This is one cool game. Gameplay takes place in a rendered 3D environment as you storm gates and charge up hillsides to meet your opponents. Attacks are made using simple combos and power strikes. You even get the chance to unseat horsemen and take their steeds.
Battle sure looks different plowing through enemy forces with a warhorse.
By killing mini-bosses and bosses you gain points, which are translated into experience points, which level you up and consequently raise your life, attack, and defense ratings. The game is different from most in that your allies or bodyguards may beat you to the punch and kill a mini-boss, thereby costing you experience points. Therefore, it is in your best interests to stay on the crest of the attack and only retreat to heal up. Power-ups such as defense, attack, or health boosts are contained in random defeated soldiers as well as in urns and crates. At the end of each timed stage, your character not only levels up, but his or her bodyguards will also level up, and you are able to even gain more bodyguards.