Dynasty Warriors 3/Musou Mode

The series's staple of providing a cinematic experience in Musou Mode began with this game; it is a severe contrast to the simple beat-em-up presentation from the previous title. Characters must now fight in stages vaguely synonymous to their Romance of the Three Kingdoms counterparts when they are selected within this mode. Most characters fight seven battles; Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Jian have ten stages. Pre-rendered cutscenes and filler battles are now included to fill in missing gaps between major stages.

Other characters aren't playable within this mode until the Xtreme Legends expansion.

Character Specific Requirements
Certain characters can be unlocked from this mode.


 * * can be unlocked by starting the game with a Dynasty Warriors 2 save file.

Alternatively, players may opt to unlock all characters in the English version of the game by inputting the following code on the menu screen: R2 (thrice), L1, undefined, L2 (thrice), R1,. The code sequence for the Japanese version is, R1, undefined, L1, undefined, R2, , L2.