Dynasty Warriors

Description

An oddity for Koei (at least at the time this was released)- an action-packed 3D fighting game. At least it's still steeped in traditional Chinese history/mythology- in fact, it's based on the background used in Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms series.

Over 2000 years ago, Guang-Wu revived the Han Dynasty in China. Wars and chaos follows for centuries after, because of regional conflicts, rival dynasties, and bureaucratic problems. An insurgent group, the Yellow Turban Rebels, roams China killing government officials...

...the current Emperor Shao is protected by troops raised by the nobles of the land- but each noble has their own plan to gain power.

The game's choosable characters are divided into 4 groups, each representing one of the main kingdoms- Shu, Wei, and Wu Kingdoms, as well as a miscellaneous-character 4th group.

The fighting is based on actual martial arts and weapons (and the tactics thereof) rather than focusing on combos, special moves, or other modern fighting-game embellishments.