text: Dynasty Warriors 3 Walkthrough/FAQ Version 1.4 Last Updated August 24th, 2002 By Patrick G. Lowery aka. XLord Ma ChaoX (wi.rr','com',0);return false;">email@example.com) Table Of Contents 1. Intro 2. Recent Updates 3. Game Strategies a. Bodyguards b. Combos c. Attack d. The Art of Musou i. Regular Musou ii. True Musou e. Arrow Shooting/FPV f. Change Maps g. Different Ways of Transportation h. Mounted Attacks i. Secure j. Retreating k. My (Cheap but effective) Tricks l. Game Errors 4. Characters a. Shu Characters b. Wei Characters c. Wu Characters d. Neutral Characters e. My Personal Favorite Characters 5. Frequently Asked Question 6. The Walkthrough a. The Yellow Turban Rebellion b. The Battle at Hu Lao Gate c. Surprise Attack on Liu Biao d. The Battle at Wan Castle e. Assault On Wu Territory f. The Battle at Guan Du g. Guan Yu's Escape h. The Battle at Chang Ban i. The Battle at Chi Bi j. The Battle at Tong Gate k. The Battle at He Fei l. The Battle at Fan Castle m. The Battle at Mt. Ding Jun n. The Battle at Yi Ling o. Nanman Campaign p. The Battle of Jie Ting q. The Battle at You Ting r. The Siege of He Fei Castle s. The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains 7. 4th Weapon Stategies a. Character's Weapons b. Elemental combo's 8. Getting Items a. Regular Items b. Special Items 9. Thank You's/Credits 10. Cheat Codes (Use at your own risk) 11. Do's and Dont's 12. Legal junk 13. Outro 1. Intro Welcome to my FAQ/Walkthrough. This FAQ focuses on events,strategies, and battles and Hidden Items. I'm assuming since the controls and whatnot are in the Dynasty Warriors 3 game booklet, you'll know the controls. 2. Recent Updates --Version 0.1 (2-21-02) - Just started this stuff out. Intro and this update thing added --Version 0.2 (2-24-02) - Bleh. Added alot of game strategies.. some more to be added in, Shu kingdom character descriptions finished --Version 0.3 (2-26-02) - Game Strategies section is just completed, as well as the character description part. The neutral people will come in soon, Some Questions added? --Version 0.4 (2-27-02) - Six of the battles in this game have been added on, everything so far is complete up to this battle part. --Version 0.5 (2-28-02) - Ok, lots of battles added, only four more to add on. A few Shu and Wei 4th weapon have been added to this. And lots of stuff to come soon since I finished all my homework up at schhol, and no school tomorrow.. yay. --Version 0.6 (3-4-02) - I've been lazy. I have to add the last battle, but the 4th weapon stratigies are completely finished. For the record, I have an annoying cold, and I think I'm coming down with something. But I don't want to complain and tell you everything wrong with me.. I might be slow to work, because well.. I'm sick. --Version 0.7 (3-5-02) - Spell checked and edited everything. Hopefully my grammar will improve sometime in the near future. --Version 0.8 (3-8-02) - The final battle for Dynasty Warriors three had been added. Everything you see so far is dealt with. As you can see.. I've finished the regular items, and did some special items. --Version 0.9 (3-10-02) - Thirty minutes until The Simpsons, I've got some more things that I want to add.. which should take 5-10 minutes each part. This FAQ/Walkthrough shall be done by tommorow at earliest and Wednesday at the latest. --Version 1.0 (3-11-02) - Mmm.. six months since the terrorist attacks in Manhattan. Well... Everything is done, the only thing that will be added on is more questions you've asked me for the FAQ. --Version 1.1 (3-14-02) - I'm making it to the big times. People have actually asked me for my work. Lol, I didn't expect that to happen. Fixed up some stuff in my FAQ, that's pretty much it. --Version 1.2 (3-22-02) - Just got back from the Nation's Capital, and it was pretty weak there. Rainy.. but I had some amount of fun. Changed some stuff around, people contributed alot of stuff while I was in D.C. --Version 1.3 (3-30-02) - Stupid cold. Making me so tired.. its only like 9:30 and I'm out of it. There's not much chance I'll be able to stay up much later. --Version 1.4 (8-24-02) - Hi everyone.. remember me? I wrote the FAQ for this game, but I uh.. never updated it since I finished it.. sorry. Im lazy! 3. Game Strategies Your Bodyguards Ah.. the loyal bodyguards. They don't even know that you couldn't care less about them (Unless their Elite). Most of the time the bodyguards end up being puppets for you.They distract generals while you attack them from behind. Depending on the level, and what type of player you are, you use different weapons. Bow's and Crossbows are good for the people who like to annoy the other side with their arrows.. as for me.. I ABSOLUTLY HATE ENEMY ARCHERS! Arrrggg.. they make me so mad because they run when you get close to them and when theirs too many they just sit their flining arrows at you, so you can barely move. Back to what I was saying. Spears and Pikes are good for holding out some place such as a castle, then advancing as you've wiped out all the invaders, or defenders of the place. Swords are good for getting up close and personal with the enemy and just bursting through everything and killing everyone. Should you stumble upon the Bodyguard manual and equip it, they'll be stronger, more aggressive, and have more power. It's good because the battle will be somewhat easier. Its bad because they will take your kills, and more less your points, and it tends to get them into bigger clusters with more enemys, but since yours guards are stronger, I guess it'll be easier and you'll get about the same amount of kills too. Combo Attacks The last hit of a your combo needs recovery time, being that you just did a powerful attack. During this time your in the open for attacks from other enemys. If you need to attack quickly and repeatedly use attacks that use one less hit than your maximum combo. For example, if your character has a four hits maximum, only hit your enemy three times. You can do the same with stronger weapons that allow more hits as well. Here are the specified attacks (Assuming your using default controls. --------------------------------- | | | S (Square.. Aka regular attack) | | | | T (Triangle.. aka Power attack) | | | --------------------------------- s s-s s-s-s s-s-s-s s-s-s-s-s s-s-s-s-s-s Not very effective.. just a basic combo for an easy battle.. .. But what if you run into a stronger officer? You'll need a better combo.. Lets try. t = Just a basic knockback attack to send your enemy down showing them your ready for a fight. s-t = A regular attack and a power attack. Somewhat effective.. knocks an enemy into the air. This combo can be done over and over and over, until somebody attack you, and you kill them for messing up your great combo! s-s-t = Attack that stuns your enemy, good on strong generals so you can get in more hits. s-s-s-t = A fairly good attack that knocks your enemy back, and can send him through other people, including your men. s-s-s-s-t = A five hit combo that sends your enemy into the air, and you can then follow up by pressing Triangle again, and giving him a 'knockdown' type move. Or just keep doing it over and over.. or just hit him. s-s-s-s-s-t = The best combo with Square and Triangle..does knock back or stun, depending on which character your using. Certain characters can press Triangle after the sixth hit to get more hits off. You usually have to have the 4th weapon to do this.. Also, you could do any of the combos above and then use your musou RIGHT after you finish, that is also a strong combo. Attacking Attack Generals or Officers when their backs are turned, as you can not block turned the other way. So while a General is struggling with someone in your army in a duel, attack him from behind! Cheap.. Yes.. Effective.. Yes. ----------------- The Art of Musou ----------------- The Types of Musou Attacks Musou attacks can be preformed when the gauge below your health is full and blinking. To Do so press Circle and hold it. You will unleash a powerful attack on your opponents. To gain musou you can Hold Circle down when your just standing there, or attack people/be attacked. True Musou The True Musou attack can be used when your down in low (red) health. You will perform a musou attack, but it will be stronger, and have fire added in. Also your musou gauge will replenish by itself. --------------------------------- Arrow Shooting/First Person View --------------------------------- Hold Down R1 to get in first person view. To fire your arrow, get in first person view and Press either Sqaure (Regular Arrow), Triangle (Paralyzing Arrow) or Circle (Musou Arrow which can fire more than one) ----------- Change Maps ----------- Press R2 to get a map of whats going on around you, press R2 again to get a view of the whole stage. --------------- Transportation --------------- There are five different horses in this game. Unlike Dynasty Warriors 2, they horse's speed and ability is not generic, here are their rankings and Information. Light Brown This horse sucks. It can't run through anything. Usually Sergeants Captains ride these. You can mount them at any level. Dark Brown Horse These are Ok.. I guess, they're not so great. You have to be rank 13 to mount them. They can run through weaklings but not Guards Captains or stronger ranked people. They're usually ridden by Loser no-Name officers. White Horse Minimum Rank is 11 to ride it. These are usually ridden by officers that you can play as. This is the best horse you can get in most level's except Hu Lao Gate.. Hex Mark Horse A black horse. You need to be level 5 to ride this horse. Its like the Red Hare, but the Red Hare can outrun it just barely. You can get this by obtaining the Hex Mark Saddle at Cheng Du. These horses are hard to find.. as yhe only person I've seen ride a Hex Mark was Liu Bei. Red Hare Horse The fastest in the game. Ridden by the Almighty LU BU!!! ::Terror Music plays:: You can obtain a Red Hare by getting the Red Hare Saddle at Hu Lao Gate. Elephants Oh yeah! Everyone talks about them, and you get them during the Nanman Campaign. Every time I played the Nanman campaign I could use an elephant so Im guessing they don't have a level. But If your above level 12 by the Nanman Campaign start killing more people. Meng Huo and Zhu Rong's elephants however, require you to be a Knight General/Perimiter General (or whatever.. rank 1) to ride it. ---------------- Mounted Attacks ---------------- Mounted Attacks aren't all that great. Actually, they suck. You can't turn around and they cant go up some hills. If you like Mounted Attacks, great. I hate them and so do most people. You usually end up getting shot down by the bow-men which I hate so much, or knocked off by a soldier. ------------------- Securing the Gates ------------------- Whenever you pass a gate, take care of the gate captain. Kill him, that way he can't send out more troops, and your team will have it. A message will appear saying "Your Guy/Girl unit has secured the gate". The gate captain also drops a defensive item, so you get stronger. Secure as many gates as you can in the beginning so you can win easier and get better defense. -------------- Enemy Retreat -------------- Usually when you kill an entire fleet.. for instance you kill Xiahou Dun and his one officer. Therefore, his troops have nobody to give out