Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires is an action-adventure video game for the Xbox 360. It is the fifth installment in the Dynasty Warriors series and is a sequel to the 2010 game Dynasty Warriors 4. It was announced at E3 2010 and is set between the years of 350 and 400 BC. The game is set in a new, reconstructed China. The player controls one of the five main characters: Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Wei Yan, or Zhou Yu. The game also features a new system called the 'Warlord Mode'. The player can choose to play as one of the five main characters for a set amount of time, or play as a random character. The game is set up so that the player can complete multiple sets of tasks to advance the game.