Set in ancient China, DW5: Empires brings the Empire mode to the latest DW game, while the basic hack & slash, button mashing gameplay remains the same.

The Empire mode adds a strategy overlay to the basic game, with a map of 25 areas to conquer. Each turn consists of two parts: empire control, and war making. Your territories bring you tax revenue each turn, which you can spend on various different actions. You can create items and tactics for your generals to use in battle. Recruit generals and troops, fortify your territories, among many other command options. You can wage war on other territories, or may be called upon to defend your own. For each battle you select which generals and lieutenants will fight. There are 4 scenarios to unlock, though they offer little to differentiate each other.

There is two player split-screen co-op, in either of Empire of Free play modes. Next to the soundtrack of the base game, this edition also adds soundtracks from previous titles, including Dynasty Warriors 2, Dynasty Warriors 3 and Dynasty Warriors 4.

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User Reviews

Xu Chu should be emperor!	PlayStation 2	Pixelspeech (890)
Empires gives DW a Brain-Transplant, is it worth your $? Yes.	PlayStation 2	Kyle Levesque (312)

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The Press Says

Cheat Code Central	Xbox 360	Mar 30, 2006	4.5 out of 5	90
games xtreme	Xbox 360	Aug 02, 2006	8 out of 10	80
Futuregamez.net	PlayStation 2	Aug 12, 2006	71 out of 100	71
GameSpot	Xbox 360	Mar 29, 2006	7.1 out of 10	71
Jeuxvideo.com	Xbox 360	Jun 29, 2006	14 out of 20	70
Game Informer Magazine	PlayStation 2	May 01, 2006	6 out of 10	60
Worth Playing	Xbox 360	Apr 14, 2006	5.5 out of 10	55
IGN	PlayStation 2	Mar 30, 2006	5.3 out of 10	53
IGN	Xbox 360	Mar 31, 2006	5 out of 10	50
Video Game Talk	Xbox 360	Apr 12, 2006		50