The Three Kingdoms are still at war, join either of the three sides or step into the fray as one of the barbarian tribe chiefs. This fifth game has more characters, plotlines and a better system.
Execute combos, with the better controlling system and your sharpened skills, you can form strings of attacks and blow your enemies away. Call a friend and connect with him or her through the adhoc modem it's easier to fight with an ally at times.
With new characters, there are new stories, slip into the armor of all the different warriors and learn their motives and their fates.
Tactics and muscles and allies, think you've got it?