orders. So the enemy retreats. They will run to the nearest gate they have, unless ones not around for miles, then they will just fight poorly. But, should they retreat, leave them be. You want as many people alive as possible. All that pursuing a retreating team will do is kill some of your men and hurt you a bit. Just leave the Cowards to run. --------------- My Cheap Tricks --------------- Here are some of my cheap tricks that I use when I need to win a battle. First, when your in red and surrounded by the enemy just use the musou and run like heck. Or, should you get knocked down, stay down until your forced to get up or until your Musou gauge is full again. That way, you can wipe out some people until some team comes and saves your dying butt. Second, Let your troops get everyone down and almost dead and then move in for the death slaughter. You'll get most of the kills and more points at the end of the battles, In ther meantime, just kill the commanding officer, then the troops, Im sure most of you would do this, but Its my usual Strategy. ------------ Game Errors ------------ --Guan Du, Yuan Shao's side, every time Guan Yu kills a general, it will say "Guan Yu7 Has scattered This General's troop!" --At the Assault on Wu Territory, Wu side, when playing as Sun Jian, Zhou Yu will still call him Sun Ce --In the DW3 Manual under "Other Hero's" Yuan Shao is listed at "Yuan Shang" --In the DW3 Manual under Wu's army. it will say Sun Jian is the commander but show Sun Quan's picture. --In the Database under Officers.. in Dian Wei's info you will see.. "@After Zhang Xiu's attack on Wan Castle.." the @ isn't supposed to be there. --When you play as Dian Wei on Musou mode and free mode at Chang Ban, Wei side, it'll begin with Xu Huang's face being shown but Dian Wei's voice saying that he'll cut them down, then it goes to Dian Wei's face and what he says, but Xu Huang's voice is in place 4. Characters of the Three Kingdoms (In no particular order) ------------------- SHU (Green) ------------------- Zhao Yun (initial) -- Guy with the armor and spear. Not many people choose him because thats the guy who always starts off selected. Guan Yu (initial) -- A good pick for a beginner. Has a long black beard and a cool looking glaive. He's a great asset to your team,but a pain when you face him. Zhang Fei (initial) -- Powerful looking man with a somewhat long beard.. Acts pretty tough and cocky. Zhuge Liang -- Pretty cool guy in a white robe, green hat and fan. He's pretty weak when he starts off and gets stronger. Experts Only for him.. trust me. Ma Chao -- A brave soldier in gold dragon armor. He's my favorite character. Uses a spear. Wei Yan -- A dude in a mask. He's not all that great. Wei Yan does not talk too much, so he's not very noticeable. Pang Tong -- Looks like a hobo and talks funny. He uses a staff. I didn't really like him too much, but he does have good combos once you get him better. Huang Zhong -- He's SUPPOSED to use a bow, but he uses a sword. He looks like he should retire from war.. but, he's actually not all that bad. The only thing I noticed about him, is this fool has absoultly NO BALANCE! Jiang Wei -- I didn't even notice this fool until I was playing as Liu Bei. He looks just like a no-name officer. I didn't like him all that much, and he really needs a change of clothes. Liu Bei -- Shu Kingdom ruler. The guy is the man. Near the end of his musou he has an "Extendo-Sword" like move. You gotta love the speech he gave at Chang Ban. One of my favorites. ----------------- WEI (Blue) ----------------- Xiahou Dun (initial) -- Guy with the big sword, blue cap, gold armor.. and eyepatch. A little slow, but pretty good. Zhen Ji -- Hot looking girl in that blue dress.. Uses a flute to make men fall in love with her.. then abuses them. Dang. Dian Wei (initial) -- What a fitting last name.. Wei, the name of his kingdom. He's a bald dude with an axe and a horsehead. Zhang He (initial) -- The guy with A big claw and the purple pants. Kinda flamer like if you ask me. He's not all that bad though. He asks if the enemy camp is pretty on one stage, which is probably one of the funniest cut scenes ever. Xu Zhu -- Fatty as myself and my friends call him. He uses a club to attack. And what he says after he beats the first level had me laughing. Musou attack and jump attack is hilarious. Word of warning: Get a horse for him or the battle you'll be running POWER slow. Dont tell anyone I said this but he's pretty cool.. Xiahou Yuan -- Fat guy with a sword, Sandals (Odd fellow isn't he) and a purple robe. Related to Xiahou Dun. Sima Yi -- Guy in dark purple robes who uses a feather fan. Eventually becomes the leader of Wei (unless you play through as Cao Cao) Zhang Liao -- A man in a sailor like suit.. using a glaive. Thinks he's great. He looks like he's been drinking or something, but he does come in handy, especially at He Fei. Xu Huang -- Guy who uses a battle axe. He's good for intermediate players.. but must be unlocked first. Cao Cao -- Wei kingdom ruler whom uses a sword. Who dosen't enjoy using this evil warlord? Runs away too much when you face him. --------------- WU (Red) --------------- Sun Shang Xiang (initial) -- One of the four people in the Sun family of Wu. She uses a chakram and is speedy. Only initial girl you can pick. Zhou Yu (initial) -- Wears a red robe and a sword. He sounds like he's got something in his throat.. or he hasn't hit puberty yet. Good for beginners. Huang Gai (initial) -- Big.. Fierce looking fella with a club. Da Qiao -- Da Qiao is the black haired girl with the red fans. She's only 15, but shes quick.. and is married to Sun Ce. Xiao Qiao -- Xiao Qiao is the other girl who is Da Qiao's sister. She is married to Zhou Yu... but I have a feeling Zhou Yu likes boys. Shes 15 years old, and like her sister, shes quick, but cuter than her sister. Lu Xun -- A midget with two little glowing swords, and a funky red hat. He's stronger than you'd think though. Sun Ce -- Guy with the nightsticks or a tonfa.. which is supposed to make him sound bad. He sounds different than he looks. Sun Jian -- Man in gold armor and carries a sword. Gets crushed by rocks, and even though he dies, its funny. Lu Meng -- Dude with a ghetto spear, and is quite good if you use him right. Gan Ning -- Guy with all these tattoo's, red pants and bells on him pants (Supposidly scares people.. lol) Wields a big sword if you fighting him, if your him, he starts with a stupid weak baby sword. Taishi Ci -- A man with some attacking sticks I guess. He joins the Wu army after The assault on the Wu Territory. Sun Quan -- A leader of Wu who uses a sword. I guess he takes on the role of King of Wu after Sun Jian dies.. but he sounds like a little punk when you hit him, quite annoying too. ----------------------------- Neutral (Grey) (Not available in Musou Mode) ----------------------------- Lu Bu -- A legend and supposedly the best there is (Even though I beat him with my first time playing through the game) Dong Zhuo -- He's repulisive and he's a loser. Im so glad he dies, I can't stand him. Diao Chan -- The hot lady who wears pink and white. Mmm.. easy to kill.. and most likely easy to thrill. Zhang Jiao -- Calls his group the way of peace, even though he sends his "Children of the Yellow Turban" to slaughter a village. He's good for playing with, but it satisfys me killing him. He's also the only person who can ride Red Hare in Endurance mode. Yuan Shao -- Dude with yellow armor, cape and sword. He's wearing some odd battle equipment. Meng Huo -- Ack. Fat Savage who runs around like a wild animal with beast claws. Whatever you do dont do a running attack with him or a jumping attack with him, You see under his pants.. and thats something you'll regret forever. Zhu Rong -- Desendant of the God of Fire or something like that. Her guards are all sexy woman, and so is she. Fu Xi -- Looks like an RPG Character and has a cool big sword. Nu Wa -- Fast girl who can do a great musou combo that can get ALOT of hits off. ---------------------- Unlocking them ---------------------- SHU (Green) ---------------------- Complete musou mode with one Shu general. Or load your Dynasty Warriors 2 saved file (If available) and you'll unlock... Ma Chao Wei Yan Clear Musou mode once with any Shu General and you will unlock... Zhuge Liang Clear Musou mode with 2 Shu Generals and you'll unlock... Huang Zhong Liu Bei Clear Musou Mode with Zhuge Liang and you unlock.. Jiang Wei Beat Cheng Du with a Shu General (Musou mode only) with Pang Tong Alive and you unlock Pang Tong (Duh) ---------------- WEI (Blue) ---------------- Beat Musou mode once or load your Dynasty Warriors 2 Saved file to the game (If Available). And you'll unlock.... Xu Zhu Zhen Ji Complete Musou mode with one Wei General and you'll get... Sima Yi Complete Musou mode with two Wei Generals and you'll unlock... Cao Cao Xu Huang Beat The Battle at Mt. Ding Jun and kill Xiahou Yuan and you'll unlock... Xiahou Yuan Beat The Siege of He Fei Castle and kill Zhang Liao.. to unlock.. Zhang Liao -------- WU (Red) -------- Clear Musou mode with one Wu General or load your Dynasty Warriors 2 save file onto the game (If Available).. and you'll unlock... Lu Xun Da Qiao Zhou Yu or Da Qiao beats musou mode once and you'll unlock.. Xiao Qiao Beat Musou Mode with two Wu Generals and you've unlocked.. Sun Jian Sun Ce Defeat Liu Yong at the Assault on Wu Territory (Musou Mode Only) which will have Taishi Ci defect to your side. Keep him alive to unlock... Taishi Ci Beat the battle at Fan Castle with Lu Meng still living and you'll unlock.. Lu Meng Get Gan Ning's suprise attack on the battle at He Fei and defeat him to unlock... Gan Ning (Of the bells.. oh yeah) At the battle of He Fei.. Have Taishi Ci get defeated.. Zhang Liao and Gan Ning's Surprise attacks.. have Sun Quan Retreat.. and Cao Cao's retreat (Its worth it).. to unlock Sun Quan ------------------ NEUTRAL CHARECTERS Not Playable in Musou Mode ------------------ Defeat 1000 or more people at the battle of Hu Lao Gate to unlock.. Lu Bu Beat Diao Chao at Hu Lao Gate to Unlock Diao Chao Defeat Lu Bu and Diao Chao at Hu Lao Gate to unlock Dong Zhou Defeat Meng Huo during the Nanman campaign 7 times to unlock Meng Huo (Just keep checking on the pause menu map for where his unit is located and go there) On the Nanman campaign.. kill Zhu Rong to unlock Zhu Rong At Guan Du, fight as Wei, kill Yian Liang and Wen Chou to unlock... Yuan Shao Against the Yellow Turbans, fight as Han, kill Zhang Bao, Zhang Liang, and Zhang Jiao to unlock... Zhang Jiao Beat Musou Mode with all the girls (Zhen Ji,Xiao Qiao, Da Qiao and Sun Shang Xiang) to unlock... Nu Wa Beat Musou mode as all the Kingdom rulers (Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Sun Jian) to unlock... Fu Xi ----------- |My top 10 | |Favorite | |Characters | ----------- 1. Ma Chao 2. Sun Ce 3. Zhang Liao 4. Lu Meng 5. Gan Ning 6. Liu Bei 7. Huang Gai 8. Cao Cao 9. Lu Bu 10. Sima Yi 5. Frequently Asked Questions Question- I want new Characters! How do I unlock them? Answer- Just Clear Musou mode with people from different Armys every time. Usually after you beat it you'll unlock somebody, and if your dumb, it was explained before! Question- My character is a weak loser.. I cant even beat a trooper. What level can I power him up on and how can i make it