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Alpine Swiss Josef Men Tennis Shoes Low Top Sneakers Flex Strap Mesh Knit Collar
11 August 2018
Solid construction, sleek look, and very comfortable.
These shoes are put together pretty well, and are easy to care for, with a smooth outer surface that can be easily wiped off. The ribbed fabric section which makes contact with your foot makes slipping in and out of the shoe very easy and comfortable, and there is no rough surface at the heel to cause friction or discomfort.
These are good shoes for their price!
22 January 2009
A Must for all Dynasty/Samurai Warriors Fans!
1 of 1 found this helpful Warriors Orochi was made for fans of the Dynasty/Samurai Warriors series. It's not likely to convert you if you're not a fan of these Koei beat-em-ups, but it does have excellent replay value and sufficient challenge if you are.
Critics of this genre cite bad AI (on higher difficulties, enemies don't get smarter, they just hit harder), repetitive gameplay (most of the missions consist of mowing down hordes of enemies and defeating enemy officers in combat) and bland atmosphere (music and graphics - this really depends on your preferences). With a roster of 79(!) characters, each with their own art gallery and personal item, 64 stages, and heavy skill and weapon customization options, this one will keep the pack rats among us playing for months and possibly years to unlock everything.
Gameplay-wise, it's very similar to previous titles in the series, with smooth and responsive controls. Fans of the series are familiar with the camera angle, which requires constant resetting to get right behind your character, but other than that, it's pretty solid. This time around, instead of a single warrior, players select a team of three warriors from the complete rosters of Dynasty Warriors 5, Samurai Warriors 1-2 and two new characters, Orochi and Da Ji, and then head off into battle. Equip your weapon of choice, select from a shared pool of skills (which can be leveled up), and then hop into one of the completely new fantasy stages in either Story of Free Mode. Note that characters don't recover musou from attacking or while injured like in previous games, but instead, hitting L2 or R2 will switch active characters, allowing the resting characters to regenerate. In two player mode, your partner has to use those same three characters too. Each character has a unique moveset, as well as a skill class (Power, Technique or Speed). This determines some of the abilities they have in battle, and the ability to mix and mash your fighters makes for many, many possibilities and tons of replay value. Want to team up the mighty Yoshihiro Shimazu with the incendiary Zhu Rong and the bold Sun Jian? This game lets you do it.
In terms of customization, the weapon fusion system is a great innovation for the series. It allows you to customize which of a fair assortment of attributes you want to craft into your character's weapon by taking obsolete and underpowered weapons and fusing all or part of them into a new weapon, expending growth points you earn completing levels. This is an excellent way to augment your gameplay experience and play your characters the way you want to, rather than acquiring cookie-cutter preset "ultimate" weapons. While these do exist in the game, they merely have much higher attack and are completely customizable via weapon fusion. You can even continue leveling to 99 and save up growth points, collecting weapons that you can switch between for every fighter to make them play differently. The possibilities are vast.
The bottom line is, this is a big game for your buck. Hardcore gamers can meticulously fuse weapons, unlock characters, personal items and levels, earn skills and challenge themselves in the pain of Chaos difficulty, but that doesn't mean there isn't a lot for casual gamers to enjoy as well. This game has a fairly short learning curve and is pretty "pick up and play" friendly. It's colorful, fun, and has lots of replay value. A must-have for fans of Koei, and maybe even for the casual action gamer.
30 December 2015
An epic beat-em-up and a must-own for DW and SW fans
First thing's first: if you're not a fan of the Dynasty and Samurai Warriors franchises, chances are, you're not going to like this one. Critics often complain about the repetitive nature of the game's action (fight hordes of mostly docile enemies), and this one is no different in that regard. But if you are a fan of Koei's long-running Warriors series, this is definitely a fun romp that will keep you entertained for months, as you unlock a huge variety of characters, weapons, items and art.
With 145 playable characters, this is the largest cast ever assembled in a Warriors title, with several guests from other series such as Dead or Alive, Ninja Gaiden and even Soul Calibur. With improvements to just about everything from Warriors Orochi 1-2, it's a great value, and even characters who use similar weapons have moves and attributes that differentiate them from their cohorts. This title allows more interactivity between your team of three, with some characters having passive skills that affect their teammates. There are also switch combos and the ability to call all three characters onto the field at once, either to assist in normal attacks, or to launch a powerful true triple musou attack.
As far as new modes, Tecmo Koei has added some interesting ones. There are the standard Story and Free modes, but in addition, the ability to edit existing levels in "Musou Battlefield Mode" (changing everything from the enemy type, to lines of dialogue and the officers involved), an arcade-style survival mode called "Gauntlet Mode" where you control a team of five, and must make it to the exit point or lose your loot, and "Duel Mode", where your team of three squares off against either the CPU or another player. Each of these modes has supporting features which give them some depth, and you could spend hours exploring the different combinations of characters and their synergies to build your perfect team.
The one minor gripe I have about the game is that, unlike previous titles in the series, there is no option for English voice acting. All the dialogue is in Japanese only, and while it's a minor complaint, it is noticeable and may affect your ability to understand what to do in certain levels with specific directions. But that aside, this is a great game that exceeds expectations. While it isn't re-inventing the wheel, and while I doubt it will change the opinions of people who never liked the series, it is certain to please fans by giving them more of just about everything from previous entries in the series.