I finished the empire mode today after 5 days of its release (I live in Europe): that alone is a lot to say. Also if your looking to jump into this series go for this game. Overall the game is fantastic and if you’re looking for a good button masher and good strategy game. The Good 20 plus hours of game play with a different story each time you play/ Improved create your own officer/ two weapon system/ Game Play is easy to get the hang of/ Custom units/ Leveling system for weapons and Char. The focus on this is broken into to build your own empire or being a mercenary fighting for whom ever pays you. While playing you create your own story within one of Six Scenarios. The latest entry in the Dynasty Warriors Empires is a brilliant game, a strategy game were you follow an officer as they fight for their faction in china to control and change its future. It seems to me that critics love to hate this series of games because they think it is the same, at core a button masher though it is much It seems to me that critics love to hate this series of games because they think it is the same, at core a button masher though it is much more than that.