easier. Answer- Play in free mode with your selected character. Facing the Yellow Turbans isn't to hard, and if your new to Dynasty Warriors or games similar to this, put the difficulty setting on Easy. My favorite stage to level up people on was Guan Du, Wei side. I just went to the far left, and killed nearly 800 people there with Xu Zhu (Level 15.. and he sucks.) It got me a whole lotta points too! Question- My troops fail me. They blow. How can I get my bodyguards to be better instead of relying on my crappy troops? Answer- Level up. As you go up, your Bodyguards fighting ability will go up. Find the Bodyguard Manual (read on for location) and they'll be more fierce. They wont go from weakling to Superman in one battle. You have to be a pretty good rank before you'll get 8 elite guards. Question- How come I cant use initial characters I used in Dynasty Warriors 2? Answer- They've changed them around I'm guessing. If you still have your Dynasty Warriors 2 saved file, load it onto the game. You'll get a few characters that were initial in Dynasty Warriors 2. Question- Does making your combo's bigger, like 255+ hits on officers make my prize better? Answer- No, but yes. Sometimes it does.. But I think It only works on the playable officers. Question- Holy Banana's Batman! (Insert Bosses Name here) kicked my butt, what should I do to win? Answer- Kill easier and weaker Generals. Then leave most of it up to your troops. Check out his health with L2 every once in awhile. And once he's almost dead, charge your musou gauge up, attack him from the back and Musou attack him just before he hits the ground. Question- How do you get the Grand Star for Dong Zhou? How do you get (Insert name)'s final weapon!? Answer- Just refer to the section with weapons. Also, if someone has to stay alive, either go and fight along side him/her or have one of your buddy's fight as him. Question- How do I get a better item, I want something with +40 or something and all I get is +9! Answer- Fight on Harder stages with harder difficultys. 6. Walkthrough Note: This walkthrough assumes that you are playing on Normal Difficulty. If your playing on Easy it will be considerably easier, and if your playing on hard it will be considerably harder then thiss walkthrough states. Every stage for every Kingdom will be included. --------------------------- 184 A.D. The Yellow Turban Rebellion Han vs. Turbans --------------------------- Played By Han: Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Cao Cao, Xu Huang, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun, Huang Gai, Sun Jian, Lu Meng and Da Qiao Han Dynasty Side: You'll see a FMV of the turbans destroying a village. Odd that Zhang Jiao calls his clique the Way of Peace and yet he's slaughtering innocent people. He dies now. You see all of the leaders of the kindoms, but mainly yours.. Then the first battle ensues. First of all clear as many gates as possible. Heres the sceneario.. your defending a large castle and your Commanding General is some dude called He Jin. The Three Kindgom Commanders are in all different places.. Sun Jian is at the west side of the castle,Liu Bei is at the east side of the castle, and Cao Cao is on the south side. The thing that makes it easier is that You dont have loser no-name generals, you have playable, good characters as Generals. That assist you somewhat. And all the turbans have is Zhang Jiao. The rest are no names.. but watch out, they can be tough. The best thing to do in your situation is to clear out everything around you, steal a horse and defeat Zhang Jiao in the southwest. After you do he'll say he has no time for unenlightenment and he will then teleport and start attacking the castle in the north. Your forces can handle it so go the the far east on the map and up the hill. Then Zhang Bao will start will start dropping boulders down the cliff. Kill the strong people, and try hard not to get hit by boulders, The bad part is it does a fair amount of damage on your Weak Ass Character. The good part to this is it crushes everyone, even your enemys, Once you get up far enough you dont have to face boulders any more, and you will get a scene where your dashing them boulders up. They're gone for good, Secure the gate on the right, and then go to the "Island" to the right and kill Zhang Bao. After he dies his little bodyguards flee with their tails between their legs. Around this time, Zhang Liang will freeze the river and the turbans will move across to the castle. They suck, so dont worry about it. Now hurry, run to the castle. It might be in trouble.. wait the turbans cant fight their way out of a wet paper bag. If it is, you suck.. though you get an exception if your on Hard.. Anyway.. go their and save He Jin, and if not go through the castle. If Zhang Jiao was defeated by somebody in there or you kill him when the castle is under attack you'll get a cutscene of him saying.. "When All else fails attack!" That boosts the Turbans Morale. Crap. Anyway, he appears in the northwest, but by then you should have wiped out most of the Turbans. If He Jin has enough Han troops surrounding him, Go kill Zhang Jiao, if not, protect him until the troops in the castle are dead, then kill Zhang Jiao. As your advancing towards Zhang Jiao you'll notice most of his stupid weak baby troops have died, and everyones morale for the Han side will skyrocket. They now counterattack. Zhang Jiao is screwed, and as you kill him he leaves you with his message... "Though my body may die.. My Spirit will live forever" Riight. What a loser, your done with those Turbans. Yellow Turban Side: Not exactly a walk in the park. More like a walk through a field full of Claymore Mines. I reccommend using someone who can kick alotta booty. Or else you might be in trouble. The Han Dynasty puts up a fight, a real good fight. My strategy is the protect Zhang Jiao with your life, And if your Zhang Jiao, fight like you've never fought before. Next, Advance and kill all the Generals (Liu Bei,Sun Jian,Cao Cao). They're troops will scatter like... a.. Japanese Tea Bag. The three generals aren't as tough as they are near the end, so your lucky. Then go in the castle and send the troops down, then kill the commanders and fast as you can.. let your troops attempt to take down the ambush teams, then after you've cleared most of the castle, kill the ambushers if they're still living (Easier said than done). Now advance to He Jin's position and kill as many people as you can an He Jin. He Jin is harder and has extreme stamina, he dosen't completely and utterly suck and he isn't a chumpstain, like he was in Dynasty Warriors 2. --------------------------- 191 A.D. The Battle at Hu Lao Gate Allied Forces vs. Dong Zhou --------------------------- Played By Allied Forces: Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Pang Tong, Wei Yan, Dian Wei, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang, Zhen Ji, Huang Gai, Taishi Ci, Xiao Qiao, Da Qiao and Lu Meng Allied Forces: This isn't too hard of a battle if you beat the Yellow Turban Rebellion easily, or if you've played Dynasty Warriors or Dynasty Warriors 2 before. The Allies have Dong Zhou's frog looking self outnumbered, and its hard for Yuan Shao to die, he's surrounded in a secluded area with Many, many troops. Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Sun Jian's forces will take care of the forces easily. If you think your good enough, go over to where Yuan Shu is and fight Lu Bu, if not, go there anyway and attack his troops.. or just follow your respective leader. And If you are Liu Bei,Sun Jian or Cao Cao.. follow the orders Yuan Shao gives you or you'll get kinda screwed up and the part where you were supposed to go will get swarmed by enemys. After your done doing either of the above,move toward Hu Lao Gate. As your moving there, you'll trigger about 15 archers. Stop right away! Take out your bow and kill em' all. Or else your troops will suffer and so will you. After thats done you'll Reach Hu Lao Gate. From there, an Assault Unit will appear. Protect the Assualt Captain, then after you've reached a closed Hu Lao Gate, a cutscene will occur with your Character ready to storm Hu Lao Gate. Kill everyone back there, and Hu Lao Gate will fall, Then people SWARM out of the gate, and right there is Diao Chan. Kill her.. shes weak, no more than a few hits should destory her. Go up to the top of the gate and kill people up there. Then take out all three gate captains. No more troops will appear but possibly crappy reinforcements of Dong Zhou that Cao Cao usually takes care of. And you dont have to worry about Yuan Shao, hes moving towards Hu Lao Gate and he's got plenty of troops. Kill alot of soliders inside the gate, and keep your distance from Dong Zhou. Then.. ATTACK THE FROG LOOKING FOOL! Kill him, and leave that foo. He deserves to die.. after thats done, Congrats! You've won. Dong Zhou Forces: I found it fun playing on his side. You usually start around Hu Lao Gate, go wipe out Yuan Shu with Lu Bu. Then your free to do whatever, make sure nobody gets releativly close to Hu Lao Gate. Cut them off it they get on the path to Hu Lao Gate. Kill people, officers and then just defeat Yuan Shao. And even though he has alot of troops, its not all that hard. --------------------------- 192 A.D. Surprise Attack on Liu Biao Sun Jian vs. Liu Biao --------------------------- Played By Sun Jian: Sun Jian, Taishi Ci, Huang Gai and Da Qiao Sun Jian Forces: This isn't too hard of a battle to win, just like the last two. In this battle, Sun Jian dies, unless your playing as him. He gets CRUSHED by rocks. Now avenge him. Just beat up the officers, and leave them to your troops, or exterminate them.. whatever you want. Then advance onward, and destroy Liu Biao and his troops should they get in your way. Easier Done than said (And I said that correctly, its not the other way around) Liu Biao Forces: Theres not much to explain here. Just make sure Liu Biao dosen't die, and move towards Sun Jian, and take him out. ------------------------ 197 A.D. The Battle at Wan Castle Cao Cao vs. Zhang Xiu ------------------------ Played By Cao Cao's Force's: Cao Cao, Xu Huang and Dian Wei Cao Cao's Forces: Zhang Xiu set Wan Castle on fire, and ambushed it, They want to take it over. Well, Cao Cao wont allow this.. and neither will you. This is just a warm up for hard battles to come. You fight alot Generals and officers, all no name generals that aren't too great. You have two ways to win from this level. 1. Clear a way for Cao Cao to leave, and 2. Defeat Zhang Xiu. Either way, you can't be really crappy to beat this level. You have to have ranked your character up somewhat. Zhang Xiu: This side is tougher than playing on Cao Cao's side, you have no really good officers while Cao Cao has pretty good ones. However, Cao Cao does not have any gates to bring out more soldiers, but along the way some reinforcments will come. Dian Wei is the first guy you'll have to fight.. You'll have to beat him to clear the first gate and advance on. As you get closer, the reinforcing Xiahou Brothers.. Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan will appear. If you want, you can go fight them. Cao Cao is guarded by two people and a bunch of other guys though, so wait until your Cao Cao's force is almost dead. If you continue north, you will be raped by Ambush parties. You have to take these guys out fast, Musou up before the attack, because Cao Cao will try and escape. ----------------------- 197 A.D. Assault On Wu Territory Sun Ce vs. Allies ----------------------- Played By Sun Ce's Forces: Sun Jian, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and Diao Qiao Sun Ce Forces: This stage is pretty easy, come on, bring on the hard ones, is that what your saying? Just you wait.. you'll get beaten up soon. There are 3 generals you have to kill to win. None of them are good, and none are actually playable characters. But you do have to face the powerhouse Taishi Ci. Since your character probably wont be good enough to beat this monstrocity.. just kill Liu Yong. Taishi Ci then joins your side.. and makes the battle even easier because this man is a tank. From here you can pick where you wanna go, press start and look at the unit info, choose what person you wanna beat, and go there. Allies Side: I guess you could say this is just a "Slaughter Everybody!" level. Make sure your leaders aren't dying, or at least save one. Look for Zhou Yu and Sun Ce, and take out their generals. Both should have 4, which isn't good, Oh well, you can do it. Beat Zhou Yu and his troops first, then make your way to Sun Ce, and send anyone and everyone in your path to the ground. --------------------- 200 A.D. The Battle At Guan Du Cao Cao vs. Yuan Shao --------------------- Played By Cao Cao: Cao Cao, Xu Huang, Xu Zhu, Sima Yi, Zhang He, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan Cao Cao's Forces: This stage is finally a difficult one. Go to them If it's the depot, you will see a cut scene, after which you must infiltrate the stronghold and kill the gate captain, then, its set on fire. Once you've done this, Cao Cao's troops will counter attack. And.. An enemy unit will appear in the castle near the beginning. Take them down, or they'll do significant damage. At some point Guan Yu and Liu Bei will meet. They don't want to fight each other, so Liu Bei's unit retreats. Thats good, he's tough, and now he's gone. Go where you please, but once you have nowhere good to go, go to the northwest part of the map. And Yuan Shao will be there. He's strong, only because he has So many troops. Take alot of them out and he should be alot easier to beat. Yuan Shao's Forces: There's not too much I can say about this one here. Every time Guan Yu kills an officer, that loser officer will seem like he's gonna kill Guan Yu, but Guan Yu kills him without any effort. Its quite funny. He retreats once he encounters Liu Bei though, so thats good. Just move through places, protect Yuan Shao, and eventually get into the castle and Kill Cao Cao. ------------------- 201 A.D. Guan Yu's Escape Guan Yu vs. Cao Cao ------------------- Played By Guan Yu: Guan Yu Cao Cao: Xiahou Dun Guan Yu's Forces: Mmm.. Challenge. In order to beat this stage, you'll have to fight and defeat Zhang He, Zhen Ji, Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang, and Xu Zhu. Each of these enemies will have a no-name officer. Plow through the officers and generals, and keep on riding fast. Too add to your worries, Xiahou Dun appears at the starting point of the stage and starts to chase you down. He'll most likely catch up to him, and then you must dispose of him. Its a good idea to wait for him because, after you kill him, he'll drop a special Item. Im not saying what it is (And you can easily find out what it is).. but just for suspense.. wait until the battle is finished to find out what it is, dont just scroll down and find it. Make sure to grab the life max up near the wagons in the first area, and after you pass the second gate, there will be a Musou gauge power up directly to the right of the exit. This is a good stage to level up on because its fast and you get good experience and items from the many officers. And once you beat it, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei show up to help their brother. Cao Cao's Forces: A nice came of catch up is what you'll be playing. Guan Yu will be leaving on a carriage, and the only person pursuing him is Xiahou Dun. Looks like its gonna be hard, but your not taking Defeat, oh no your not. Guan Yu is gonna leave troops for you to fight, so dispose of the officer guarding the gate and keep advancing. But, at the fifth gate, you have to face Zhao Yun, which isn't so easy. The final battle.. Guan Yu, kill him. Make sure he's not waaaay infront of you or else he'll be gone. ----------------------- 208 A.D. The Battle of Chang Ban Liu Bei vs. Cao Cao ----------------------- Played By Liu Bei's Forces: Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, Guan Yu, Jiang Wei, Pang Tang and Wei Yan Cao Cao's Forces: Cao Cao, Xu Zhu, Zhang Liao, Sima Yi, Zhang He, Zhen Ji and Dian Wei Liu Bei's Forces: You start off near Xiahou Dun and Zhang Liao, along with two enemy gate Captains. Cao Cao has not yet arrived, don't fret, he'll be there soon and closer than you think. Try to take Zhang Liao and Xiahou Dun out, taking out the two Gate Captians isn't that bad of an Idea either. Once your done, you got two choices, Escape the area and get somewhere else and battle enemys, or, wait for Cao Cao to appear, as he will show up after about 5-10 minutes. If you want, you can defeat the stage quickly by beating Cao Cao. But if you hate Wei, or just want an all out war, leave Cao Cao for later. Eventually, Liu Bei's rescue ships will appear. You can clear the stage by beating all the enemy generals between Liu Bei and his ships and letting him escape. You also could accompany the peasants, but thats not too much of a worry unless you wanna do it the hard way, be warned, if the peasants Die, Liu Bei won't retreat. I would reccomend just beating Cao Cao if your characters isn't all that good.. Cao Cao's Side: It looks like the odds are against you for some reason, even though you have more troops, Liu Bei's unit puts up a fight..On this stage, Liu Bei will move southwest and retreat, then ya lose. Your not letting that happen though. Take out the foolish general around you, and if he has a good horse, take it if you dont have a fast character.. Zhang Fei will hold off your guys at the Chang Ban bridge, so take him out yourself, so that your guys can continue to advance on Liu Bei. Liu Bei is stuck fighting your guys now, so charge him, and take him out. -------------------- 208 A.D. The Battle at Chi Bi Allies vs Cao Cao -------------------- Played By Allied Force's: Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Jiang Wei, Pang TOng and Zhao Yun, Sun Jian, Zhou Yu, Lu Meng, Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Huang Gai, Sun Shang Xiang, Lu Xun, Taishi Ci,Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao and Gan Ning Cao Cao's Force's: Cao Cao, Zhen Ji, Xu Zhu, Dian Wei, Zhang He, Zhang Liao and Sima Yi Allied Forces: -Wu Forces-: This stage is a good battle. If you rush through it, stuff is gonna happen. First, make your way up to the center of the screen, where Xiahou Dun is waiting for a battle, beat him and then.. After a while, Zhuge Liang will use the wind (Which I dont think really means a darn thing). This will set Huang Gai into motion towards the center. And Zhou Yu will start acting like a moron, running around in a triangle and acting like he's important if the fire attack is stopped, so.. All units are supposed to cover him, but if you took Xiahou Dun out of the way, he'll have no problems getting there. This will set up the fire attack later on, that will lower Cao Cao's Morale, and everybody on Cao Cao's side will get worried. Just move on to Cao Cao from there, pick whatever way you want to go kill Cao. The end fight with Cao Cao can be tough. He has plenty of Gates and those moronic archers which I so totally despise. You should have a good amount of troops if you didn't rush through this stage, and if only like 2 or 3 officers died, its not too bad, you'll be able to win if you've got at least one other unit attacking with you. Allied Forces: -Shu Forces-: This is pretty simple and alot like the Wu side, You'll start off far left of Sun Quan, just wipe out the people on land, and make sure Huang Gai dosen't die. Soon the winds should kick in, and then everyone has to cover Huang Gai, DO IT PLEASE! If you dont. Zhou Yu should start running in a triangle back and fourth and acting like a moron, and its so annoying, that loser Zhou Yu dosen't deserve to be a General, he should be a Private! Well, anyway, advance upward, and make sure the fire attack gets off, and just fight I guess. Cao Cao's Forces: This stage is just to stop the fire attack, and take out everybody. You can stop the fire attack by defeating Zhou Yu or Huang Gai. Beat Zhou Yu so he dosen't sniff glue because he failed and run around like a fool. If the fire attack goes off, your morale will drop down. Once you've stopped the fire attack, just take out the enemies that get in your way. You'll have to take down some pretty tough Wu people, but you can handle it, and your troops probably can too. So move to Sun Quan, and fight him. ------------------- 211 A.D. Battle at Tong Gate Allies vs Cao Cao ------------------- Played By Allied Forces: Ma Chao Cao Cao's Forces: Cao Cao, Xu Zhu, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang Allies Forces: This is just a brawl for all. You have strong troops but you've also got to defeat Xu Huang, Xu Zhu, Cao Cao and Xiahou Yuan, which isn't too easy. Keep your officers alive or Han Sui will defect to Cao Cao and bring your Morale down twice, that means Pang De or Mai Dai MUST LIVE. The troops are just regular, but the officers and generals, are sorta tough. Cao Cao's Forces: This is a pretty hard battle if you dont have a strong character. Ma Chao's guards are probably stronger than you at this point in time. If you can defeat Ma Chao's two officers, Han Sui and Cao Cao will meet. Cao Cao will eventually get Han Sui to defect. Other than that, it's a basic, kill everyone on the opposing side, then finish off Ma Chao You can just take an easy way out though by finding Ma Chao, whom is right by Tong Gate and kill him, but he's pretty strong this time around, so you might actually wanna wait for some troops to damage him a bit. -------------------- 214 A.D. Assault on Chen Du Liu Bei vs Liu Zhang -------------------- Played By Liu Bei's Forces: Liu Bei, Zhao Yun, Pang Tong, Huang Zhong, and Zhang Fei Liu Bei's Forces: This is a pretty easy, but theres alot of officers you have to defeat, none of them are that tough though. There's no map when you start out in the forest. Basically just kill people,then Liu Zhang. The only cutscene is when Pang Tong leaves the forest and comments on where he is. Right after this, Zhang Ren will come after his unit. Go help him. Once you beat him, kill every other officer, and after Liu Zhang is the only one left, get to Hex Mark Saddle. When you've killed everyone, He will surrender, or you could just kill him, hes not too hard. Liu Zhang's Forces: Basically all your doing is fighting three Shu Generals. Beat up troops, then beat Zhou Yun and Pang Tong, which are a little hard. Also, you have to beat Liu Bei. -------------------- 215 A.D. The Battle at He Fei Wei vs Wu -------------------- Wei: Cao Cao, Dian Wei, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and