DYNASTY WARRIORS 5 The place is the vast lands of China. The time is the turn of the 2nd century. This is the story of the Three Kingdoms which has been passed down for generations. A story of Peace, and Choas. Prosperity and Decline A story of brave Heroes, and treacherous Villains. Witness the tales of these warriors, for the Stories of yesterday are the History of tomorrow. Hi, I'm andrewparker and this is my second Dynasty Warriors 5 guide. In this guide I will discuss the controls of the game and the strtegys you can use in battles. If there is any thing incorrect, I have missed something or you need help with a certain level email me at: andrewparker2006@hotmail.co.uk CONTROLS Triangle = Charge Attack Square = Normal Attack X = Jump, climb on horse/elephant O = Charge/Use Musou Left Analog Stick = Move Right Analog Stick = Nothing L1 = Guard L2 = Displays the name and health of a troop R2 = Change map between zoom map and complete map R1 = Shooting View = X = Normal Shot Triangle = Charge Shot Circle = Musou Shot SAVING A quick note on saving, after a battle you will be asked if you want to save the game. You can also save the game in the middle of a battle and carry on with it when you next play the game. You can save the game in the options menu but that is quite pointless. MENUS In the game there are a few different types of gameplay witch I will tell you about here. Free Mode In this mode you can play through all the levels you have unlocked with any charecter you want. (Levels are unlocked by finishing them in Mousou Mode though some are availible from the beginning) Musou Mode This mode is your basic average story mode where you can play through the game with any charecters you have unlocked. Before each battle your chosen charecter will tell you there thoughts about the upcoming battle. Challenge Mode In this mode you can play through some mini-games. Time Attack Defeat 100 enemys in as little time as possible. Bridge Melee Knock of as many enemys as you can from the bridge before the time runs out or you yourself fall off. Rampage Defeat as many enemys as you can in the time given. Sudden Death Kill as many enemys as you can without taking a hit. Camp Here you can look at all the officers, weapons, items and bodyguards you have unlocked. Encyclopedia Here you can read the biographys of the charecters and read about the history of the Three Kingdoms. BATTLE TIPS Guard and Captains Whenever you see an enemy gate or guard captain kill it as it will stop there flow of supplys or troops and decrease the enemys morale. Bases When bases are under attack their gates will close so you have to kill the gate captains. Once you are inside kill the guard captain to take over the base. Also, if you are ever trapped in one of your own bases use the ramps to get out. Towers Wheneever you see a tower destroy it as enemy archers may be lurkinh up there to shoot you. They can also be used for damaging crowds of enemys. Killing Kill as much enemys as you can to make your self become stronger by raising you up ranks. Also watch out for enemy officers as they will drop special items that can increase your attack, defence or maximum mosou or or health. Pots and Crates Whenever you find a box or a crate break them open so you can get the items that are held inside. You will get health and musou ups from pots and weapons, items and arrows from crates. WEAPONS AND ITEMS At the end of a level you will get any weapons or items you recieved. If you get an item that you already have you will discard it unless it is better than the one you all ready have. You may only hold up to four weapons at a time so try and keep the better ones you recieve. When chosing what weapons to pick bear in mind the stats they will raise and watch out for there weights. Light = Fast but not as strong Medium = Average speed and strength Heavy = Slow but very strong Also watch out for the little blue sybols beside the name of the weapons as these indicate wether your weapon can perform evolution attacks or not. When your Mosou bar is full your normal attacks will go on in a longer combo. BODYGUARDS At the end of a battle