<s>
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Omega	O
Force	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Koei	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
books	O
called	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
,	O
written	O
by	O
Luo	O
Guanzhong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
progressed	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
strayed	O
further	O
from	O
the	O
actual	O
plot	O
of	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
but	O
instead	O
has	O
given	O
the	O
user	O
more	O
input	O
on	O
how	O
the	O
storyline	O
progresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Shin	B-Application
Sangokumusou	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
it	O
topped	O
the	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
within	O
nine	O
days	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
78	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritics	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
in	O
March	O
2003	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
September	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
Hyper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
expansions	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
and	O
Empires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
original	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
disc	O
to	O
access	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
features	O
,	O
Empires	O
is	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
game	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
without	O
the	O
original	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
to	O
introduce	O
an	O
Empires	O
expansion	O
pack	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
to	O
include	O
an	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
expansions	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
expands	O
on	O
its	O
predecessors	O
by	O
adding	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
new	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
and	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
'	O
Edit	O
Mode.	O
'	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aim	O
of	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
stages	O
in	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
enemy	O
commander	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
motions	O
for	O
the	O
weapons	O
are	O
taken	O
from	O
pre-existing	O
officers	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
from	O
two	O
characters	O
removed	O
from	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
that	O
were	O
in	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Fu	O
Xi	O
and	O
Nu	O
Wa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
can	O
also	O
retrieve	O
your	O
health	O
level	O
to	O
avoid	O
getting	O
killed	O
and	O
having	O
"	O
Game	O
Over	O
"	O
by	O
obtaining	O
"	O
Chinese	O
Meatbuns	O
"	O
that	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
look	O
like	O
onions	O
like	O
in	O
any	O
other	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
so	O
far	O
successful	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
Musou	O
Mode	O
,	O
'	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
mode	O
,	O
has	O
separate	O
campaigns	O
for	O
each	O
kingdom	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
separate	O
'	O
Musou	O
Mode	O
 '	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
more	O
frustrating	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
unlock	O
their	O
favorite	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
,	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
Mosou	O
Modes	O
are	O
easier	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
unlock	O
their	O
favorite	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unlockable	O
kingdoms	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
the	O
Wu	O
,	O
Shu	O
,	O
and	O
Wei	O
Kingdoms	O
,	O
and	O
unlockable	O
characters	O
include	O
warlords	O
who	O
were	O
defeated	O
in	O
the	O
book	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
series	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
,	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Action	B-Application
that	O
produce	O
this	O
effect	O
include	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
in	O
multiples	O
of	O
fifty	O
,	O
defeating	O
enemy	O
officers	O
,	O
and	O
completing	O
special	O
events	O
such	O
as	O
ambushes	O
,	O
siege	O
attacks	O
,	O
and	O
finding	O
enemy	O
strongholds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
Ancient	O
China	O
during	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
Three	O
Kingdoms	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
elements	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
build	O
on	O
aspects	O
of	O
Chinese	O
Mythology	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
mix	O
between	O
fact	O
and	O
fiction	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
locations	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
events	O
in	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
are	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
happened	O
in	O
Chinese	O
history	O
although	O
many	O
have	O
been	O
exaggerated	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
appealing	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
stages	O
are	O
recreations	O
of	O
notable	O
battles	O
present	O
historically	O
or	O
from	O
the	O
novel	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
,	O
while	O
original	O
creations	O
became	O
more	O
common	O
with	O
the	O
newer	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
does	O
allow	O
for	O
some	O
player	O
input	O
into	O
how	O
the	O
story	O
unfolds	O
,	O
the	O
three	O
main	O
kingdoms	O
 '	O
'	O
Musou	O
Modes	O
 '	O
follow	O
the	O
main	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Omega	O
Force	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
expansions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
introduce	O
an	O
Empires	O
expansion	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
designed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
person	O
who	O
designed	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Tomohiko	O
Sho	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
designer	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
games	O
he	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
production	O
for	O
them	O
,	O
usually	O
as	O
the	O
planner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omega	O
Force	O
works	O
under	O
Koei	O
as	O
an	O
internal	O
development	O
team	O
and	O
have	O
mainly	O
concentrated	O
on	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
Samurai	O
Warriors	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
has	O
never	O
used	O
the	O
musical	O
style	O
commonly	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
era	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
are	O
set	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
no	O
different	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
similar	O
style	O
of	O
music	O
to	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
using	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
rock	O
,	O
metal	O
,	O
and	O
heavy	O
metal	O
with	O
undertones	O
of	O
traditional	O
Chinese	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
main	O
release	O
,	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
already	O
looking	O
promising	O
after	O
GameSpot	O
UK	O
's	O
preview	O
two	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
did	O
not	O
create	O
as	O
much	O
hype	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
mainly	O
because	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
is	O
smaller	O
there	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
still	O
sold	O
fairly	O
well	O
and	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
,	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
entered	O
into	O
the	O
Greatest	O
Hits	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
time	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
has	O
managed	O
to	O
become	O
IGN	O
's	O
5th	O
best	O
co-operative	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
with	O
these	O
drawbacks	O
,	O
Koei	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
release	O
two	O
expansions	O
for	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
and	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
Empires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
also	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
as	O
a	O
Hyper	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
voice-overs	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
uses	O
straightforward	O
English	O
pronunciations	O
for	O
the	O
romanized	O
pinyin	O
names	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
has	O
had	O
two	O
expansions	O
and	O
a	O
re-release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
was	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
and	O
added	O
new	O
gameplay	O
options	O
and	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
was	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
Empires	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
a	O
strategy	O
mode	O
of	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyper	O
is	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
to	O
Windows	O
2000/Windows	O
XP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
expansion	O
developed	O
by	O
Omega	O
Force	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Koei	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
'	O
Legend	O
Mode	O
 '	O
elaborates	O
on	O
the	O
individual	O
prowess	O
of	O
each	O
individual	O
warrior	O
within	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
great	O
emphasis	O
in	O
the	O
duelling	O
system	O
in	O
this	O
expansion	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
at	O
times	O
seen	O
as	O
its	O
own	O
individual	O
game	O
-	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Empires	O
( 真・三國無双3	O
Empires	O
(	O
Shin	B-Application
Sangokumusou	I-Application
3	I-Application
Empires	O
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
expansion	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
adds	O
a	O
new	O
strategy	O
mode	O
called	O
'	O
Empire	O
Mode	O
 '	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
during	O
attacking	O
or	O
defending	O
against	O
opposing	O
forces	O
is	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
voices	O
were	O
added	O
into	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
Empires	O
for	O
the	O
American	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
contain	O
the	O
additional	O
content	O
from	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
.	O
</s>