Zhen Ji Wu: Sun Jian, Sun Quan, Sun Ce, Xiao Qiao Zhou Yu, Lu Xun, Taishi Ci, Sun Shang Xiang, and Gan Ning Wei's Forces: Make sure Zhang Liao stays alive. He's a big thing in this battle, because he wipes out Taishi Ci with his archers for you. If you defeat the other generals in the main square, Zhang Liao will tell Cao Cao he's leaving and is gonna attack the enemy commander. Shortly after Zhang Liao is done with Taishi Ci, Gan Ning will jump out of a ditch or river like the little troll he is and attack. He has a pretty big fleet, so advance slowly on him. As you finish Gan Ning of.. kill the commander (Sun Quan/Ce/Jian) Wu's Forces: You'll be put in the middle of the battle, the heart of the battle, the center of the map.. anyway, thats good because you can go more than one way. Kill Zhang Liao or else Taishi Ci is gonna die. You've got to kill Cao Cao once you get to him, so kill most enemy generals and then move to Cao Cao, whom is fairly hard to defeat. ------------------------ 219 A.D. The Battle at Fan Castle Shu vs Allies ------------------------ Played By Shu Forces: Guan Yu Allies Forces: Sima Yi, Sun Ce, Lu Xun, Gan Ning, Lu Meng Shu Side: This stage is tough, even though its small All Shu has is Guan Yu and his son Guan Ping. You'll probably end up beating everybody, or you could just make a run for Sima Yi and wipe him out. Oh, and you can't be killed by Guan Yu's water attack, after you get up to higher grounds, the water will kick in and anybody below dies. At this point, a bunch of Wu troops will show up and attack, and they are pretty good, you could just kill Lu Meng, and all of Wu will retreat. Its your choice, or you can just advance to Sima Yi, and defeat him to win the stage. Allies Side: This stage is pretty much a push over after Reinforcements arrive. Move to Guan Ping and kill him, and take down some of his troops if possible. Soon a water attack from Guan Yu will take plkace, and you'll lose some guys, thats ok, Wu will save the day soon. Once Guan Ping is gone, go after Guan Yu, but take out his gate captains first.. then him. -------------------------- 219 A.D. The Battle of Mt. Ding Jun Shu vs Wei -------------------------- Played By Shu Forces: Liu Bei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong Wei Forces: Cao Cao, Xiahou Yuan, Zhang He Shu Forces: This stage is just self explainitory. Go down the hills and beat Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He. But be careful, you dont wanna hit the spikes because your going downhill, and those spikes do a good amount of damage. Early in the battle, Huang Zhong fires an arrow at Xiahou Yuan's troops in a cutscene, and their morale drops, which is good for you. Anyway, after you killed Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He, move through the troops of Cao Cao, and just send Cao Cao to the ground. Wei Forces: This is pretty much the same as Shu's point of view. You fight Huang Zhong and Liu Bei, and as your moving towards Liu Bei, Zhou Yun will show up and help his lordship out. Watch out for the enemy archers in the towers. Also, really soon in the battle, Huang Zhong will fire an arrow at Xiahou Yuan, but it barely misses him and hits a Sergeant, Xiahou Yuan gets mad and his force morale drops. Nothing you can really do to prevent it. Kill Huang Zhong, advance, go back and kill Zhou Yun and his ambush party, go to Liu Bei, pass him up and then kill the gate captains, then finish off Liu Bei. --------------------- 222 A.D. The Battle at Yi Ling Shu vs Wu --------------------- Played By Shu Forces: Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Jiang Wei, and Pang Tong Wu Forces: Sun Jian, Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Sun Shang Xiang, Zhou Yu, Lu Xun, Taishi Ci, Gan Ning, Huang Gai, Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao and Lu Meng Shu Forces: This is a hard level, from both armies. Early on Lu Xun will see that Zhuge Liang isn't there (Unless he IS there, with you playing as him). But then it will say either Zhu Ran or Lu Xun is preparing for the fire attack. You now will have to jack a horse, or run fast to Zhu Ran (Check the start menu map under undit info to find where his unit is) Rush there and kill him, or find Lu Xun and kill him. He is hard though. If he is successful with the fire attack, your kinda screwed, I beat it the first time playing it with the fire attack (On easy) but I was lucky because I had already killed Gan Ning and Lu Meng at the time. Also, an ambush party will appear near Liu Bei. Once you've haulted the fire attack attack, you can begin the business of taking out Sun Quan's other minions. Watch out for Lu Xun, as he's stronger than normal in this stage. Most of the other generals are pretty strong too, and I found Lu Meng harder than Sun Quan. Lu Xun is pretty tough to beat, so give it your all, as you have to defeat him to advance to Sun Quan. If you take out the other generals, you'll have more people facing Sun Quan, which is a great thing. Shu Side: On the Wu side, your doing just about the same thing. Make sure the fire attack comes through or your gonna be in trouble. Kill the general nearest you. Now you have to wipe out every general except Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. Its hard, but it must be done. There are several archers in towers, which isn't a good thing. Dont fight Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei until all of the gates have been secured and those two are the only left. Now, your troops will close in, Take out Zhuge Liang or Liu Bei. I'd reccommend Zhuge Liang first, then finish off Liu Bei. If you've killed everyone else, you should have no problem with Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. ---------------- 225 A.D. Nanman Campaign Shu/Wu vs Nanman ---------------- Played By Shu Forces: Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei,Ma Chao, Zhou Yun, Pang Tong, and Jiang Wei Wu Forces: Sun Jian, Sun Quan, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, Lu Xun, Taishi Ci, Sun Shang Xiang, Xiao Qiao, and Gan Ning Shu/Wu Forces: This is a LONG stage if you don't know what your doing, even sometimes if you DO know what your doing. You will have to fight Meng Huo 7 times to "break his spirit". However, if you go to the bottom, left hand side of the map, Menh Huo and his unit will appear in a stronghold camp like thing. But, its better you fight him seven times to prepare for your last battles, as this is one of your last ones. And, theres plenty of enemy officers to beat, and Meng Huo will usually appear near them. By doing this, you will get a bigger fleet to charge Meng Huo and Zhu Rong at the end of the battle. The Nanman elite (Guys with wooden hats) can't be shot with arrows. Also, you'll need an elephant some point in this battle. You can just shoot an arrow at them, or use the wing boots, and have a high jumping character reach up there. There are also certain wooden walls you'll need to break with the elephants to get to Meng Huo. Once you get near Meng Huo's base for the final battle, you'll have to deal with his wife, Zhu Rong. Be aware, she is tough, so beat her with lots if troops backing you up, and advance on Meng Huo. If you want, take out the archers, because there's alot of them in towers. Nanman Forces: This stage is tough, and Meng Huo dosen't have to get beaten 7 times, he's only got to lose once. About 10-15 minutes into the fight, two coward officers will meet, and retreat, which really throws your morale down, but it should come up if you have officers to back your team up. Once you've beaten everyone else, head to enemy HQ for a battle with Zhuge Liang. Kill the gate captains to the right and left of their HQ. When you enter the gates, fire arrows are shot at your troops, which lowers your morale again.. But, Zhuge Liang shouldn't be too hard to beat if you've taken out most of the Shu troops. ------------------ 228 A.D. Battle of Jie Ting Shu vs Wei ------------------ Played By Shu Forces: Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Wei Yan,and Jiang Wei Wei Forces: Sima Yi, Xiahou Dun and Zhang He Shu Side: This stage is basically a rumble, and a rumble that needs to be beaten. During the fight, Ma Su will disobey your orders, climb to the mountain's, go save his worthless ass, you'll want him for Sima Yi. During this fight you'll encounter Zhen Ji, Zhang He, and a couple no- names. Beat them and take down Cao Cao/Sima Yi. Zhao Yun will also reinforce you sometime in the battle. There are a lot of archers towards the end too so get pissed off now, not when playing the battle. Sima Yi is waiting with three gate captains, but all around, Shu has more troops, unless Ma Su dies. Wei Side: Basically the same except your in the moutains, and defending Sima Yi. Its basically the same as I said, so just rampage down the mountain and kill officers, and dont hesitate to take out Zhuge Liang or Zhou Yun will appear, which isn't good. ------------------ 228 A.D. Battle at You Ting Wei vs Wu ------------------ Played By Wei Forces: Dian Wei, Zhen Ji Wu Forces: Sun Jian, Sun Quan, Lu Xun, Huang Gai Wei Forces: This stage can be really tough if you dont kill quickly. Everybody sorta sucks here, I mean, their trying their best, and they failed Miserably.. the lesson here is to never try, ok, enough with the Simpsons, its time for you to take action. Go to the left fort side or right fort side, take out some troops and then the enemy general troops. Make sure you dont fight Diao Qiao and Xiao Qiao at the same time. These ladies are quick and will put up a fight. Soon into the battle, Zhou Fang will defect to Wu. Your not in trouble if you've kept the forts on your side. If both forts fell to Wu, stand by the gate leading to Sima Yi and protect it with your life, should people already be inside the gate, you failed, restart. Unless you are great at this game then dont restart, but you'll probably have to deal with Sun Quan, his sister, and everybody who you didn't kill. If you've protected the forts, take out Zhou Fang quickly,then go around the map, and take out the gate captain in the back. Now come back to the heart of the battle (The Middle) and take out Sun Quan. Wu Forces: A good way to win is to storm through the middle, and taking out everyone and attack both forts from behind. Go to the west or east base, though the west Base has a no name officer, while the east one has Zhang He and Zhen Ji around. Go whatever way you want.. Both sides also have archers.. many archers. Once you've taken out one fort, head across the map to take out the other. You must do this quickly to gain the advantage, otherwise Sima Yi will know Zhou Fang is gonna go defect to your side. When you take out both towers, Zhou Fang will defect to your side. Since you'll have taken out the middle, everyone should be storming Sima Yi.The enemy will get reinforcements, but it's not too big. Once you've taken care of all the enemies, you can proceed to the Wei base to take out Sima Yi. You'll meet Xu Zhu's fat self along the way, so waste that fool. Sima Yi has 3 gate, take them out should you want to, which I would reccomend. ---------------- 234 A.D. The Siege of He Fei Castle Wei vs Wu ---------------- Played By Wei Forces: Cao Cao, Sima Yi, Dian Wei, Xu Zhu, Zhen Ji, Zhang He and Zhang Liao Wu