with empires you get a map of China with all the different provences to select, & each provance offers different things. Eg some offer smiths to upgrade you weapons other breed horse's & give's you the option to buy a mount from there stables when you claim that territory. Empires have the gameplay of the Dynasty Warriors games but with added extra stratigy, your basicley the ruler of your territory. You even have the option with Dynasy Warriors 6 Empires to create your own character to use in the game. You have options like choosing a voice fighting style cloths facial features & all sorts, I love the empires games there great fun to play that's why I know that I'll love DC.