In Warriors: Legends of Troy, two great armies clash not over home and country, but for the love of a single woman. The fates of these civilizations now stand upon the razor’s edge. 3000 years ago, a poet sang of heroes strong enough to stand alone against an army. For love, they sailed the world. For family, they made the greatest sacrifices. For honor, they stood and faced the will of gods, and fought a war which shook the earth. In the age when Zeus Almighty ruled over immortals and men, what begins as a truce between two cities quickly erupts into a massive war that will shake the very foundations of Olympus.
Warriors: Legends of Troy is a mature oriented Hack and Slash, Action-Combat game set during the literary and historical Bronze Age Trojan War. A release in the Dynasty Warriors series, Warriors: Legends of Troy allows you to take up arms as one of several playable heroic characters on either the Greek or Trojan sides of the conflict, utilizing character specific temperaments, abilities and finishing moves. Additional features include: important strategic use of weapons, multiple attack possibilities, a playable Amazonian character and a leveling system featuring the ability to carry a limited number of in-game items to heighten abilities.
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The Epic 10 Year Battle for Troy
In Warriors: Legends of Troy, two great armies clash not over home and country, but for the love of a single woman. The fates of these civilizations now stand upon the razor’s edge. 3,000 years ago, a poet sang of heroes strong enough to stand alone against an army. For love, they sailed the world. For family, they made the greatest sacrifices. For honor, they stood and faced the will of gods, and fought a war which shook the earth. In the age when Zeus Almighty ruled over immortals and men, what begins as a truce between two cities quickly erupts into a massive war that will shake the very foundations of Olympus.
Gameplay
Warriors: Legends of Troy is Hack and Slash Action-Combat game that incorporates strategic combat techniques and character leveling. An installment in game developer Tecmo Koei’s Dynasty Warriors series, action in Warriors: Legends of Troy is based in an existing cultural framework, in this case that of the legendary 10-year Bronze Age war between the Greeks and the Trojans. Events, playable characters and story background are pulled from the Greek epic poems, the Illiad and the Odyssey, as well as the later Roman retooling of the Troy story, The Aeneid. Players can choose to fight for either side in the war, playing as a variety of famous heroic characters, for example: Achilles, Oddesseus and Telamonian Ajax (Aias) for the invading Greeks, or Hektor, Paris and the Amazonian Penthesilea for the Trojans. Other characters may also be playable. Each character has his/her own temperament, warrior skills and finishing moves. Finishing moves are unleashed by filling an in-game meter, resulting in a short-lived extra burst of power, allowing for the move. Like other games rooted in the Dynasty Warriors franchise players will face masses of enemies on a regular basis using period specific weapons, in this case swords, shields, javelins, etc. Weapons, for example shields, also can and must at times be used strategically to set up enemies for optimal use of special moves. Players will have access to a variety of attacks and can string together combos for maximum damage. They will also face intervention from the gods of Olympus at times and battle bosses pulled from the pages of Greek mythology. Finally the game contains a leveling system that utilizes an in-game economy and a limited number of grid slots, allowing the player to carry items either purchased or found that increase their abilities.
Key Game Features
- The Greatest Heroes – Fight for the Trojans or the Greeks as you experience the legendary Trojan War from the perspectives of the greatest heroes.
- Epic Battlefields – Clash with legions of soldiers on glorious battlegrounds that reach for miles throughout the ancient world.
- Strategic Carnage – Do anything to survive. Grab a sword from a fallen enemy and hurl it at a soldier bearing down on you. Smash an opponent with your shield, and then run your spear through him. Or just throttle them with your bare hands.
- Legendary Battles – Battle larger-than-life heroes and even confront mythical creatures sent by the gods themselves.
- Brutal History – Among the inspirations for the game are The Iliad, Homer’s epic poem from the 9th century BC, and in-depth research of the ancient battlefields of the Trojan War.
- Ancient Heroes – Play as infamous heroes such as Achilles and Odysseus from Greece, as well as Hektor and Paris from Troy and the mighty Amazonian warrior, Penthesilea.