Forces: Da Qiao, Huang Gai, Lu Meng, Sun Quan, Sun Jian, Sun Shang Xiang, Lu Xun, Gan Ning Wei Side: No matter what anybody says... this stage is TOUGH. It even took me awhile to beat when I first played this game. Its pretty much you vs. Wu, because Wei isb basically getting their butt kicked through- out this whole battle. Also, DO NOT USE THE STONE BRIDGE. That triggers tons of Wu archers which is horrible for this tough stage. And theres some fool running around trying to steal the name Zhen Ji, he's a no- name officer. Kill that Zhen Ji poser first, since he's the first guy you'll run into. Now, the hard part of the battle. You enter the heart of the battle, the center. There you do the hardest part, Kill Lu Meng, Lu Xun and Sun Shang Xiang quickly. Take one out after another, you'll meet Lu Xun first, so fight him, win. Then you'll run into either Sun Shang Xiang or Lu Meng, either way, its gonna be hard, if your hurt from fighting Lu Xun, retreat and stand back for a little bit, clear out some troops. Then when you get life, attack Lu Meng and Sun Shang Xiang, As your fighting them, Zhuge Jin and Sun Shao will arrive, dont worry, their not too good and it'll take a bit to have them get to you. Now, after you've killed Lu Xun,Lu Meng and SSX, Gan Ning will make his way over there, should he not, you go to him and kill him. Now, reinforcements will arrive, and you've got it in the bag.. every gate will open and Sima Yi orders you to charge. Do so, and move towards Sun Shao and Zhuge Jin who should be around where Gan Ning was. Kill em, move to Sun Quan and defeat him, Wei is victorious..... for now. Wu Side: Wu has the advantage in this battle. Start the battle off by making your way to the left side, taking out whoever gets in your way. You find Zhen Ji around, or somebody. Kill them, and move to the heart, and kill everybody, I guess its about the same as Wei's side. Just kill, kill, KILL! You have a good advantage in this battle, so once every officer is wiped out, move to Sima Yi, who shouldn't be too much of a problem. ---------FinalBattle--------- 234 A.D. The Battle at Wu Zhang Plains Shu vs Wei ---------FinalBattle--------- Played By Shu: Liu Bei,Zhuge Liang,Ma Chao Zhao Yun,Wei Yan, Guan Yu, Jiang Wei and Huang Zhong, Wei: Sima Yi, Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang, Xu Zhu, and Zhang He My Point of View: Well.. I dont think you should use a Walkthrough for the final stage. I know, I sound like those strategy guides.. but its the last stage. Why have me ruin everything that happens here. Oh well.. its your choice. Here it is. Shu Side: The final battle. You have more troops and Zhuge Liang is completely surrounded by Shu troops. Either Sima Yi or Cao Cao will be the target, depending on who you are. If you have Liu Bei, Cao Cao will appear, and along with Sima Yi, that makes the fight even tougher. Take your time and beat like every general so you can reach Sima Yi/Cao Cao and win the battle. Unlike Wei's side however,Shu's fort is protected, but it DOES get hit with Catapults, which isn't good. Wei: If you're playing as Cao Cao here, you are commander, otherwise Sima Yi is. One thing going for you on this stage is that Zhuge Liang is the boss, unless your Cao Cao, then Liu Bei is the boss, and Zhuge Liang is an officer. Take out the general around where you start, and protect Sima Yi or Cao Cao's base. Then move towards Shu HQ, go through its slowly, and take out Zhuge Liang/Liu Bei 7. 4th Weapon Strategies NOTE: To get the character's final weapon you must play the level on HARD difficulty. ----------- SHU (Green) ----------- Character: Zhao Yun Stage: Chang Ban Force: Shu How to get it: Defeat Xiahou Dun and Zhang Liao. Soon, Cao Cao's will join the battle. Liu Bei will call for help, so get a horse and help Liu Bei, and then a Cutscene will come up. Kill Zhang He A supply troop will appear near Zhang He's starting point, pursue the team, kill the captain and, grab the weapon he drops and complete the stage. Character: Guan Yu Stage: Guan Yu's Escape Force: Guan Yu How to get it: Once you pass the fourth gate, A supply team will appear north of the fourth fort, kill the captain, grab the weapon, and finish the stage. Character: Zhang Fei Stage: Chang Ban Force: Liu Bei's How to get it: Meet the enemies at the Chang Ban Bridge, south of Cao Cao initial position. Kill the Xiahou Brothers (Dun and Yuan). A supply team will appear by the entry point near Xu Zhu's initial position. Kill the supply captain and finish the stage. Character: Wei Yan Stage: Jie Ting Force: Shu How to get it: Wait for Ma Su to disobey order and get attack by an ambush party. Save him.. Defeat all the enemy generals except Sima Yi, then enter his camp. The special item will appear on top of the hill where Ma Su made camp. Take it and finish off Sima Yi. Character: Zhuge Liang Stage: Wu Zhang Plains Force: Shu How to get it: Wait for the reinforcement troops to come for the enemy. Kill Cao Xiu.. one of the reinforcement generals. Zhuge Liang's 4th weapon will appear where he started. To make this stage easier, kill as many generals as you can before reinforcements arrive. Character: Huang Zhong Stage: Mt. Ding Jun Force: Shu How to get it: Head down the center route and defeat Xiahou Shang. The special item report will then appear west of Cao Cao's original position. Grab it and finish the stage. Character: Liu Bei Stage: Yi Ling Force: Shu How to get it: Defeat Sun Shang Xiang and a special Item will be discovered on the northwest side of Sun Quan's camp, find it, take it,and complete the level. Character: Jiang Wei Stage: Jie Ting Force: Shu How to get it: Defeat Zhen Ji and Cao Zhen. The supply team will appear near Sima Yi.Kill the supply captain to get it, then complete the stage. Character: Pang Tong Stage: Assault On Chen Du Force: Liu Bei How to get it: Pang Tong will comment about how Cheng Du is a strange place, then you will get a message that Zhang Ren's troops have surrounded you. Kill Zhang Ren and a special item will be discovered in the northwest. Get it, and complete the stage. ---------- WEI (Blue) ---------- Character: Xiahou Dun Stage: Guan Yu's Escape Force: Cao Cao How to get it: Defeat Zhou Can, Chen Zen, and Guan Ping. The special item will appear on the northeast side of the fort Guan Ping started off.. which is pretty close to you, grab it and kill Guan Yu. Character: Zhang He Stage: Guan Du Stage Force: Cao Cao How to get it: With Wen Chou and Yan Liang still alive, you must find and burn the enemy's supply depot, which can be done by killing the gate captain/officer inside the fort, then it will be set on fire. Move towards the center of the map where it was discovered, grab it and finish the stage. Character: Dian Wei Stage: Wan Castle Stage Force: Cao Cao How to get it: Defeat Hu Che. A supply unit will appear near Jia Xu. Kill the supply captain and get them item he drops, then finish the stage. Character: Xu Zhu Stage: Tong Gate stage Force: Cao Cao's How to get it: Kill Ma Dai and Pang De. Then enter the fort and get to the southeast corner of the fort. The special item will appear there. Character: Xiahou Yuan Stage: Mt. Ding Jun Force: Wei How to get it: After Huang Zhong runs down the mountain, kill him. Will will appear west of his initial position. Grab it and complete the stage. Character: Cao Cao Stage: Yellow Turban Rebellion Force: Han How to get it: You must defeat Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang without any gates being lost for any force. A supply team will appear near the upper northwest part of the map.. take your horse, hopefully a red hare and kill the supply captain, then finish the stage. Play this stage with a friend or something, because it is really hard to beat by yourself, even if it IS the yellow turbans. Character: Xu Huang Stage: Fan Castle Stage Force: Wei How to get it: Kill Guan Ping before Guan Yu's water attack kicks in The precious item will then appear around the northeast edge, on the ground. Grab it, and kill Guan Yu to complete the stage. Character: Zhang Liao Stage: He Fei Force: Wei How to get it: Kill Zhou Tai and have Taishi Ci be assinated by your archers, which will appear in cutscene. The special item will appear north of the bridge, grab it and complete the stage. Character: Sima Yi Stage: Wu Zhang Plains Force: Wei How to get it: Getting Sima Yi's final weapon requires lots of patience. Kill Zhang Bao, then wait about 20 minutes.. At around the initial point of Zhang Bao's area, a supply team will appear. Kill the captain to get, to get not a darn thing. Now, a special item will item report near the the Southeast in Shu HQ, grab it and complete the stage. Character: Zhen Ji Stage: Jie Ting Force: Wei How to get it: Kill Jiang Wei. After that, you will see a precious item report near Zhuge Liang. Grab the weapon then clear the stage. -------- WU (Red) -------- Character: Zhou Yu Stage: Chi Bi Force: Allied - Sun Quan's How to get it: Defeat Xiahou Dun and Zhang He, and the special item will appear south of Cao Cao's initial position. Get the weapon and finish the stage. Character: Huang Gai Stage: Chi Bi Force: Allied - Sun Quan's How to get it: Defeat Zhang Liao. The special item will be by Zhuge Liang's place of prayer, grab it and finish the stage. Character: Sun Shang Xiang Stage: You Ting Force: Wu How to get it: Kill Cao Xiu. Her final weapon will appear near Cao Xiu's initial position. Grab it and complete the stage. Character: Lu Xun Stage: Yi Ling Force: Wu How to get it: Either Lu Meng or Gan Ning must stay alive while you do this. First you must break though Zhuge Liang's stone warrior formation. Its near Liu Bei, so once you get in there, and break through it Zhuge Liang will appear, beat him and Lu Xun's final weapon will appear on the northwest side of the maze. Grab it, and beat the stage. Character: Sun Jian Stage: Suprise attack on Liu Biao Force: Sun Jian How to get it: Kill Lu Gong. The special item will appear near the path that led to him. Go back and grab it, then finish the stage. Character: Sun Ce Stage: Assault on Wu Territory Force: Sun Ce How to get it: Defeat Liu Yong which will make Taishi Ci defect to your side. The weapon will appear around the place where Taishi Ci was initially placed. Grab it, and finish the stage. Character: Taishi Ci Stage: Assault on Wu Territory Force: Allies How to get it: Kill all the enemy generals except Sun Ce. His weapon will appear near the center north entry point. Take it, and finish the stage. Character: Gan Ning Stage: He Fei Force: Wu How to get it: Wait for the Taishi Ci to be assassinated by Zhang Liao's archers. A supply team will appear at the entry point at the northwest of the map and be running for the southeast side. Have a good horse hopefully, track them down and kill em. Character: Lu Meng Stage: Fan Castle Force: Allies How to get it: Kill Guan Ping. The Precious item will appear southeast of Wei base on a mid level part. Grab it, and finish off the stage. Character: Sun Quan Stage: The Siege of He Fei Castle Force: Wu Force: Kill Zhang He. The special item will appear to the east of the pond in the center of the map, take it and finish the stage. Character: Da Qiao Stage: You Ting Force: Wu Kill Zhang He. The special item will appear around the northwest entry point. Get the item, and finish the