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Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends

Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends is a standalone expansion to Dynasty Warriors 5. It brings back Xtreme Mode and Legend Mode from Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends while introducing Destiny Mode where…

60 15 September 2005 ESRB T

Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Omega Force, released 15 September 2005 on PlayStation 2.

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What Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends is

Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Omega Force and released in 2005. It was published by Koei. It is available on PlayStation 2 only. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends is a standalone expansion to Dynasty Warriors 5. It brings back Xtreme Mode and Legend Mode from Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends while introducing Destiny Mode where players can fight under one of the three kingdoms as an edit officer.
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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 Dynasty Warriors series

Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends is the 11th of 58 entries we hold in the Dynasty Warriors series. The next entry was Samurai Warriors: State of War in 2005. Its critic score of 60 is 6 points below the series average of 66. The highest-rated entry is Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition at 85.

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How it was received

Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends 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 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 7 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends launched on 15 September 2005, within three weeks of Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy), Indigo Prophecy, Fable: The Lost Chapters and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy), Indigo Prophecy, Fable: The Lost Chapters, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.

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Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends — frequently asked questions

When did Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends come out?
Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends was released on 15 September 2005 for PlayStation 2.
Does Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends have multiplayer?
Yes. Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends supports multiplayer, including co-op.

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