A spin-off of the Dynasty Warriors series, it was published outside Japan by Nintendo.

Dynasty Warriors Advance features a smaller roster of thirteen characters, a sharp decrease in comparison to the last home console title, Dynasty Warriors 5.

Completing Musou Mode again with one of the faction secret characters will unlock Lu Bu.

Dynasty Warriors Advance received very mixed reviews upon release.

IGN disliked the game, grading it 4 out of 10,[10] criticizing the low number of on-screen enemies at any time, and the "button-mashing" gameplay.