stage. Character: Xiao Qiao Stage: Nanman Campaign Force: Wu How to get it: Kill Zhu Rong. The special item will appear to the east of the bridge on the northwest side of the map. Grab it and finish the stage. -------------- Neutral (Grey) -------------- Character: Lu Bu Stage: Hu Lao Gate Force: Dong Zhuo How to get it: Kill Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei. Make sure to kill Liu Bei last, or his troops will retreat, including Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Once you've killed all these guys, a supply team will appear on the northeast part of the map, and head for the entry point behind Cao Cao's initial position. Kill the supply captain, grab the weapon and complete the stage. Character: Diao Chan Stage: Hu Lao Gate Force: Dong Zhou How to get it: Kill Yuan Shu. The special item will then appear on the left side of Fan Shui Gate (around Sun Jian). Character: Dong Zhuo Stage: Hu Lao Gate Force: Dong Zhuo How to get it: Wait for all your officers to be killed except Diao Chan and Lu Bu. Then, Diao Chan will defect to the allies. Kill her, and the item will appear near the entry points, wst on the map. Grab it, and complete the stage. Character: Yuan Shao Stage: Guan Du Force: Yuan Shao How to get it: Keep Wen Chou alive for 10 minutes. A supply team will appear north of the southeast fort and head toward the southeast entry point. Pursue em, and kill the captain to get the weapon. Character: Zhang Jiao Stage: The Yellow Turban Rebellion Force: Yellow Turban's Defeat all of Cao Cao's or Liu Bei's or Sun Jian generals. The special item report will appear on the southeast side of the river on the north side of the map. Take the weapon, and finish the stage. Character: Meng Huo Stage: Nanman Campaign Force: Nanman How to get it: Theres two ways to get it.. defeat Ma Chao, Zhang Yi, and Ma Dai, or you can kill Zhang Fei, Zhang Bao, and Guan Xing. Either way.. The special item report will then appear west of the blocking mountain at the center of the map. Grab it and complete the stage. Character: Zhu Rong Stage: Nanman Campaign Force: Nanman How to get it: Keep Dong Tu Na and Huei Nan alive for 15 minutes, where they'll meet and retreat.. cowards. Then the item will appear near the bridge on the center of the map Character: Nu Wa Stage: Wan Castle Force: Zhang Xiu How to get it: Defeat Dian Wei. The special item will appear near him. Take the weapon, and finish the stage. Character: Fu Xi Stage: Suprise attack on Liu Biao Force: Liu Biao How to get it: Kill Huang Gai. Special item will appear at the northwest section of the beach (by the ships). Grab it and complete the stage. ----------------- Elemental Combo's ----------------- You'll notice some character's combinations aren't listed. That is because they dont have an elemental weapon. And.. (T) means to press Triangle a few more times to make the combo alot stronger and better looking. Zhao Yun: SSSST, SSSSST(T) Guan Yu: SSSSTT Zhuge Liang: SSSST Ma Chao: SSSSST Wei Yan: SSSSTT, SSSSST(T) Jiang Wei: SSSSST Xiahou Dun: ST Dian Wei: SSSSST(T) Cao Cao: SSSSST(T) Xiahou Yuan: SSSST Sima Yi: SSST Zhang He: SSSSST(T) Zhou Yu: ST, SSSST Taishi Ci: SSST, SSSSTT Gan Ning: SSSSST(T) Lu Xun: SSST Lu Meng: SSSSST Xiao Qiao: SSSSST(T) Sun Jian: SSSST Sun Ce: SSSST, SSSSST Zhang Jiao: SSSST Lu Bu: SSST, SSSSTT, SSSSST Dong Zhou: SSSSTT Meng Huo: SSSSST Zhu Rong: SSST, SSSST Fu Xi: SSSST, SSSSST Nu Wa: SSSSST 8. Getting Items ------------- Regular Items ------------- Speed Scroll - Increases Speed This is good for slow running people such as Xu Zhu,Meng Huo, if you have a fast person, you wont need it really. Wing Boots - Increases Jump Height This is really not to great of an item. The only time you'll need it possibly is to take out people on Elephants. Dragon Amulet - Increase Musou Maximum This item isn't too great. If you like strong and long Musou, I'd suggest you get a good one such at +40. Peacock Urn - Increases HP A good item for tough stages. Especially useful when its in a high range. Tiger Amulet - Increases Attack Power Its good for a weak character, and really good when its high or to its max. But when your character is strong, its not all that great for use at all. Tortoise Amulet - Increases Defense Brings up your defense. Better than the tiger amulet in battle, so its a good thing to use. Huang Bow - Better Bow attack Power Good for taking out archers on level with many archers, or just to snipe someone out. Not too great, and theres better items than this bow. Shell Armor - Increases Bow Defense Good for people who hate archers (like me). I like this item pretty much, it comes in handy alot. Horned Helm - Stronger Mounted Attack Good for people who like to attack on horses. Even though horses arent all that good, it comes in handy if its at a strong level (over +20). Calvary Armor - Mounted Defense Stronger Not too great. If you get hit, you get knocked off the horse anyway, so theirs no real point for this item anyway. Seven Star Orb - Increases Luck Luck is said to give you better items, but I dont know if its true or not. It does make officers drop more health items like meat buns, which can come in handy. Wind Scroll - Increases Reach This helps increase the length you can attack with. Its very rare, so you'll have to fight somewhat to get it. Elixir - Increase Musou Charge Speed When you press circle when you dont have musou, or get hit, your musou goes up alot quicker, great for people who like to charge through fast. Special Items Hex Mark Saddle - Start Battle Mounted On a Hex Mark Getting It: Kill every enemy general at Chen Du except Liu Zhang. It will be in a box near Liu Zhang, most likely in the corner. Red Hare Saddle - Start Battle Mounted on a Red Hare Getting It: At Hu Lao Gate, defeat Lu Bu. Then, the supply unit will appear near Cao Cao (Near Fan Shui gate in other words).. kill the supply captain and he'll drop it. Imperial Saddle - Mount any horse, regardless of your rank Getting It: At Yi Ling, Shu Side, stop the Wu's fire attack by killing Zhu Ran, then kill Lu Xun. The item will appear in Sun Quan's camp. Take it, and finish up the stage. The Art of War - Temporary Items last about 1/4longer Getting it: At the siege of He Fei Castle, Wei side. Beat every enemy general in Wu, except Sun Quan. After a while, thespecial item report will appear on Sun Quan's ship, which is waaaayy at the bottom of the map Bodyguard Manual - Makes Bodyguards more aggressive Getting it: At the siege of He Fei Castle, Wu side, defeat Xu Zhu.. and the item will appear around his initial position The Way Of the Musou - Use True Musou Regardless of health. Getting it: At Guan Yu's Escape, Guan Yu's side, defeat Xiahou Dun and he'll drop this item. One of the most useful items in the game. Survival Guide - When in critical health, your attack power doubles. Getting It: At Wu Zhang Plains, Shu side, two playable characters have to die.. once that happens you'll see a cutscene, then the special item will appear in the middle of the screen, in the Shu HQ. Defender - When in critical health, your defensive strength doubles. Getting it: At Wu Zhang Plains, Wei side, two playable characters have to die, you'll see a cutscene and the item will appear at the top right. Fire Arrows - When using a bow, you shoot fire arrows Getting it: At Chi Bi, Wei side, kill Zhou Yun before the fire attack takes place, the item will appear at the center of the map, at a dead end of one of the ships. Buckler - Never overpowered when blocking (using L1) At He Fei, Wu side, Wait for Taishi Ci to be assassinated by Zhang Liao's archers, then retreat with Sun Quan, Zhang Liao will then attack, kill him and he will drop the Buckler. Power Scroll - Wont lose when locking weapons At He Fei, Wei Side. First you must get Zhang Liao to assassinate Taishi Ci, then defeat other officers in the center square, and eventually, Zhang Liao will leave for a surprise attack on Sun Quan. Right after this attack, Gan Ning will jump out of a ditch near Wei HQ, beat him and you'll get it. Golden Harness Getting it: Tong Gate, Wei Side, kill Ma Chao's two officers which should get Han Sui to defect about two minutes afterwards. Kill every officer on the Allies side, then ma Chao will retreat towards the castle. A supply unit should appear, attack the captain, and he'll drop the item after he dies. 9. Thank you's/Credit's -The people who wrote FAQ's for this game before me: Helped me get through the game. -Murrad and Ryan G.: Giving me the only challenges in vs. mode, even though Ryan W. gave me some competiton. - -Ryan W./Dylan: Hey, you guys helped me get fourth weapons that were pretty hard to get. And Ryan.. we definatly had laugh riots during some vs. mode matches, especially with PANG TONG! LOL! -Colin: Told me about some Error's I didn't notice. -Long Chan Chan: Corrected me about lots and lots of things. 10. Cheat Codes Use these at your own risk. I mean, this takes out excitement of the game. A friend of mine used codes to unlock everyone, eventually beat musou mode with his character, and erased his record and started a new game, with no codes. I would have to say this takes enjoyment out of the game. Here they are anyway.. Unlock all stages in free mode- R1 R2 L2 L1 Square L1 L2 R2 R1 Triangle Unlock all movies under options menu- Triangle L1 Triangle R1 Triangle Square L2 Square R2 Square Unlock opening under options menu- R1 Square R1 Triangle R1 L1 Square L1 Triangle L1 Unlock all Sound tests- L1 L1 R1 R1 L2 L2 R2 R2 Square Triangle Unlock all Shu Characters- L1 Square Triangle R2 L1 L2 L2 R1 Square L1 Unlock all Wei Chars- L2 L1 Square Triangle L1 L2 R1 R2 L1 L2 Unlock all Wu Chars- Triangle Triangle L1 Square R1 R2 L1 L2 L2 L2 Unlock all Characters- R2 R2 R2 L1 Triangle L2 L2 L2 R1 Square 11. Do's and dont's --Do's-- *Ask me a question that hasn't been answered *IM me on AIM/AOL.. I'm bored! Talk to me about anything *Correct stuff you've noticed in my FAQ *Discuss how enemy archers are big time losers. *Share DW3 war stories with me, I've got some good ones. --Dont's-- *Ask me a question thats already been answered in the FAQ *Use bright yellow or some other bright color if you email me *Use all capital letters *Type with the knowledge of a 1st grader (Unless, of course, you are one) *Ask me to be your friend *Ask me to spend the night at your house *Invite me to Christmas dinner with your family 12. Legal Junk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \This Dynasty Warriors 3 FAQ/Walkthrough / /is property of Patrick G. Lowery. And \ \nobody elses. If you use this without / /permission your as good as SUED! All you\ \have to do to obtain my FAQ/Walkthroughs/ /is to ask. Your answer will most likely \ \be yes. If you want to be a big man and / /steal it but changes the names.. go \ \ahead. But you gotta deal with me then. / / \ \ Sites to find this FAQ at: / / GameFAQs.com \ \ NeoSeeker.com / / SSSGoku.com/gaming/ \ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 13. Outro Well I guess thats all there is to say. Have fun with my vast knowledge of Dynasty Warriors 3. Until our two dead ends meet.. oh, and Im counting the days. You can look for me to possibly write a character guide for a DW3 character. And of course, you can count on me writing a Dynasty Warriors 4 FAQ/Wakthrough... I guess its goodbye for now.