a new bodyguard may decide to join you. You can hold up to eight bodyguards at once but you can only use one in each battle. Unlike in older DW games bodyguards are quite strong and you can now preform double mosou's with them. Also bodyguard have different weapons so they will ether have a sword, a spear, a bow, a cross-bow or a staff but you can only perform double mosou's with bodyguards that have a sword or a spear. Bodyguards rise up ranks just like officers so let your bodyguard fight alot. THE BEGGINING Before you try mosou mode I suggest you try a few levels in free mode on easy. if you are trying to get a better weapon try playing the yellow turban rebbelion as it has three weapons in it( one at each alter and one outside Zhang Jiao's fortress) After you have practised a bit try and get some of the rare items and you could try playing on normal or hard mode. CHARACTERS ---------- Charecter: Liu Bei Name: Gold Moon Dragon Battle: Battle of Yi Ling - Shu Forces Getting It: Defeat Ling Tong, Gan Ning, Lu Xun and Sun Shang Xiang. Charecter: Lu Bu Name: Sky Scorcher Battle: Battle of Chang Shan - Yuan Shao's Forces Getting It: Kill one-thousand enemy trouops. Charecter: Lu Meng Name: White Tiger Battle: Battle of Fan Castle - Allied Forces Getting It: Make Mi Fang and Fu Shi Ren defect, make sure Xu Huanh appears and defeat Zhang Bao and Zhang Fei. Charecter: Lu Xun Name: Falcon Battle: Battle of Bai Di Castle - Wu Forces Getting It: Defeat Ma Chao and Jiang Wei before you enter the castle. Charecter: Ma Chao Name: Stallion Fury Battle: The Battle of Tong - Allied Forces Getting It: Knock Cao Cao off his horse before he crosses the first river. You may want to play two player so someone can guard Tong Gate. Charecter: Meng Huo Name: King of Beasts Battle: Invasion of Nan Zhong Getting It: Defeat Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and Yue Ying without any of your officers dieing. Charecter: Pang De Name: Heavenly Halberd Battle: Battle of Mt. Ding Jun - Wei Forces Getting It: Defeat Zhao Yun, Guan Ping, Wei Yan and Huang Zhong before Cao Cao arrives. Charecter: Pang Tong Name: Tornado Staff Battle: The Invasion of Nan Zhong Getting It: Follow Zhuge Liangs orders then defeat Wu Tugu before the tactics squad is defeated. Charecter: Sima Yi Name: Dark Feather Battle: Battle of Chen Cang - Wei Forces Getting It: Captur all bases producig seige weapons before they damage the castle. Charecter: Sun Ce Name: Overlord Battle: The Trials of Sun Ce - Sun Ce's Forces Getting It: Defeat all the Phantoms of Yu Ji, Sun Jian and Da Qiao in less than ten minutes. Charecter: Sun Jian Name: Savage Tiger Battle: Battle of Si Shui Gate - Allied Forces Getting It: Defeat Lu Bu within five minutes of him appearing. Charecter: Sun Quan Name: Master Wolf Battle: The Battle of Chi Bi - Allied Forces Getting It: Succesfull carry out the fire attack. Charecter: Sun Shang Xiang Name: Sol Chakram Battle: Invasion of Nan Zhong - Wu Forces Getting It: Rescue Sun Quan from the ambush then defeat all of the enemy officers except Meng Huo. Charecter: Taishi Ci Name: Tiger Slayer Battle: Assualt on Wu Territory - Allied Forces Getting It: Defeat Sun Quan before he meets up with Zhou Tai then defeat Zhou Tai. Charecter: Wei Yan Name: Comet Strike Battle: Battle of Chen Cang Castle - Shu Forces Getting It: Defeat all five defense captains. Charecter: Xiahou Dun Name: Kirin Fang Battle: Battle of Fan Castle - Wei Forces Getting It: Defeat Guan Ping before he deploys the water attack. Charecter: Xiaou Yuan Name: Battle: Battle of Chi Bi - Wei Forces Getting It: Prevent all the parts of the fire attack. Charecter: Xiao Qiao Name: Qiao Grace Battle: Battle of Jing Province - Sun Jian's Forces Getting It: Defeat Ci Mao and and Lu Gong before Sun Jian is ambushed. Charecter: Xing Cai Name: Brilliant Sky Battle: Battle of Bai Di Castle Getting It: Get Xing Cai's health to orange to recieve a message from Liu Chan. Now go to Liu Chan and rescue the peasent miltia. Charecter: Xu Huang Name: Maruader Battle: Battle of Chang Ban - Wei Forces Getting It: Defeat Guan Yu and Zhang Fei before Liu Qi shows