in trade in some regions.
Fourth, you can choose to make character statistics carry over from one game to the next.
Fifth, if you don't like an officer's proposal you can choose your own if you've unlocked it. This adds MUCH more control to they player's commands.
The game has also improved in other minor areas such as having CG movies appear after key events as well as allowing you to choose what period of time you wish to play in and actually has a free mode for practice. The game has expanded masterfully into new modes and options that can make the game easy for little kids, or very difficult without being impossible for hardened gamers.

I highly recommend DWE5 to anyone who both enjoys the DW series and enjoys strategy games.

This game in incredible! I picked it up because it looked cool and lets face it, it was only $40 new, compared to the usual $60 and I was definitely not dissapointed. Empire mode is incredible and anyone who enjoys a nice game a Risk or stratgizing in general will fall in love with it. For those you just want to get to killing hundreds of people quickly, go with free mode. My only regret is that it took me so long to discover this great series! This is a must buy for everyone out there with a 360!!!

This is the best of the series and the graphics are awesome. Games like this are the best. I recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy games.

Game was in top condition. My kids love this game and had trouble finding it. eBay helped us out for a good price.

It was a great game! I was only disappointed in the lack of Story Mode in it but everything else was great. Taking over different territories was fun especially with friends over. The shipping time wasn't long at all. It was a decent wait and there were no scratches on the disc or the box. Overall the game was great and it came on time.

Its definitly a must buy for all of the dw fans, koei definitly could've pt more into this game, maybe like another game type besides just the empire mode and free mode [like in the prev. ones there was the duel mode and the mosou mode] also the graphics could've been worked on a little better, but one thing that annoys me a little is how the generals talk, overall i think this game is worth buying, i got it for a little under $20 i wouldnt suggest anyone else paying retailprice for it [unless ur rich and u got money up the nose] but other than that it's a great game and i hope to see more and better dw games in the future

game was pretty much the same game ported to the 360 with a new name. this game was not hard to beat and gameplay was exact same as previous titles.

This is crazy. I ordered Dynasty Warriors 5 for the xbox 360 and ended with a copy of Radio on DVD. I got the completely wrong product and on top of that, it won't even work in my dvd players. DON'T BUY FROM THIS GUY.

This game totally SUX! Im not a one genre gamer, I play RPGs, shooters, strategy games, action games, racing, sports, etc.. So I thought I would give this a try. The gameplay is horrible, you have one button that does all your moves, with a total of about 3 moves you can do while your in battle. This poor excuse of a game should be unheard of these days. If you want to stay running with the best, you gotta make the best, im tired of seeing crap games making it to store shelves when the developers KNOW its crap and no where near what it could be, Why? Only one answer, GREED!!!!!!!!

Gameplay: It tries to combine strategy, RPG, and strategy but the strategy part in ways is a fail. 7.5/10
Replay Value: Once you played thru the sub-par story you can always play freedom mode. 7/10
Graphics: Inconsistent frame rate, repeated cut scenes, and overall last-gen graphics. I think they could have done a little better. It looks like an early PS2 game. 4/10
Story: There is no story. 1/10

Overall: 6/10 60% 60/100 3/5

I bought the game and the price is right. The game is working good as described. I like to order more games in the near future from half.com. Good job.

I wouldn't really recommend it for anyone looking for strictly a hack and slash game. Its more strategy then needed. It tries to incorporate Hack n Slash with the game Three Kingdoms. Still fun to play.

didnt recieve it. i waited 3 weeks and i contacted the seller twice and never responded. i wanted the game but i rather buy it full price than buy it from this seller again.

This is a great game. I heard most people either love it or hate it. I'm one of those people that love it. Although dynasty warriors 5 empires isn't much of an upgrade, there are endless possibilities in the campaign mode. I like the fact that there was an officer edit mode with 2 random weapons to create new characters with. I just wished that they had more weapons. This is like any other dynasty warrior game, but just a little more confusing with the "i gota conquer all the land". Great game to rent and get all the achievements if you have an xbox. The replay value on this game is very high, but i suppose people might get tired of the game. I wouldn't.

I bought this game because i enjoyed playing the first two on xbox, but this one just seemed to have something missing, not as fun as the first ones.