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Homebuyers' ordeals send ripples of concerns through immigrant communities
In Ontario, home buyers who decide to hire an agent to purchase a home must sign a representation agreement with a realtor. The agreement requires homebuyers pay the realtor a commission after they purchase a home, even if the home is purchased with a different agent during the agreement period and the following 90-day holdover.
But cases arise where this agreement, which intends to protect all parties involved in real estate transactions, have put some home buyers -- most of whom from the immigrant communities -- in a dire situation. Some face their agents in court, and even carrying a heavy debt load after a court judgment.
But these tragic stories have elicited different views and interpretations from the legal community and industry experts. Some believe that buyers need to be aware of their signing responsibilities, whereas others complain that the agreement is unfair to consumers and thus prone to abuse. The concerns have sparked calls for tougher regulations on buyers' representation agreement.
Victims' story
Chinese News had published an article in 2013 reporting a dispute between a newcomer Lily and her real estate agent. According to court documents, Lily wasn't aware of having signed such an agreement with an agent until she received a legal claim from him, seeking a commission of 2.25% on the home (about $20,000) she purchased with a different agent.
"I was dumbfounded by this claim… I was completely unaware that I had signed such a contract… Now I've realized that he sneaked inside an offer package he helped me prepared for a bidding war that I've lost.
"I've become a victim and I have been taken advantage of," she alleges.
But the victims' innocent pleas are often ignored by the Canadian legal system, which values the legal binding power of a contract.
据CBC报道,印裔移民Ajit Bains也经历了和李莉类似的悲惨遭遇。据Bains称,他是被Homelife Superstars的一名地产经纪诱骗签署这种代理合约。在Bains通过另一名经纪达成购房交易后,他被原先委托的经纪告上法庭,最终法庭判决经纪胜诉,Bains因此背上了一笔$12,280元债务并且他所购新房也被债务抵押。
According to CBC, Ajit Bains, an immigrant from the Indian community has gone through a similar ordeal as Lily. Bains was allegedly tricked into signing such a representation contract with a Homelife Superstars realtor. After Bains bought a home with a different agent, he was sued by the agent in the agreement and a court ruling has left him facing a $12,280 debt and lien on his home.
Similarly, Bains allegedly signed the agreement without reading it:
In an interview with the CBC, the son of Bains said that the contact was signed within the offer papers, without his dad's knowing.
After a tough battle with the agent in court, the judge awarded the agent and his company the amount of money they were seeking. The agent told the court that he had explained the agreement to Bains in English and that Bains understood it.
The judge did not believe that fraud was committed on Mr. Bains by the agent:
"The document was there for him [Bains] to read and sign," wrote the judge in his judgment.
RECO, Real Estate Council of Ontario – the regulatory body of realtors also believes that purchasers who breach a legal binding contract are liable to pay for the agent commission.
RECO的高级通讯官Kyle Rooks在早先发给《大中报》的一封电邮中称,签约客户有责任对合约内容提问,并确保他们了解所签合约的内容。 -
Kyle Rooks, the Senior Communications Officer of RECO, wrote in an earlier email to Chinese News that it is the responsibility of the signing clients to ask questions and ensure they understand what they are signing.
It has become an old cliché: don't sign an agreement if don't understand it. But future consumers might get better protection as industry experts are calling for changes.
Industry experts: deal is unfair to consumers
Despite the fact that the judge's ruling has held up the agreement, the judgment indicates in his judgment that the agreement was one-sided and wasn't a fair for consumers.
CBC的 go public节目就此采访了一位业内分析家,他对代理合约的公平性表示担心,并呼吁进行改革。
The CBC go public has interviewed an industry analyst, who expressed serious concerns over the fairness of the agreement, and calls for change.
在Real Estate Investment Network高级分析师兼作家坎贝尔看来,这些购房者的遭遇无异于消费者如若在其他地方购买汽车,便需向他们所见到的第一名卖家付钱。
Don Campbell, author and senior analyst at the Real Estate Investment Network likens the situation to one where consumers are required to pay their first car seller they've met if they buy car anywhere in the city.
"If the realtor on the other side, all they did was to get that document signed, they are going to get paid whether you buy a house tomorrow or 15 months from now. That is seriously not right," he told the CBC.
Campbell wants to see the industry to impose tougher rules.
"Does it need to change? Yes. Does it need to be more specific? Yes. From the real estate boards across the country they have to find a way to make it more fair for the consumer."
Note: The story was published in Chinese News in May, 2015.
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Thomas Sowell characterizes a reckoning with the gang of 88 radical professors who supported the lynch mob at Duke "unfinished business." Sowell writes:
The 88 Duke University faculty members who took out a hysterical ad, supporting those local loudmouths who were denouncing and threatening the Duke students, have apparently had nothing at all to say now.
Nor were the 88 Duke faculty members who promoted a lynch mob atmosphere naive. Most were from departments promoting the "race, class, and gender" vision of victimhood.
This case served their purposes. That trumped any question about whether the charges were true or not.
Don't expect any of these people to recant or apologize. But be aware of how wide and how deep the moral dry rot goes.
That such people are teaching students at an elite university is a chilling thought. That they promote a campus atmosphere where political correctness trumps the search for truth is painful.
That such attitudes and such atmospheres are not peculiar to Duke University, but are common on elite college campuses from coast to coast is a time bomb with the potential to destroy individuals and ultimately undermine the whole society.
Sowell also discusses the New York Times's contribution to the lynch mob atmosphere. At NRO, Peter Wood follows up with a discussion of loose ends as well. Until Professor K.C. Johnson and Stuart Taylor finish their forthcoming book on the Duke case, Charlotte Allen's Weekly Standard article "Duke's tenured vigilantes" remains the essential account of the case.
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Disney eyes TOP deal with ESPN bid
Think Mickey Mouse with the Olympic rings. That's what ESPN is considering.
In an attempt to sweeten its Olympic bid next month, ESPN is tossing around the idea of supplementing its TV rights offer with a marketing deal from its parent company. A deal being considered would make Disney a member of The Olympic Partner (TOP) program, the International Olympic Committee's marquee sponsorship group, and grant the entertainment company licensing and intellectual property rights.
Disney and ESPN executives haven't made a final decision about how such a deal would be structured, and it's unlikely the company would pay the $100 million over four years that other TOP partners pay. But senior sources close to the company's bid believe a Disney sponsorship would distinguish it from its broadcast competitors during rights negotiations by marrying the Olympic rings with Disney's immense global entertainment assets and familiar content popular with youth across the globe.
"We are exploring a number of possibilities as part of this process to determine the plan that makes the most business sense for our company," said Rob Simmelkjaer, ESPN's vice president of international development.
Putting forward such a marketing proposal would help ESPN keep up with NBC's Olympic offer.
In 2003, during the last Olympic rights bidding, NBC's parent company GE agreed to a $200 million deal to become a TOP sponsor for the 2005-08 and 2009-12 quadrenniums. That $200 million commitment was added to the $2 billion NBC bid for the 2010 and 2012 Olympics, bringing the total value of the deal to $2.2 billion and dwarfing other bids.
GE has indicated it would pay more for a TOP
ESPN believes the potential for combining the Olympic rings and Disney content could set it apart from other rights bidders.
There is no precedent for the IOC signing a TOP deal that includes licensing rights, so it's unclear how a deal with Disney would work.
Currently, the IOC passes on licensing rights to local Olympic organizing committees that sign licensing deals for an array of products they plan to sell in the six years preceding an Olympics, as well as during the Games and afterward. Disney likely would be among those licensees that work with an organizing committee, Olympic licensing experts said.
The IOC plans to hold bidding June 6-7 in Lausanne, Switzerland, for the 2014 Sochi and 2016 Rio de Janeiro TV rights package. IOC leaders have said they expect to match or exceed the $2 billion that NBC paid in 2003.
The market for sports rights fees has been red-hot in the United States this year, with ESPN, Fox and NBC paying increasingly high amounts for the media rights to properties such as the Pac-10, NHL and Big 12.
In Lausanne, networks will be given two hours to make a presentation illustrating how they will present the Games. Then they will submit a sealed bid containing what they are willing to pay for the rights. The IOC will determine who wins the rights based on the presentations and the size of the bids.
NBC, ESPN and Fox are considered the most serious bidders. CBS and Turner have met with the IOC but have not shown the same level of interest in the rights to date.


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Irvine, CA, – July 27, 2015 – Alorica, a worldwide leading provider of customer management outsourcing solutions, today announced that it has appointed Mark Cunningham as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. Effective as of July 20, 2015, Mark will oversee Alorica's talent acquisition and workforce strategies across 62 US and 11 global sites.
Mark joins Alorica from Xerox where he served in various roles since 2003, most recently as the global human resources executive for operations in more than 60 countries. In his previous role, Mark led more than 150 professionals in promoting outsourcing services to industry-leading companies, and contributed to sales to help grow annual revenue. In 2006, he was also an integral part of ACS, now Xerox's acquisition of Intellinix from Ernst & Young, where he spearheaded the integration and organizational restructuring of their HR and Learning Outsourcing businesses.
"Mark brings an extensive amount of experience to Alorica at an exciting time in our company's history," said Art DiBari, EVP and COO, Alorica. "His proven track record in optimizing performance, M&A integration and strategically aligning a multimillion-dollar business's operational, financial and talent needs, aligns well with the direction Alorica is headed. We're excited to bring such a strong and experienced contributor to our team."
At Alorica, Mark's responsibilities will include human resources, talent and people development and organizational capability. Alorica, which acquired several of West Corporation's agent services businesses in early 2015 for $275 million, is now one of the largest Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) providers in the US with nearly 48,000 employees globally.
"Alorica's rapid growth, market reach and global footprint is what attracted me to the company," said Mark Cunningham, SVP and chief human resources officer, Alorica. "Alorica demonstrates that it's committed to providing the highest value and offerings to customers worldwide, and that's a critical factor for long-term success. I look forward to bringing my strengths and experience in the BPO industry to the team."
Mark will report directly to DiBari and will be based in Alorica's Irvine, CA headquarters.
For more information on Alorica, visit www.alorica.com
About Alorica
Alorica is a worldwide leading provider of customer management outsourcing solutions spanning the entire customer lifecycle. From customer acquisition and sales, to customer care and support, to logistics and fulfillment, Alorica offers a seamless customer experience across all service channels. Alorica's award-winning Business Process Outsourcing services span both the Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B) sectors across all industries for Fortune 1000 companies. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif. with more than 48,000 employees in 73 locations, Alorica offers the proven industry experience and know-how to provide a total customer management solution. For more information, please visit www.alorica.com.
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