up. Charecter: Xu Zhu Name: Stone Crusher Battle: Battle of Tong Gate - Cao Cao's Forces Getting It: Defeat Ma Chao and Pang De before Han Sui has a chance to defect. Charecter: Yuan Shao Name: Sword of Kings Battle: Battle of Guan Du Yuan Shao's Forces Getting It: Keep Wen Chou and Yan Liang alive by killing Guan Yu. Then demorilize Cao Cao's troops so they open the side gates. Charecter: Yue Ying Name: Oblivion Battle: Wu Zhang Plains - Shu Forces Getting It: Defeat Deng Ai before he sets up the catapults. Charecter: Zhang Fei Name: Viper Blade Battle: Battle of Chang Ban - Liu Bei's Forces Getting It: Defeat Wen Pin, Xiahou En and Xiahou Dun without anyone crossing the bridge. Charecter: Zhang He Name: Phonix Talon Battle: Battle of Jie Ting - Wei Forces Getting It: Surround Ma Su then defeat Gao Xiang and Wang Ping and take their gates. Now capture the supply base and kill Ma Su. Charecter: Zhang Jiao Name: Volcano Staff Battle: Yellow Turban Rebbilion - Yellow Turban Forces Getting It: Kill Gongsun Yue and let the falling stone event happen. Now travel to Zhang Bao and Zhang Liangs alters. Charecter: Zhang Liao Name: Gold Wyvern Battle: Battle of Hei Fi Getting It: Keep killing all the Generals and Sub-Generals until you get three messages about Wu soldiers admiring Zhang Liao. Charecter: Zhao Yun Name: Fierce Dragon Battle: Getting It: Charecter: Zhen Ji Name: Dark Moon Flute Battle: Battle of Hei Fi Castle Getting It: Kill three-hundred enemys then go see Cao Pi. There will be a cutscene of Zhen Ji killing some soldiers. Charecter: Zhou Tai Name: Dusk Battle: Battle of Yi Ling - Wu Forces Getting It: Defeat Zhao Yun before the fire attack then succed in deploying the fire attack. Charecter: Zhou Yu Name: Ancients Sword Battle: Battle of Wu Territory - Sun Ce's Forces Getting It: Defeat Yan Baihu and Wang Lang. Charecter: Zhu Rong Name: Inferno Battle: Invasion of Nan Zhong - Nanman Forces Getting It: Defeat Jiang Qin and Gan Ning without destroying the bridge. Charecter: Zhuge Liang Name: Peacock Feather Battle: Battle of Tian Shui - Shu Forces Getting It: Defeat Xiahou Mao and Cui Lang and capture the castles. Then defeat Jiang Wei before he reaches Tian Shui Castle. Charecter: Zuo Ci Name: Trump Deck Battle: Battle of Hu Lao Gate - Allied Forces Getting It: Kill Lu Bu. Fourth Level Weapons To get a fourth level weapon you need to be playing in hard mode. Also, you may want to get all the items first as they will make it alot easier. Again if you are looking for a certain charecters weapon use ctrl+F. Charecter: Cao Cao Name: Wrath of Heaven Battle: Battle of Xia Pi - Allied Forces Getting It: Kill Gao Shun before he reinforces the flood gate to much. Once you've done that kill Zhang Liao. You should use one of the horse saddles to get there quickly ( Preferibly Red Hare ). Charecter: Cao Pi Name: Chaos Battle: Battle of Wu Zhang Plains - Wei Forces Getting it: Kill three officers before Zhuge Liang dies. Once Zhuge Liang dies and Jiang Wie deploys the Arbalast, destroy them. Charecter: Cao Ren Name: Roc Battle: Escape from Chi Bi - Wei Forces Getting It: Defeat all enemy reinforcements then Sun Quan. Charecter: Da Qiao Name: Qiao Beauty Battle: Battle of Xia Kou - Sun Quans Forces Getting It: Defeat Cai Mao before he deploys his fleet of ships then defeat Gan Ning before he defeats Ling Tong. Charecter: Dian Wei Name: Mad Bull Battle: Battle of Wan Castle - Cao Cao's forces Getting It: Meet up with Cao Cao and take him to the escape point. Don't let anyone pass until you get the message saying Cao Cao has escaped. Charecter: Diao Chan Name: Diva Battle: Battle of Xia Pi - Lu Bu's Forces Getting It: Defeat all Generals and Sub-Generals before Cao Cao arrives. You must do this without any of your Genarls dieing. Charecter: Dong Zhou Name: Horror Battle: Battle of Liang Province - Dong Zhou's Forces Getting It: Capture all five bases then defeat Pang De and Ma Chao. Charecter: Gan Ning Name: Sea Master Battle: Battle of Xia Kou - Hu Zhongs Forces Getting It: Defeat Ling Tong and Ling Cao within two minutes of the stage starting. Charecter: Guan Ping Name: Young Dragon Battle: Escape