Dynasty Warriors Advance

2005 video game
  • JP: Koei
  • WW: Nintendo
SeriesDynasty WarriorsPlatform(s)Game Boy AdvanceRelease
  • JP: March 24, 2005
  • NA: August 29, 2005
  • EU: December 2, 2005
Genre(s)Hack and slash
Tactical action[1]Mode(s)Single Player

Dynasty Warriors Advance (真・三國無双 Advance, Shin Sangoku Musō Adobansu, Shin Sangokumusou Advance in Japan) is a video game for the Game Boy Advance portable handheld system, part of the Dynasty Warriors series. The game was published by Nintendo, and developed by Koei using their external development company Omega Force. It was released on August 29, 2005.

Characters

Dynasty Warriors Advance features a smaller roster of thirteen characters, a sharp decrease in comparison to the last home console title, Dynasty Warriors 4. Three members of each faction are available from the beginning of the game. Completing Musou Mode with any character from a particular faction will unlock it's secret character. Completing Musou Mode again with one of the faction secret characters will unlock Lu Bu.

Wei Wu Shu Other
Xiahou Dun Sun Ce Zhao Yun Lu Bu (Unlockable)
Xu Zhu Sun Shang Xiang Guan Yu
Zhen Ji Zhou Yu Zhang Fei
Cao Cao (Unlockable) Sun Jian (Unlockable) Liu Bei (Unlockable)

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings54.83%[2]
Metacritic56/100[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Eurogamer3/10[4]
Game Informer7/10[5]
GamePro[6]
GameSpot5.3/10[7]
GameSpy[8]
GameZone6.9/10[9]
IGN4/10[10]
Nintendo Power7/10[11]
Nintendo World Report5/10[12]
X-Play[13]
Detroit Free Press[14]
The Sydney Morning Herald[15]

Dynasty Warriors Advance received very mixed reviews upon release. IGN disliked the game, grading it 4 out of 10,[10] criticizing the low number of on-screen enemies at any time, and the "button-mashing" gameplay. Nintendo Power, however, gave the game a 7 (out of 10), praising its replay value that "ranks among the best" on the Game Boy Advance system.[11] The game currently has a score of 56 out of 100 at Metacritic,[3] and 55% at GameRankings.[2]

References

  1. ^ "EA Signs North American Distribution Agreement with Koei Corporation for Upcoming Tactical Action Game Samurai Warriors". Electronic Arts. 2004-02-24. Archived from the original on 2007-12-16. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
  2. ^ a b "Dynasty Warriors Advance for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Dynasty Warriors Advance for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  4. ^ Walker, John (December 8, 2005). "Dynasty Warriors: Advance". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "Dynasty Warriors Advance". Game Informer. No. 149. September 2005. p. 114.
  6. ^ Rice Burner (August 29, 2005). "Dynasty Warriors Advance Review for Game Boy Advance on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on January 3, 2006. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  7. ^ Provo, Frank (August 26, 2005). "Dynasty Warriors Advance Review". GameSpot. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  8. ^ Vasconcellos, Eduardo (August 30, 2005). "GameSpy: Dynasty Warriors Advance". GameSpy. Archived from the original on December 12, 2005. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  9. ^ Bedigian, Louis (October 2, 2005). "Dynasty Warriors Advance - GBA - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  10. ^ a b Harris, Craig (August 29, 2005). "Dynasty Warrior[s] Advance". IGN. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Dynasty Warriors Advance". Nintendo Power. Vol. 196. October 2005. p. 100.
  12. ^ Castaneda, Karl (September 3, 2005). "Dynasty Warriors Advance". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  13. ^ Stevens, Tim (October 4, 2005). "Dynasty Warriors Advance Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on December 10, 2005. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  14. ^ "RECENT RELEASES". Detroit Free Press. October 9, 2005. p. L10. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  15. ^ Fish, Eliot; Hill, Jason (August 20, 2005). "Shrink to fit". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved July 29, 2014.

External links

  • Koei's Official site (in English)
  • Official website of Japan (in Japanese)
  • Official website of Taiwan (in Chinese)
  • Dynasty Warriors Advance at MobyGames
  • v
  • t
  • e
Warriors
Dynasty Warriors
Main series
Other games
  • Dynasty Warriors (2004)
  • Advance
  • Vol. 2
  • DS: Fighter's Battle
  • Strikeforce
  • Online
  • Next
  • Godseekers
Samurai Warriors
Warriors Orochi
Licensed games
Fire Emblem Warriors
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage
  • Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage
  • Ken's Rage 2
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam
  • Dynasty Warriors: Gundam
  • Gundam 2
  • Gundam 3
Hyrule Warriors
One Piece: Pirate Warriors
  • One Piece: Pirate Warriors
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
Other
Other Warriors games
Attack on Titan
Dragon Quest
Toukiden
Other games
Related