Dynasty Warriors 6
The North American box art for Dynasty Warriors 6, featuring Zhao Yun on the front. For the Song Emperor see Emperor Lizong of Song. Zhao Yun (? - 22
Developer(s)	Omega Force
Publisher(s)	Koei
Designer(s)	Koei
Series	NA Dynasty Warriors JP Shin Sangokumusō
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC
Release date	JP November 11, 2007[1] NA February 19, 2008 [2] EU March 7, 2008 [3] AUS March 13, 2008 [4]
Genre(s)	Hack and slash Tactical action[5]
Mode(s)	Single Player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	CERO: B (ages 12 and up) ESRB: T (Teen) PEGI: 12+

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Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Characters 3 References 4 External links

Gameplay

This installment varies greatly from past games in the series. One of the game's key additions is the Renbu^[8] system, a new way for characters to build up their attack combos. In previous installments in the series, combos were affected by the quality of weapon the character was wielding, with more powerful weapons allowing characters longer, more elaborate and often more powerful consecutive attacks. The Renbu system replaces this system with a gauge that gradually fills as you perform attacks. Performing attacks and dealing damage to the enemy fills the Renbu gauge, eventually earning a new rank/level, whilst taking damage and not attacking for a time drops the gauge; if you take lots of damage or go for a long time without inflicting damage then the gauge may even drop back down to the previous level. However even at Renbu Rank 1, characters will be able to perform non-ending combos on the enemy. Without unlocking Renbu Ranks 3 and Infinite from the skill tree though, players can only progress to Renbu Rank 2.

Another major addition is the skill tree, from which character's can earn higher Renbu Ranks, special abilities and improve their attributes. As the progression of the skill tree moves from left to right, those on the right side of the tree are harder to unlock than those on the left. Typically the one which unlocks Infinite Renbu is on the farthest right. In Dynasty Warriors 6 horses must now be unlocked by collecting saddles from boxes or beaten officers. These horses can gain levels, skills, and may even change into the legendary Red Hare, although this is very rare. Red Hare ( was Lü Bu 's Horse during the Three Kingdoms period of China.

Dueling from Dynasty Warriors 4 returns, but has been revamped; duels now take place on the battlefield and the nearby soldiers will circle around the two fighters, and other officers may jump into the circle, as opposed to the duel taking place in an arena that appears out of nowhere. Dynasty Warriors 4, known as in Japan is a Hack and slash Video game and the fourth installment in the popular Dynasty Warriors

Bases have been altered too; they are bigger and where, before, in order to open the outer gate to a base, the player had to defeat a defense captain, now they must simply break it down with attacks. There is also a new corporal unit which guards bases. Defeating troops and corporals within the base reduces the base's defense. When the defense of the base drops to zero, the player has claimed the base. However, defeating the Guard Captain results in the immediate capture of the base and defeating the corporal is worth defeating 20 troops.

Two new 'innovations' to the series are the abilities to swim and climb ladders. The latter means that the player can now climb onto castle battlements in scenarios such as the Battle of Hu Lao Gate, and dispose of enemy ballistas and the new 'guard' unit. The Battle of Hulao Pass (虎牢關之戰 was a fictional battle set in 190 AD China, described in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The first ties in with the improvements to enemy AI, allowing them to travel across rivers and other bodies of water in order to attack you or allied bases. Swimming is now a part of scenarios such as the Battle of Fan Castle. The Battle of Fancheng (樊城之戰 was fought between the forces of Liu Bei and Cao Cao in the prelude to the Three Kingdoms period in ancient

Characters

Main article: List of Dynasty Warriors characters

41 playable characters return from the previous installment. There are 52 playable characters in the Dynasty Warriors series as of the release of Dynasty Warriors 6, including seven characters ( Pang De The decision to cut altogether (not only are they not playable, but they are not featured nor mentioned at all in the game) 7 characters; Jiang Wei, Xing Cai, Pang De, Da Qiao, Zuo Ci, Meng Huo and Zhu Rong from this edition of the series, has been met with a negative reaction from many fans. Jiang Wei (202 - 264 was a military general and later regent of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of China. Pang De (170 &ndash 219 was a prominent general under the powerful warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of According to Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the Two Qiaos, daughters of Qiao Xuan, were known as two of the great beauties of ancient China Zuo Ci (左慈 is a legendary personage of the Three Kingdoms period of China. Meng Huo (孟獲 was aristocrat in the Nanzhong region south of Shu Han, during the Three Kingdoms era of China. Lady Zhurong, sometimes known as Madam Zhurong, was a fictional character in the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a semi-fictional account Controversially, out of the 41 playable characters only 17 have a Musou Mode (story mode), with the others being playable only in Free Mode & Challenge Mode. All characters have been given extensive makeovers to their appearance and weapons (Lu Bu for example no longer wields a halberd as he did since his introduction into the series). Lü Bu (died 198 was a military general and later minor Warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China. Although all of the characters with Musou Modes are unique (with exception of Sun Shang Xiang and Diao Chan, the female characters, who share movesets with Yue Ying and Zhen Ji respectively), all of the free mode characters with the sole exception of Xiao Qiao share movesets and weapons with other characters, although their skill trees are unique. Life Sister of the founding Emperor of Eastern Wu (Sun Quan Lady Sun was the only recorded daughter of Sun Jian and Lady Wu. Diao Chan was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. She was said to have been born in 161 or 169 AD depending on the source Huang Yueying (? - 234 is the fictional name for the wife of the Shu strategist Zhuge Liang, and daughter of Huang Chengyan. Zhen Luo (Chinese甄洛 other name甄宓 (183-221 formally Empress Wenzhao (文昭皇后 literally "the civil and diligent empress" was the first wife According to Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the Two Qiaos, daughters of Qiao Xuan, were known as two of the great beauties of ancient China For example, Zhang He, Taishi Ci and Sun Ce all have similar weapons and virtually identical movesets. Zhang He (167 &ndash 231 was a distinguished military general under the powerful warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms Taishi Ci (166–206 was a military general of the Three Kingdoms period of China. Sun Ce (175 &ndash 200 was a military general and Warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era in ancient China.

References

External links

• Official website of Dynasty Warriors 6 (Europe)
• Official website of Dynasty Warriors 6 (Italy)
• Official website of Dynasty Warriors 6 (North America)
• Official website of Shin Sangoku Musou 5 (Japanese)
• KOEI Warriors - Dynasty Warriors 6 section - all characters

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