The Art Of War Vs. Dynasty Warriors

By Mike Fahey on December 30, 2008 at 3:40 AM

One of the Chris-es over at Hardcasual passes along this little bit of brilliance, which compares the teachings of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War to the teachings of Koei’s Dynasty Warriors.


So how does the Chinese history-delving hack and slash action series hold up in the face of Sun Tzu’s immensely influential book of military strategy? There are several parallels, and several not-so-parallels.

“Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys. Look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death!”
Regard your soldiers as competition. On rare occasions, they will steal kills from you.

See? Almost exactly the same! Hit the link below for several other excellent examples of Sun Tzu’s teachings put nearly to use in Dynasty Warriors.

SUN TZU’S THE ART OF WAR VS. DYNASTY WARRIORS [Hardcasual]

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  • TRT-X
    December 30, 2008 at 6:02 AM

    Maybe his shirt should have read,

  • Sensai-N
    December 30, 2008 at 5:52 AM

    Maybe his shirt should have read,

  • TRT-X
    December 30, 2008 at 5:50 AM

    That first one alone is funny enough. Though I would ammend on to that: "...they will only serve to knock your opposition away during a combo."

    TRT-X

  • cfive3
    December 30, 2008 at 5:49 AM

    Maybe his shirt should have read,

  • SeraphX2
    December 30, 2008 at 6:21 AM

    Hah. This is good stuff. Glad they thought to do this one.

    SeraphX2

  • Foxstar Sixtail
    December 30, 2008 at 6:20 AM

    Maybe his shirt should have read,

  • TRT-X
    December 30, 2008 at 6:27 AM

    Maybe his shirt should have read,

  • MelodyKitn
    December 30, 2008 at 6:55 AM

    Maybe his shirt should have read,

  • MelodyKitn
    December 30, 2008 at 6:54 AM

    Maybe his shirt should have read,

  • FishstickAvenger
    December 30, 2008 at 7:18 AM

    Maybe his shirt should have read,

  • gtr06
    December 30, 2008 at 7:14 AM

    Maybe his shirt should have read,

  • InvaderGirJr
    December 30, 2008 at 7:46 AM

    Maybe his shirt should have read,

  • dunetiger reads kotaku, seems pleased
    December 30, 2008 at 8:25 AM

    Maybe his shirt should have read,

  • dunetiger reads kotaku, seems pleased
    December 30, 2008 at 8:22 AM

    Maybe his shirt should have read,

  • ShadowOdin
    December 30, 2008 at 8:11 AM

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  • MDRL
    December 30, 2008 at 8:10 AM

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  • Cheroro
    December 30, 2008 at 9:14 AM

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  • TRT-X
    December 30, 2008 at 10:25 AM

    @dunetiger reads kotaku, seems pleased: I thought she was a composite of the women Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu surrounded themselves with.

    TRT-X

  • Joghobs
    December 30, 2008 at 2:42 PM

    Maybe his shirt should have read,

  • Joghobs
    December 30, 2008 at 2:41 PM

    Maybe his shirt should have read,

  • Turambar
    December 30, 2008 at 4:23 PM

    Maybe his shirt should have read,

  • Foxstar Sixtail
    December 30, 2008 at 5:02 PM

    Maybe his shirt should have read,

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