Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends expands on everything that made Dynasty Warriors 5 such a success. It offers five different gameplay modes, 18 new maps and untold stories in Legend mode, new rare items and power-ups, an additional novice difficulty level, and two player co-op play in Xtreme mode. It also enables players of Dynasty Warriors 5 to remix their DW5 experience by adding new Xtreme Legends features to DW5's Musou Mode and Free Mode.