KOEI has announced Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires for Xbox 360 and Playstation 2 has reached Gold status and will ship to stores March 28. We’ve recently received a build of the game and posted thoughts in this hands-on preview.
About the game: Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires gives players complete autonomy over their kingdom. There’s expanded authority over Government, Product Development, Diplomacy and Battle Tactics with the game’s 25 new policies for a total of 75 in all. Gamers can now issue direct orders to each officer or signal general commands to officers on the field. Players will order when the army will take the offensive, defend their ground, or have all officers gather for an ambush. Players will also choose the officers for an attack force, entice captives into joining the kingdom’s service and even expel officers from their kingdom.
The game’s imperial-sized action includes 4 scenarios to unlock, 2-Player Co-Op play in “Empire” and “Free” modes, new items to unlock, and control of over 200 officers! Once the dust has settled, there’s the real history of Ancient China to discover in the game’s detailed Encyclopedia.
