Dynasty Warriors 7

Dynasty Warriors 7 (真・三國無双6 Shin Sangoku Musō Shikkuzu?, known in Japan as Shin Sangoku Musou 6) is a hack and slash video game and the seventh official installment of the Dynasty Warriors series. It is developed by Omega Force and published by Koei. The game has been confirmed to be PS3 exclusive in Japan. The story is based on Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The game was unveiled at the 2010 Tokyo Game Show. On October 26, it was revealed at the Koei Press Conference to have improved graphics and gameplay, with the support of stereoscopic 3D features and PlayStation Move support.[1] Tecmo Koei released it in North American on March 29, 2011 and in Europe on April 8, 2011 after news that it has been delayed and was released on both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360[2][3]
Contents [hide]
1 Gameplay
2 Complete confirmed character roster
3 Reception
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
[edit]Gameplay

Dynasty Warriors 7 will be the first game in the series to extend past the Battle of Wuzhang Plains. Consequently, the Jin Kingdom will be added, bringing the total number of major factions to four.
This game's Musou mode will not be character based but kingdom based.
The Renbu combat system has been removed, replaced by a the return to the familiar charge system, which allows players to end increasingly longer combos with a charge attack of varying effect depending on the current situation. Characters are also allowed to wield more than one weapon during battle, with the ability to execute a special attack upon switching. In addition, both aerial musou attacks (depending on the character) and certain aerial combos have been introduced. You will still be able to adjust the camera angle.
Character and weapon level development/customisation can now be done during battle. You can also choose to switch your equipped weapons during battle and can obtain new weapons by defeating officers.
Characters will have a special attack with a weapon indicated with an EX icon. The EX attack uses a sequence of attacks and/or charge attacks, and the result will vary with most characters. Characters also have 2 musou's that they perform using their Ex Weapon which can consist of grapples, midair, charges, quick/heavy strikes or a combo of hits performed in certain ways.
An additional mode known as Conquest Mode (Chronicle Mode for the Japanese version) has been incorporated into the game. This features free-roam-China and create-your-own-story story mode gameplay in which the player can also choose to play "Other" characters in the kingdom, due to the fact that they have not been given their own story in Story Mode. Conquest Mode will also feature both online and offline co-operative play. This mode also replaces the old Free Mode present in previous titles.
The morale bar has been removed from the visual interface; however, the morale system itself still remains and will be reflected from the messages of officers and their respective facial expressions (neutral, happy, sad, angry etc.) when said message appears.
Some of the major battles will be split into two parts, so the player can have a different perspectives of the battle. One example would be in Shu's Changban stage — the first part concentrating on Zhao Yun and the second part on Zhang Fei.
Swimming and climbing ladders from Dynasty Warriors 6 are once again present.
The Weapon system has been changed dramatically from previous titles and players can now choose up to 10 or 11 weapons from each weapon catagory, unique Weapons are once again avalible after being cut from Dynasty Warriors 6
Support animals which aid you in battle are to be included in this installment — some will follow and battle with the player; some can be ridden. The confirmed animals so far are horses, bears, pandas, elephants, tigers and falcons.
Downloadable Content will be available. Content will include new weapons, stages and costumes and will feature the Dynasty Warriors 6 costumes for the characters who were present in that game.
[edit]Complete confirmed character roster

* Denotes new characters to the series.
Shu Wei Wu Jin Other
Bao Sanniang* Cai Wenji Da Qiao Deng Ai* Diao Chan
Guan Ping Cao Cao Ding Feng* Guo Huai* Dong Zhuo
Guan Suo* Cao Pi Gan Ning Sima Shi* Lu Bu
Guan Yu Cao Ren Huang Gai Sima Yi Meng Huo
Huang Zhong Dian Wei Lian Shi* Sima Zhao* Yuan Shao
Jiang Wei Jia Xu* Ling Tong Wang Yuanji* Zhang Jiao
Liu Bei Xiahou Dun Lu Meng Xiahou Ba* Zhu Rong
Liu Shan* Xiahou Yuan Lu Xun Zhong Hui*
Ma Chao Xu Huang Sun Ce Zhuge Dan*
Ma Dai* Xu Zhu Sun Jian
Pang Tong Zhang He Sun Quan
Wei Yan Zhang Liao Sun Shang Xiang
Xing Cai Zhen Ji Taishi Ci
Yue Ying Xiao Qiao
Zhang Fei Zhou Tai
Zhao Yun Zhou Yu
Zhuge Liang
Note: This is Cai Wenji's first appearance in a European or North American Dynasty Warriors game. She is, however, a playable character in Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce 2, currently only available in Japan. [4]
Note: Liu Shan is the correct spelling of the commonly misspelled name Liu Chan who has been an NPC in the series.
Note: Pang De and Zuo Ci are not returning along with the confirmed returning characters.
[edit]Reception

[hide] Reception
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 62%
Metacritic 62/100
Review scores
Publication Score
Famitsu 36/40
IGN 5/10
Capsule Computers 8/10
Destructoid 8/10
Electronic Theatre 88%
The Gamers Hub 4/5
VideoGameWriters 4/5
Plus XP 8/10
TheSixthAxis 8/10
The game received overall mixed reviews, with a 62% on agreggator GameRankings.[5]
Colin Moriarty from IGN titled his review "Repetitive adventure is repetitive" and said Dynasty Warriors 7 is "simply too much of the same thing over and over again to have any sort of broad appeal". He scored the game 5/10.[6]
Famitsu magazine was quite less critical, and awarded the game a total of 36/40, composed of a 9/9/9/9 score and was considered a great improvement over previous titles. In the first week of its release it sold 253,900 copies.[7][8]
Destructoid awarded the game 8/10 in a generally positive review, noting the only disappointments being the low variation in move sets, and the lack of Free Mode.[9] The Gamer's Hub rated the game 4/5, commending the improved graphics, the new conquest mode, and the better flowing story.[10]
Electronic Theatre awarded the game a positive score of 88%, acclaiming the improvement in gameplay and visuals, but stated that the difficulty was too easy.[11]
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