Dynasty Warriors 3 is a videogame developed by Omega Force and published by KOEI Co. Ltd. The game was released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony and the Xbox from Microsoft in September 2001. It is classed as an action and strategy title played from a third person perspective and is largely based on a historical setting.

Dynasty Warriors 3 is part of one of the most successful franchises created by KOEI. It tells the story of China, about 1,800 years ago, as warriors were trying to control the country and defeat all of their adversaries. The player can choose from three warlords: one that only sought domination, one that was focused on ambition and the last who fought for righteousness.

The game offers a host of improvements over the two previous titles in the series, the most important being a two-player mode. There are also more characters to play with, more stages on which to do battle, more weapons to use and a wider variety of attacks to combine into combo strings. The graphics, mostly the textures, were also updated, making the movement of the characters smoother.

This iteration in the series was very well received by critics and got mostly scores over 90 out of 100. Most reviewers praised the battle mechanics, the historical background that KOEI integrated and the amount of content delivered.

GAMEPLAY HINTS

Play as Lu Bu

On Hu Loa Gate, get over 1,000 KOs and defeat Lu Bu. This can only be done while on the Allied forces.

An easier way to get over 1,000 KOs on Hu Lao Gate is to play on the easy difficulty setting, then pay attention to the enemy gates. If you see a lot of enemy units pouring out, make sure to put your bodyguards on defense, then stay near the gate opening. KO the enemies as they appear. Try not to KO the Gate Captain or no more units will appear. This is especially critical around the three gates in Dong Zhuo's fortress where you can accumulate over 450 KOs.

Here's the introduction video sequence for the game: