Best Dynasty Warriors Game on PS2??

[marlowe221]

Please tell me what it is so I can go and buy it.

Thanks!

[KalessinDB]

Best is subjective, obviously. I was a huge fan of 3/3xl, loved leveling the characters up and finding the top-tier weapons, consistently trying to get the better stats on items. It was in-depth without being too much so in my mind. I thought 4 and 5 went over the top with some of their options, and 2 was single-player.

DW1 wasn't even a true Warriors game, and I think it was for PS1 anyway...

[TSTR]

2 is too rudimentary and ugly.

3 is great. Excellent starting point.

4 introduced a character creation option and one-on-one duel mode. Also was easier to unlock characters due to Musou Mode being broken up by kingdom rather than character. Graphically, it looks better than 3 as well.

5 felt like a step backwards in leveling up, which may throw you for a bit if you only played 4. Also has tower defense stuff in it, which you might or might not like.

6 is also on PS2, but you might as well get that for a last-gen system for the visual upgrades, so I don't count it.

My pick:
4 ≥ 3 > 5 > 2

[marlowe221]

2 is too rudimentary and ugly.

3 is great. Excellent starting point.

4 introduced a character creation option and one-on-one duel mode. Also was easier to unlock characters due to Musou Mode being broken up by kingdom rather than character. Graphically, it looks better than 3 as well.

5 felt like a step backwards in leveling up, which may throw you for a bit if you only played 4. Also has tower defense stuff in it, which you might or might not like.

6 is also on PS2, but you might as well get that for a last-gen system for the visual upgrades, so I don't count it.

My pick:
4 ≥ 3 > 5 > 2

How is 6 anyway? I don't have a PS3 - I just happened to come across an essentially unused PS2 (guy said he played it twice for an hour or two each time) at a yard sale and couldn't resist.

Otherwise it sounds like 4 might be the winner...

[TSTR]

Haven't played 6 myself, but apparently it made some pretty hefty changes to the combat system, like the addition of a gauge and skill trees, and the removal of individual movesets.

[Fragems]

There are also the Samurai Warriors and Warrior Orochi games if your into that. Most of those were also released for last gen consoles as well though.

[Flake]

Dynasty Warriors Gundam 2. That game was pretty damn fun.