Dynasty Warriors 4 Xtreme Legends is an expansion of Dynasty Warriors 4. Players can import their data in this game if they already have an original Dynasty Warriors 4 disc.
Its marketing catchphrase in Japan is "There is no limit to the strength you desire.", alluding to the title's new gameplay modes.
Changes
This expansion introduces two new modes for players to enjoy: Legend Mode and Xtreme Mode. Legend Mode features personalized scenarios for each character during their moments of triumph or struggle. Most of these stages may bar the player from equipping items, deploying bodyguards, or both at the same time; these restrictions serve to ramp up the mode's difficulty. Clearing them not only unlocks a character's ending narrative but also grades the player's performance; cleared Legend Mode stages can then be replayed with any character of one's choosing but the stage-specific restrictions will still apply.
New level 11 weapons can be earned solely in Legend Mode, though level 10 weapons are unlocked this way as well for those who do not have the base game, though their requirements differ greatly. Level 11 weapons have max base attack power while also having predetermined attached items to them, working even in Legend Mode stages that disable the use of equipping items.
A select few officers now have the ability to imbue their True Musou Attacks with elemental attributes by picking up an Imperial Seal to briefly gain unlimited Musou or equipping level 10 or 11 weapons.
Xtreme Mode challenges players to survive a gauntlet of short battles where the difficulty gradually rises from one area to the next. The goal is to build up a sizeable force and conquer every province. Healing items are scarce, so being able to properly manage a character's health is crucial. The mode includes shops that allow players to spend gold on various items and mercenaries.
Like in the previous Xtreme Legends expansion, the game adds two new difficulty settings: Novice and Expert. The Expert setting sharply increases the aggressiveness of AI-controlled officers while enabling the AI-controlled playable officers to wield their level 10 weapons by default and to reap their elemental damage benefits.
The AI for playable enemy officers has been tweaked in a number of ways, most notably on higher I difficulty. Not only will they actively guard against direct attacks and arrows, most are now prone to using their announcement taunts to break through the player's defenses. They also have a habit of spamming their Musou Attacks, intercepting the player's assaults with jump attacks, and juggling targets mercilessly especially if accompanied by troops; this change forces players to effectively bait specific attacks to leave them vulnerable, or master parrying in case their Musou is not full. Furthermore, AI playable officers rarely perform the concentration movement like peons do at higher difficulties unlike in previous games.
During duels, the enemy officer's Musou gauge is now visible. This allows more experienced players to respond appropriately to their opponent either by guarding against their Musou Attacks at the right moment or baiting them into using them in the wrong position. Likewise, the AI will react differently towards the player if the latter's own Musou happens to be full. To balance things out, opponents will usually fight with lowered stats than in the actual battlefield.
Nine new rare items are introduced while previous ones can now be obtained in the aforementioned Legend Mode stages as well.
The ability to reset stats has been brought back while a similar option for resetting weapon levels all the way back to level 1 is added. This gives players the opportunity to selectively replay the game to their heart's content (and by proxy to reobtain level 10/11 weapons).
A new challenge mode stage has been introduced in the form of Arena Mode (連闘; Consecutive Combat) which has players duel against other characters continuously within a sealed-off plateau at Ru Nan Castle. As the number of duels pile up, the AI becomes more adaptive and difficult over time. Existing challenges from the base game return albeit under different states of the day with Endurance taking place at sunset while Time Attack, Bridge Melee, and Demolition occurring during the morning rather than night.
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Bugs and Glitches
AI Glitch
Begin a stage on Expert difficulty, perform an intermission save, and quit the battle. From there, change the difficulty to Novice and start a new stage without reloading the current intermission save file. Once the stage starts, perform a soft reset (hold both Select and Start), then reload the aforementioned intermission save file. This will result in the game changing the enemy's AI difficulty level from Expert to Novice while registering the stage as if it was under Expert. Although enemy officers are still formidably strong in terms of stats and weaponry, they will not be as aggressive as before, making the glitch ideal for clearing very difficult battles.
This glitch likely works due to the fact that if an intermission save made on an Expert-difficulty stage to then turn it down to any other difficulty afterwards, any present AI playable officers will still wield their level 10 weapons by default, which can cause the game to get confused.
Walking on Mountains
While this is a common glitch in all versions of Dynasty Warriors 4, Zhang Jiao's Legend Mode stage makes this glitch notably easy to perform compared to other battles. To pull it off, get on a horse and stand next to the northwestern entry point. Make sure the mountain side is to the horse's right and dismount afterwards. There is chance that the player will end up on the northern mountain side, enabling them to skip a large portion of the map.
Related Media
A strategy guide for the game had been released.
Trivia
- Artwork for Zhang Jiao in this game somehow has him reuse his third weapon from Dynasty Warriors 3. This also carries over into the Empires spin-off.
Gallery
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English logo
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Japanese logo
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Korean logo
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Japanese cover
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English ad flyer
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Japanese ad 1
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Japanese ad 2
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Wallpaper 1
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Wallpaper 2
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Shu ending image
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Wei ending image
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Wu ending image
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External Links
- Official North American Website (English)
- Official Japanese Website (Japanese)
- Official Korean Website (Korean)
- Official Taiwanese Website (Traditional Chinese)
- Official PlayStation Page (Japanese)
- Official Game Manual (English)
- StrategyWiki Page (English)
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