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Japanese Release Date : 26th February 2003 Released!
American Release Date : 25th March 2003 Released!
European Release Date : 26th June 2003 Released!
Even though it only introduced three new characters; Zhou Tai, Cao Ren and Yue Ying, Dynasty Warriors 4 had all new weapon, element and stage sytem included. You would now gain EXP for your weapon, and after a certain amount of EXP, your weapon would go up a level. The Lv10 weapon, needs special requirements in order to unlock it. Each character now has 6 different costumes to choose from, even though slight changes are added to each one. Multiple endings are available depending on how well you did during Musou mode.
Weapon Unlocking Guide (Koei Warriors)
Japanese Release Date : 24th September 2003 Released!
American Release Date : 3rd November 2003 Released!
European Release Date : 22nd January 2004 Released!
Item Unlocking Guide (Koei Warriors)
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Contains all new strategic elements. At the beginning you choose one of the warriors to be the lord, then you can assign administrative tasks and political tactics to other warriors in your force, set the battle strategies and send off warriors to the battlefield. The goal is to eliminate the other forces and unite the land of China.
Other new elements:
~ No bodyguards, bodyguards replaced by alliance forces.
~ Political influence - make a rival warrior betray his lord and join your force.
~ Weapon creation system.
~ Warrior growth system - level of warrior goes up when completing certain tasks.
~ Troop entry points - you can take over enemy troop entry points by defeating the leader.
~ New stages such as high terrain and sand hill.
~ New warrior battle techniques.
Guide to all policies available
Guide to unlocking illustrations
Guide to unlocking endings
Japanese Release Date : Unknown
American Release Date : Unknown
European Release Date : Unknown
The first Dynasty Warriors game to be released for the PC, this will be basically the same as the original Dynasty Warriors 4, so don't expect much. However, this game by the looks of it has sharper graphics and will probably decrease lag time while increasing the number of troops on screen at once.
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