Dynasty Warriors 4 Hyper Announced

The "Dynasty Warriors" series made its debut back on the PlayStation 1 and has since gone from strength to strength with each release. It is now launched for PS2, Xbox, GBA, PSP and will soon give PC gamers the chance to indulge in one of the most frenetically action packed gaming experiences on any system.

"Dynasty Warriors 4 Hyper" contains everything that made "Dynasty Warriors 4" such a huge hit on PS2.

Some game features:
- Intense tactical action that pits you against hundreds of deadly warriors in epic battles.
- An advanced melee fighting system lets you perform powerful moves and dazzling combos.
- Over 40 playable characters, each with their own unique fighting styles and stories, as well as the ability to create your own officers.
- Elephants, tigers, battering rams, catapults - each battlefield presents a different challenge.
- Over 50 stages across 17 unique maps, all based on historical locales.
- Two-player versus and co-op modes.
- Fierce one-on-one duels between generals.
- A weapon experience system adds RPG elements to the action-packed gameplay.
- Using a multiple scenario system, new victory conditions will emerge and different events will occur as each battle unfolds.
- Based on Luo Guanzhong's novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

Dynasty Warriors 4 Hyper will also offer players a much more striking visual experience by taking advantage of the PC's higher screen resolution to offer twice as many on screen characters, double the draw distance of previous versions, anti aliasing, texture filtering, dynamic shadows and much improved enemy AI. From the classic Musou Mode to the vast range of special attacks, powerful weapons and lethal bodyguards, PC gamers will be getting the definitive "Dynasty Warriors" package.

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