Dynasty Warriors 3: Extreme Legends is a videogame developed and published by KOEI Co. Ltd. The game was released exclusively for the PlayStation 2 home console from Sony in January 2003. It is described as an action title played from a third person perspective featuring some medieval influences.

The game is a standalone expansion to the regular edition of Dynasty Warriors 3. Again, it allows the player to take control over one general in Ancient China times. Each of the selectable characters has their own abilities, akin to magical powers, and their own powers. Selecting one of the generals leads to a story mode, called Musou Mode, which allows them to battle through seven battlefields filled with enemies.

The main aim is to take out all the warriors pitted against you while taking out the enemy generals. One of the main gameplay differences between this and the original release is the system used to advance the bodyguards, which allows the player to name them and also customize their advancement. This iteration is much more oriented towards combat than any title released in the series before it.

Dynasty Warriors 3: Extreme Legends did not get the same favorable reviews as the game it expands upon but a lot of players saw the focus on combat and improved special abilities use as interesting enough to pick it up.

GAMEPLAY HINTS

Longer Musou attack

To activate a powerful Musou attack, set the game to the very hard difficulty setting. Choose Pang Tong, Lu Bu, Sun Ce, Zhang Jiao, Meng Huo, or Xu Zhu. Choose any level. You cannot have bodyguards, warrior or normal. When you start the level, get your lives down to the red, and push Circle so your Musou goes up faster. When you get all your Musou up, get in a crowd and hold Circle. Your character will then get a powerful and long lasting Musou.


Here's a trailer for the game showing off its most interesting aspects: