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® TECMO KOEI AMERICA CORP. CONTENTS Battle Controls 4 Basic Controls 4 EX Attacks / Switch Weapon / Musou Attacks 6 Stratagems 7 For those interested in completing our product survey, please access the below URL: Starting the Game 8 http://www.tecmokoeiamerica.com/survey/dw7e Beginning a Game / Main Menu / Saving & Loading 8 Online Play 9 Empire Mode 10 Empire Mode Overview / Playing Empire Mode 10 Positions & Fame 12 Stratagems 15 War Council & Strategy Phase 16 War Council 16 Strategy Phase 17 Battles 18 Battle Preparation 18 Battle Screen 20 Fighting Battles 22 Upgrading Officers 24 Officer Abilities / Weapons 24 Edit Mode / Extras Mode 26 *Screenshots taken from the development version of the game. *The game features described in this manual are subject to change. Manual Design: DAI-ART PLANNING (Hirokazu Amano, Hiromi Sakaguchi) Dolby and the double-D Portions of this software utilize SpeedTree® technology (© 2013 Interactive Data Visualization, Inc.). symbol are trademarks of SpeedTree® is a registered trademark of Interactive Data Visualization, Inc. All rights reserved. Dolby Laboratories. DYNASTY WARRIORS 7 Empires 3 Battle Controls SELECT button Battle Controls F button Call horse Normal Attack Summon your horse to your side. Basic Controls This is a rapid attack you can use against the enemy. R button These are the basic controls for the Battle Screen. D button Toggle map P.21 Strong Attack W button Switch between the overview and Perform a powerful attack. By using these to follow up Stratagems P.7 zoomed maps. Normal Attacks, you can use special techniques. Turn the Stratagem display on and off. While they are displayed, you can use Jump horse the left and right buttons to select a Stratagem and press S to use it. button E Jump with a horse that you are riding. When the Stratagems are being shown, moving (left stick) is the only action Switch Weapon P.6 you can perform. DUALSHOCK®3 wireless controller Change weapons while in the A button middle of an attack. Q button Musou Attack P.6 Block / Strafe Attack with a finishing move unique to each character. Guard against attacks from the front. If you are hit by a powerful attack from You can perform the attack when at least 1 unit of the the enemy, your guard will be broken. By holding down Q while using the Musou Gauge is full. left stick, you can move while continuing to face forward. Use Stratagem P.7 Somersault After pressing W to display the Stratagems, press Press when knocked into the air by an enemy attack to regain your Q S to use one. balance. S button Directional buttons Jump Use Stratagem (up button) P.7 Make your character jump. The height of your jump will differ depending on how long you hold down . Use a Stratagem (you can use it without pressing W). S Mount/dismount horse Select Stratagem (left or right button) P.7 You can mount a horse by standing near it and Select a Stratagem to use (you can select it without pressing W). pressing S, and you can dismount a horse by pressing Weapon/Stratagem display (down button) P.7 S while on it. Switch between displaying your equipped weapon and your Stratagems. PS button Ladders Right stick Climb ladders by standing near them and pressing the Left stick Rotate camera button. You can block enemy attacks by pressing Q Move/swim while climbing a ladder. You can also press S while START button climbing a ladder to jump down to the bottom. Move your character or swim when you are in water. You are unable to attack or block while you are swimming. Display the Pause Menu P.19 If you enter the water while mounted on a horse, you can only perform mounted attacks. *You can confirm the controls for locations such as the Pause Menu by checking the button guide at the bottom of the screen. *If you are using the DUALSHOCK®3 wireless controller, you can set whether to use the vibration function or not by going to You can press START to skip event scenes. "Vibration" under "Controls" in the Options menu. Additionally, holding down the PS button will bring up a menu where you can *Pressing SELECT and START at the same time will exit the game and take you back to the Title Screen. confirm whether the vibration function is enabled or not. In order to use the vibration function, it must be enabled in both menus. *You can change the function assigned to each button by going to "Controls" in the Options menu. 4 DYNASTY WARRIORS 7 Empires 5 Battle Controls True Musou Attack Press A while your Life Gauge is red EX Attack If you press A when your Health Gauge is in the red, you can perform an even more powerful Musou Attack. These are attacks that you can perform when using a weapon that your officer is proficient with (denoted by an "EX" mark). Double Musou Attack Player 1 and Player 2 press A while near each other The controls will vary depending on the officer. You can confirm them by going to "Officer Info" P.19 on the Pause Menu. When playing with two players (online play) P.9 , if Player 1 and Player 2 are a set distance apart from one another (shown by an electrical bond) and trigger a Musou Attack 1 at relatively the same time, both of them will perform an even more powerful Musou Attack. Switch Weapon E button These enable you to switch weapons while in the middle of an attack. You can press E to perform a special attack and then switch Stratagems to your other weapon. These attacks can follow a Normal Attack Display Stratagems Down button or W button or Strong Attack. Depending on the weapon, there might be special additions after With the down button, you can switch from displaying your you switch weapons. equipped weapon to showing your Stratagems. Pressing the down *If you press E while on a mount, you will only switch weapons without button again will switch the display back. attacking. Additionally, if you press W, the Stratagems will be displayed larger on screen. While using W to display them, moving (left stick) is the only action you are able to perform. You can press W again or A to return the display to normal. Musou Attack Musou Attack 1 A button Select Stratagem Left and right buttons Attack with a finishing move unique to each character. You can perform this attack when at least 1 unit of the Musou Gauge P.20 Select the Stratagem you wish to use while they are being displayed. is full. Each use of the Musou Attack will deplete 1 unit of the Musou Gauge. Use Stratagem Up button or W to display the Stratagems, then S The following can fill the Musou Gauge: Use the up button to use the selected Stratagem. You can also Inflict damage upon the enemy. press W to display the Stratagems and then press S to use one. Take damage from the enemy. Each Stratagem can only be used once per battle. Additionally, if Your Health Gauge is in the red. you capture a specific kind of base, there are some Stratagems that cannot be triggered unless certain conditions are met. Musou Attack 2 Press A while in the air or Press E + A while on the ground Attack with a finishing move different from Musou Attack 1. The controls will vary depending on the officer. You can check the Pause Menu P.19 for more details. 6 DYNASTY WARRIORS 7 Empires 7 Starting the Game Starting the Game Online Play In Empire Mode P.10 , you can play online with two players. *You can also play with two players offline. Beginning a Game 1. On the Officer Selection screen P.18 during battle preparation, press START and you can switch to 1. The Title Screen will be displayed after the opening movie has played, or if you press START. online play. Then, choose an officer and select "Confirm" to begin. 2. If you press START at the Title Screen, you will be taken to the Main Menu. 2. Select how you will search for Player 2. You can use "Recruit" to search for players from around the *If you are not signed in to PlayStation®Network when starting the game, the sign-in screen for PlayStation®Network will be displayed. world, or "Invite" to invite a friend to play with you. Once you select your search method, you will proceed When you are signed in to PlayStation®Network, you are able to select online play P.9 within Empire Mode, download guest officers to the Pre-battle Screen P.19 . P.10 , and enable various features in Extras Mode P.26 . *You can send invites to your Friends from your Friends list. 3. When you have finished your preparations on the Pre-battle Screen, select "Online Play" and follow Main Menu the search instructions to begin the matching process. *If you are unable to find another player online to play the game with, you can return to single player play by pressingD . Select a character and scenario and look to unite the land. You are able to Empire Mode P.10 4. Select "Online Play" P.26 from Extras Mode and choose your character. If you have received an play with two players during battles. invite, then you will automatically join the game. If you have not received an invite, then you can select Quick Match to quickly find a partner online, or use "Join" to find a list of games searching for players.