From Chi Bi - Allied Forces Getting It: Defeat all Generals and Sub-Generals. Make sure Cao Cao doesn't escape. Charecter: Guan Yu Name: Blu Moon Dragon Battle: Battle of Fan Castle - Shu Forces Getting It: Defeat Niu Jin and Yue Jin before the water attack. The item box will appear after the water attack succeds. Charecter: Huang Gai Name: Black Shadow Battle: The Yellow Turban Rebbilion - Allied Forces Getting It: Defeat all Generals and Sub-Generals that are outside of Zhang Jiao's Fortress. Charecter: Huang Zhong Name: Oracle Sword Battle: Mt. Ding Jun - Shu Forces Getting It: Defeat Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He five minutes within five minutes before Cao Cao appears. Charecter: Jiang Wei Name: Blink Battle: Tian Shui Getting It: Don't do anything until your commander starts to retreat then defeat Gao Xiong. Charecter: Ling Tong Name: Dragon Fury Battle: Battle of He Fei - Wu Forces Getting It: Defeat Zhang Liao every time he appears. You may want to do this in two player so that someone can guard Sun Quan. Saddles Name: Elephent Saddle Battle: Battle of Nan Zhong- Nanman Forces Getting It: Do not allow the enemy into the main camp. Rescue Wu Tugu, King Duosi and King Mulu from being converted. Use: Start battles on an Elephant. Name: Hexmark Saddle Battle: Battle of Cheng Du- Liu Bei's Forces Getting It: Defeat Zhang Ren within one minute after he appears with his ambush party. Use: Start a battle on Hexmark. Name: Red Hare Saddle Battle: Battle of Chang Shan- Yuan Shao's Forces Getting It: After defeating either Liu Bie, Guan Yu or Zhang Fei defeat the remaining two in one minute. Don't kill Liu Bei first otherwise Zhang Fei will retreat. Use: Start a battle on Red Hare. Name: Shadow Harness Battle: Battle of Liang Province- Allied Forces Getting It: Defeat Zhang Ji and Hu Zhen within 45 second of when they both appear. They appear in the North-East and South-West corners of the map sp clear that area before they appear. Use: Start a battle on Shadow Runner. Name: Storm Harness Battle: Battle of Guan Du- Cao Cao's Forces Getting It: Defeat Yan Liang and Wen Chou within five minutes of the battle starting. Your best using Guan Yu for this as he usually kills them if you don't play as him and he starts near them. Use: Start battle on Storm Runner. Unlocable Charecters This is where you can find out how to unlock certain charecters. Use ctrl+F to search for the on you need to unlock. Name: Cao Cao How to Unlock: Complete the game with four Wei charecters. Name: Cao Ren How to Unlock: Complete the game with Cao Pi. Name: Da Qiao How to Unlock: Complete the game with Sun Ce. Name: Diao Chan How to Unlock: Complete the game with Lu Bu. Name: Dong Zhou How to Unlock: Complete the game with Diao Chan. Name: Gan Ning How to Unlock: Complete the game with Ling Tong. Name: Guan Ping How to Unlock: Complete the game with Guan Yu. Name: Huang Gai How to Unlock: Complete the game with three Wu charecters. Name: Jiang Wei How to Unlock: Complete the game with two Shu charecters. Name: Liu Bei How to Unlock: Complete the game with four Shu charecters. Name: Lu Bu How to Unlock: Complete the game with one Wu, Wei and Shu charecter. Name: Lu Meng How to Unlock: Complete the game with two Wu charecters. Name: Meng Hou How to Unlock: Complete the game with Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun. Name: Pang De How to Unlock: Complete the game with Ma Choa. Name: Pang Tong How to Unlock: Complete the game with three Shu charecters. Name: Sima Yi How to Unlock: Complete the game with one Wei charecters. Name: Sun Ce How to Unlock: Complete the game with Sun Quan. Name: Sun Jian How to Unlock: Complete the game with four Wu charecters. Name: Wei Yan How to Unlock: Complete the game with Huang Zhong. Name: Xiahou Yuan How to Unlock: Complete the game with Xiahou Dun. Name: Xiao Qiao How to Unlock: Complete the game with Zhuo Yu. Name: Xu Huang How to Unlock: Complete the game with three Wei charecters. Name: Yuan Shao How to Unlock: Complete the game with Cao Cao. Name: Yue Ying How to Unlock: Complete the game with Zhuge Liang. Name: Zhang He How to Unlock: Complete the game with two Wei charecters. Name: Zhang Jiao How to Unlock: Complete the game with Sun Jian, Liu Bei and Cao Cao. Name: Zhu Rong How to Unlock: Complete the game with Meng Huo. Name: Zhuge Liang How to Unlock: Complete the game with one Shu charecter. Name: Zhuo Tai How to Unlock: Complete the game with one Wu charecter. Name: Zuo Ci How to Unlock: Unlock every charecter except Zuo Ci and he will become availible. Name: Musou Armor Battle: Conquest of Nan Zhong- Nanman Forces Getting It: Defeat one Juggernaut unit. Now defeat every other Juggernaut in five minutes. Use: Don't flinch when hit by arrows. Name: Serpent Earrings Battle: Battle of He Fei- Wu Forces Getting It: Defeat Xu Haung and Xiahou Dun in less than one minute after each one appears. Use: Increases the strengh of your charecter by two for every 100 enemys killed. Name: Survival Guide Battle: Battle of Hu Lao Gate- Dong Zhou's Forces Getting It: Defeat Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan. Use: Attack doubled when health is red and you are knocked down. Name: Tiger Collar Battle: Struggle for Nan Zhong- Meng Hou's Forces Getting It: Defeat three Beast Masters in one minute. Your best using a fast charecter so I sugest Xing Cai. Use: Fight with a tiger by your side. Name: Tribal Remedy Battle: Battle of He Fei Castle- Wei Forces Getting It: Defeat Jiang Qin, Pan Zhang and Sun Shao then destroy the Rams. Use: For every 100 enemies killed health recovers by 50. Name: Way of the Musou Battle: Mt. Ding Jun- Shu Forces Getting It: Defeat Xiahou Yaun before Cao Cao arrives. Use: Musou is always True Musou. Name: Wind Scroll Battle: Battle of He Fei Castle- Wu Forces Getting It: Defeat Cao Ren in five minutes after the battle begins. Use: Increases range of weapons. Orbs All orbs must be recieved in hard mode. Name: Fire Orb Battle: Battle of Si Shui Gate- Allied Forces Getting It: Defeat 200 hundred enemys in two minutes. Use your best charecter for this. Use: Adds fire element to your charge attacks. Name: Ice Orb Battle: Battle of Guan Du- Yuan Shao's Forces Getting It: Defeat Cao Pi four minutes after the battle begins. Use: Adds ice element to your charge attacks. Name: Light Orb Battle: Battle of Wu Zhang Plains- Shu Forces Getting It: Defeat Cao Ren, Xu Zhu and Zhen Ji five minutes after the stage begins. Use: Breaks through enemy blocks and deals damage to them. Only with charge attacks. Name: Shadow Orb Battle: Battle of Wu Zhang Plains- Wei Forces Getting It: Defeat Jiang Wei before Zhuge Liang dies. Use: Lets you kill enemys in one hit at the cost of reducing your Musou. Doesn't work on officers though. Only works with charge attacks. Rare Items This is where all the information on finding rare items, orbs and saddles is kept. If you are searching for a specific item press ctrl+F and type in what you are looking for. Items Name: Arm Guards Battle: The Battle of Si Shui Gate- Dong Zhuo's Forces Getting It: Defeat Sun Jian before Cao Cao arrives with reinforcements. Use: No damage taken during Charge Attacks. Name: Art of War Battle: Battle of Chi Bi- Cao Cao's Forces Getting It: Defeat Zhuge Liang once his unit begins to retreat. To do this defeat Huang Gai to prevent the fire attack. Then Zhuge Liang will retreat. Use: Increase the lengh of time battle items last eg. Attack X2. Name: Bodyguard Manual Battle: Guan Yu's Escape- Guan Yu's Forces Getting It: Defeat Zhang Liao and Xu Haung. Makesure Zhang Liao doesn't retreat. Use: Makes bodyguards stronger. Name: Demon Band Battle: Battle of Xi Liang- Yellow Turban Forces Getting It: Defeat Ma Chao within three minutes of him appearing. Use: Makes Musou Rage last longer. Name: Fire Arrows Battle: The Battle of Ji Province- Yuan Shao's Forces Getting It: After defeating Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, go and defeat Pei Yuan Shao. Use: Increases the strengh of Arrows by setting them alight. Name: Green Scroll Battle: Battle of Jie Ting- Shu Forces Getting It: Defeat Xu Zhu and Sima Yi in less than three minutes after Xu Zhu appears. Use: Attack increases while defense decreases. Use: Don't flinch when hit by arrows.