Romance Of The Three Kingdoms (Koei) series
Dynasty Warriors 4
Dynasty Warriors 4 is a hack and slash video game and the fourth installment in the popular Dynasty Warriors series. Dynasty Warriors 4 was developed by Omega Force and is based on a series of books called…
Dynasty Warriors 4 is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Omega Force, released 27 February 2003 on PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
What Dynasty Warriors 4 is
Dynasty Warriors 4 is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Omega Force and released in 2003. It was published by Koei. It is available on PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It carries an ESRB T age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Dynasty Warriors 4 is set in Ancient China during the time of the Three Kingdoms era. The game begins at the fall of the Han Dynasty, shortly after the death of Emperor Ling when the Yellow Turban Rebellion led by Zhang Jiao begun an uprising against the Empire. A number of elements in the game build on aspects of Chinese Mythology and there is a mix between fact and fiction as the game is built on the story of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Many of the locations, characters, and events in Dynasty Warriors 4 are reported to have happened in Chinese history although many have been exaggerated to make the game more appealing to the player. There are also some features that are historically…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and historical. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the Romance Of The Three Kingdoms (Koei) series
Dynasty Warriors 4 is the 35th of 71 entries we hold in the Romance Of The Three Kingdoms (Koei) series. It arrived a year after Dynasty Tactics. The next entry was Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX in 2003. Its critic score of 60 is 2 points below the series average of 62. The highest-rated entry is Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII at 89.
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How it was received
Dynasty Warriors 4 holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 19% of the 1,125 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 9 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Dynasty Warriors 4 launched on 27 February 2003, within three weeks of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Final Fantasy X-2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield and NASCAR Racing 2003 Season. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Final Fantasy X-2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield, NASCAR Racing 2003 Season.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Dynasty Warriors 4 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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