| Dynasty Warriors | |
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North American cover art |
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| Developer(s) | Omega Force |
| Publisher(s) | Koei |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
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| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single player, two player |
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| Media/distribution | 1 CD-ROM |
Dynasty Warriors (三國無双 Sangokumusō) is a weapon-based fighting game developed and published by Koei. It was released on December 1, 1997 for the PlayStation. Unlike the later installments in the series which are hack and slashers, Dynasty Warriors is a fighting game. The graphics are similar to Tekken.
In Japan, the game was released as Sangokumusou, however, the next installment Dynasty Warriors 2 was completely different from the original Dynasty Warriors, as a result Dynasty Warriors 2 has been entitled in Japan as Shin Sangokumusou, while it was released as Dynasty Warriors 2 in North America, leading to the discrepancy in title numbers.
The fighting system in Dynasty Warriors is fairly complex. All combat is weapon-based, similar to the Soulcalibur series. The player's aim is to parry the enemy's strikes with considerable timing and recognition, leaving the enemy vulnerable to attack.
Dynasty Warriors does not feature as many stages as subsequent Dynasty Warriors games. Stages all start off with The Yellow Turban Rebellion. The stages are in Morning, Noon and Dusk. The next game in the series, Dynasty Warriors 2, is a great departure in genre and style.
| Unlockable | How to unlock |
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| Zhuge Liang | Beat the game with the available Five Tiger Generals and press left on the character select screen |
| Cao Cao | Beat the game with every available Wei character |
| Lu Bu | Beat the game with Cao Cao, Zhuge Liang, all of the Wu characters and Diao Chan |
| Sun Shang Xiang | With Lu Bu unlocked go to the main menu and highlight 1P Battle and press Left, Left, Up, Down, Triangle, Square, L1, R1 |
| Nobunaga | With Sun Shang Xiang already unlocked, go to the main menu highlight 1P battle and press Square, Up, Triangle, Down, X |
| Toukichi | With Nobunaga unlocked go to the main menu and highlight 1P Battle and press Down, Right, Up, X, Triangle, R1, R2 |
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