You’ll pick up a variety of weapons in each fight, and these weapons have seals that need to be broken by your local blacksmith. While in battle you can select a character to run your city while you’re out fighting, and that character will gain stat increases from doing so, essentially allowing you to level up two guys at once which is kind of nice. Xtreme Legends doesn’t use a level up system found in other DW titles though, instead you’ll earn skill points for killing Generals and then dump those skills into character specific abilities. You’ll start off with a pretty big roster of characters to choose from, all of which can be maxed out with their various stats, have certain weapons to equip and find, and so on. The biggest draw, also like most DW games, comes from unlocking a ton of stuff throughout. The game does have a pretty wide range of difficulty settings to make it more challenging though, and if you choose to ramp it up you’ll find some of the battles can get a little ridiculous. Battling against nameless goons is fun for a bit, but as a DW fan I’ll admit it can get a bit stale. Each mission starts with a specific goal that tends to change as the battle goes on and certain conditions are met. You’ll also be accompanied by AI Generals for your side, and on occasion characters will switch sides in the middle of battles. The Generals put up the biggest fight, have their own special Musou attacks, and are usually the guys you need to beat to finish out a level. You’ll hack and slash your way through nameless hordes of enemies, and occasionally go toe to toe with a tougher, named enemy General. The core battle stuff is pretty much like all DW games at this point. Of course, people probably weren’t wielding lightning infused weapons and magic back then, but you’ve got to expect some liberties taken in Dynasty Warriors. These missions, like most aspects of Dynasty Warrior games, are told through stories involving historical events and people in ancient China. This is done by completing missions given to you through the City Guard menu of your town. The main mode here is the Legends mode, which puts you in control of a small town that needs to be upgraded. But you’ve still got a lot of Dynasty Warriors action to check out here. In fact, you won’t even has access to Story or Conquest mode from DW7 unless you still own the disc. This isn’t just a simple rehash of the first release though. It’s not been too long since Dynasty Warriors 7 hit consoles, but Koei is back at it again with Dynasty Warriors 7 Xtreme Legends.