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| Dynasty Warriors Advance | |
|---|---|
 North American Game Boy Advance cover art | |
| Developer | Omega Force |
| Publishers | |
| Series | Dynasty Warriors |
| Platform | Game Boy Advance |
| Release |
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| Genres | Hack and slash Tacticalaction[1] |
| Mode | Single Player |
Dynasty Warriors Advance (真・三國無双 Advance,Shin Sangoku Musō Adobansu;Shin Sangokumusou Advance in Japan) is a 2005hack and slashvideo game developed byOmega Force and published byKoei for theGame Boy Advance. A spin-off of theDynasty Warriors series, it was published outside Japan byNintendo. It is the only installment in the series to be released for the Game Boy Advance as well as the first to not be released on aPlayStation console.
Dynasty Warriors Advance features a smaller roster of thirteen characters, a sharp decrease in comparison to the last home console title,Dynasty Warriors 5. Three members of each faction are available from the beginning of the game. Completing Musou Mode with any character from a particular faction will unlock the faction's leader as a playable character. Completing Musou Mode again with one of the faction leaders will unlock Lu Bu.
| Wei | Wu | Shu | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xiahou Dun | Sun Ce | Zhao Yun | Lu Bu (Unlockable) |
| Xu Zhu | Sun Shang Xiang | Guan Yu | |
| Zhen Ji | Zhou Yu | Zhang Fei | |
| Cao Cao (Unlockable) | Sun Jian (Unlockable) | Liu Bei (Unlockable) |
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 54.83%[2] |
| Metacritic | 56/100[3] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Eurogamer | 3/10[4] |
| Game Informer | 7/10[5] |
| GamePro |    [6] |
| GameSpot | 5.3/10[7] |
| GameSpy | [8] |
| GameZone | 6.9/10[9] |
| IGN | 4/10[10] |
| Nintendo Power | 7/10[11] |
| Nintendo World Report | 5/10[12] |
| X-Play | [13] |
| Detroit Free Press | [14] |
| The Sydney Morning Herald | [15] |
Dynasty Warriors Advance received very mixed reviews upon release.IGN disliked the game, grading it 4 out of 10,[10] criticizing the low number of on-screen enemies at any time, and the "button-mashing" gameplay.Nintendo Power, however, gave the game a 7 (out of 10), praising its replay value that "ranks among the best" on the Game Boy Advance system.[11] The game currently has a score of 56 out of 100 atMetacritic,[3] and 55% atGameRankings.[2]
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