Fortunately something strange has happened in the PC conversion - someone seems to have given the soldiers a brain! Now before you all get too excited, they haven't been given a great deal of intelligence your allies still stand around like lemons and the crowds of enemies don't use any kind of tactic to take you on, but now they actually fight back! The game itself is pretty much the same as the console versions, which have varied almost nil since the original DW. If anything the keys are a little friendlier on your digits than the thumb rash playing DW on consoles gives you!

No matter how awkward some people feel when trying to play a console game on a keyboard you can't say pressing the same button is any more complicated in the PC version.

Visually impressive combos are achieved by simply pressing the same button enough times (or by pressing the Musou button), you can jump, block and that's about it. When looking at box 2 (dodgy control system) you really need to look at the game itself first Dynasty Warriors is not known for its complex controls. So that's box 1 of the 'typical PC port' guide ticked, then. The Musou attacks look as over-the-top as ever, with plumes of different colors and flames being thrown about all over the place as you hack down another fifty peons with a triple somersault and a scimitar. Your characters move fluidly and convincingly, with each swipe and slash having a convincing feeling of weight behind it. This time around, given the astounding lack of improvements between games, Dynasty Warriors 4:Hyper actually takes a step forward in improving this slash 'em up series.Īlthough it is a port of a console game, the graphics, for the most part look very smooth and the cut scenes are especially pretty. Aside from a few rare gems (like Halo and GTA) PC conversions are usually cop-outs, copies of the console versions only with slightly smoother graphics and more awkward controls.

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