Enemy characters who are defeated enough times in a battle can be challenged to a duel. All generals and lieutenants are displayed on the map and may be attacked or challenged. The player, in 3rd person perspective, may guard, parry, attack, charge, fire arrows, jump, announce or charge up to unleash a special musou attack. Soldiers fill the battlefield with different ranks and styles (normal, archers, guards, sorceresses and 2 types of siege weapons) as well as horses which can be riden.
In any battle, be it offense or defense, the player chooses up to three generals and three lieutenants and their troops to form the army. These actions typically include the invasion or defense of a specific province or the option to aid an allied empire with those same actions. Each turn, the player is given a choice from 4 different governing options (brought to your attention by your generals) followed by a single decision of action. Beginning with a small kingdom, the ultimate goal is the conquering of all others. The heart of the game, campaign mode, begins by choosing any of 24 regions and 42 rulers (custom characters can be created). Not an American user? DescriptionDynasty Warriors 4: Empires is a strategy-oriented variant of Dynasty Warriors 4, mixing it with gameplay similar to Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
