Dynasty Warriors 5 (Prima Official Game Guide)
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Author: Off Base ProductionsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-04-05
ISBN: 0761551417
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Prima Games
Book Reviews of Dynasty Warriors 5 (Prima Official Game Guide)
Book Review: I Wouldn't Bother with the Guide
Summary: 3 Stars
To correct the reviewer down below: Dynasty Warriors 2 had an official strategy guide from Prima, and clearly they didn't learn from some of it's faults. Although this one is not in black and white, it does have a few problems like... the fact that what the guide spends so much time on is something that youw ouldn't buy the guide for. It's almost like buying a guide to Super Smash Brothers Melee. Why?
However, there are some moments when a guide to Dynasty Warriors 5 can be helpful. Things like finding the "Valueable Items" were particularly helpful, but at the same time a blur. The maps in the guide don't point out where to find the valueable item in question and force you to constantly look back to the mission log. If that's the case then GameFAQs works just as well as this guide. It tells, but doesn't accurately show.
The maps aren't that helpful either. They don't tell you where to find those nifty life ups and musou ups (some generals drop them, but they're also found in pots). They claim they are random, but if you play through the game constantly, you'll see that a pot with a Life Up +10 will always have a life up +10.
Another note about the maps, is that they're not detailed. It looks like someone paused the game, and took a picture of the map they saw on screen and then passed it off as a detailed map. They don't point things out.
Some info is also wrong. There are typos in the items list, and the description of how to get some "Valueable Items" is not always correct, nor is it always detailed.
It's almost as if Prima knew there wasn't much of a use for a Dynasty Warriors guide. What it IS useful to have it for though, they did include, however it isn't done very well. Screenshots were blurry; information misleading.
It wasn't a horrible guide, though. But the biggest question is, why spend so much money on a guide like this? There is no real "strategy" to beating any mission.
What I'm saying is, you're not honestly going to buy this guide because you're having trouble getting to the enemy general are you? That's not the reason one would buy a Dynasty Warriors Guide. We'd most likely by it because we want to know where all those fourth weapons are, and how to get the secret items.
The problem is, Dynasty Warriors is very prominent online. You can find a lot more than just text in walkthroughs online. You can find detailed maps that DO pin-point out everything, and you can find more in depth descriptions on where to find fourth weapons.
The guide itself isn't bad, but it is a moment where it really is a lot easier to just go online. I'm not usually up for faqs found online because they miss that visual aid, but you don't need visual aids in Dynasty Warriors. The guide being priced at the standard fifteen dollars is high way robbery just to buy it for getting the special items, unlocking characters and stages, and the fourth weapons. Likewise, you won't have trouble in actually completing a mission. They're all pretty straight forward. So you shouldn't need this guide for that.
It's almost not a bad idea to invest in one, and I probably wouldn't have bought mine if it weren't ninety-nine cents at a used game store. But the reality is that it IS a waste. It helps in finding some of these things, but GameFAQs is so much more... you know... indepth and user friendly about it.
If you are determined to invest in this guide, then please, do like I did; find it at a very cheap price, and don't spent fifteen dollars on it.
Summary of Dynasty Warriors 5 (Prima Official Game Guide)
Unlock every character, item, & weapon?Stats for all 192 weapons
?Every item, including rare items, uncovered
?All 48 characters revealed and unlocked!
?Strategy for defeating all 64 battles
?Each character's secret fourth weapons and how to earn them!
?Battlefield tactics for all enemies
?Tips for the game's Challenge Mode
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