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Strategic use of weapons.
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Easy to master combos.
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In-game leveling system.
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List Price: $ 59.99
Price: $ 56.78
Great Addition to the “Warriors” Franchise,
Graphics: 3.5
Nothing spectacular, but serviceable. It doesn’t break any new ground graphically, but it’s what you would expect from the Warriors franchise.
Sound: 3.5
The Music was appropriate, and did not detract or distract. The voice acting was good, but not overly memorable. The only distraction to me was the pronunciations. The in-game characters would often pronounce a name one way, and the cutscene voiceover would pronounce it another, and not what I have come to expect from the name pronunciations (at least from films and such). Otherwise not much to comment on.
Story: 4
The storyline progressed nicely as you switched sides, playing heroes from both Sparta and Troy, following much of the legend. Perhaps it’s just me, but I kept remembering the film Troy while playing. Thankfully, the story goes into further depth than the film, and you get a broader historical reference, albeit creative licenses obviosly taken.
Gameplay: 4
It’s exactly what I expected, especially from KOEI Warriors. It’s hack and slash. A rewarding skill up system with currency you spend to increase your stats, buy better combos, and enhance your characters. The items you purchase transfer from one hero to another as you play through the different stages, therefore you aren’t specifically levelling one hero or another. The maps are well designed, and the objectives clearly laid out and suffice to move the story along. My only complaint is that some of the secondary objectives aren’t well explained and are easily overlooked if you aren’t paying attention, but that lends toward replayability I suppose. I will definitely be replaying to try to pick up some of the objectives I missed first time through.
Overall: 4
The game lived up to my expectations, and is very enjoyable. It’s nice to play something different for a change. There’s only so many times you can re-live the Three Kingdoms era, and this is a welcome change of pace. As another reviewer commented, a multiplayer or at least a co-op mode would have made this game significantly better, especially given the scope of the battle. Even so, it’s a game that will provide many hours of fun for any fan of the genre.
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|If you like this sort of thing, you will like this one a little more than you thought you would.,
I pre-ordered this game form Amazon and it arrived yesterday. I have been playing it for about 10 hours now and had to pry myself away to write this review. The first thing any video game should be is fun, and Warriors Legend of Troy is fun to play. Is it ground breaking? Not really, although from the Warriors perspective I think I can safely say it is at least trying some new things.
First, unlike the Dynasty games, the story here unfolds in an interesting way, you play through missions as different characters as the war unfolds before you. The characters don’t level, but you earn Kleos (basically currency) for completing missions and completing sub-goals within them. You spend this on upgrades that can be applied to whichever character you are playing. At first I was unsure of this, but after an hour or two the idea grew on me, it is an interesting approach. I also like how different each of the characters are from each other, they play differently. And, as a surprise, this button masher does require you to apply some strategy as you battle different types of enemies, and use different combo’s and different approaches to them. Also, while many of the enemy soldiers are just basic cannon fodder, there are somewhere between 6 to 10 different models, so they don’t all look like you are fighting clones, although there are not enough different models to say that anything to unique is going on.
The production value is very good, and the cut-scenes that tell the story are of a very high quality. I think the voice acting is serviceable, but honestly not really very good overall.
However, going back to my original point, this game is fun to play. The maps are terrific, the objectives very clear and they make sense and also advance the story in a meaningful way. The rewards system is intriguing and keeps you coming back. There are other mini-game options outside of the main story, and as you complete levels you can revisit them.
Honestly, this game exceeded my expectations (which were admittedly pretty low). If you like the Dynasty games this is a fresh take with some rudimentary innovations. Finally, part of what makes it fresh is to get into some western mythos and out of the three-kingdoms! Thankfully I did not have to put down the yellow turban rebellion for the one-millionth time here!
Worth getting if you like either the movie Troy, Greek mythos, or haven’t played a Dynasty game in a little while and want to see where they are going.
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