This was a survival run.

Shu Generals are bad for speedruns because of Chang Ban over 5 mins and Wu Zhang Crossbow armagedon. Do not let this time fool you. Shu is bad for speedruns.

How did you unlock Ma Chao on a New Game run? If you have a Dynasty Warriors 2 save file on a memory card, then when you insert DW3 disc you will have an additional 2 characters for each faction including Ma Chao.

Note for Mods: this is a new game file for DW3 but I used a DW2 save file to unlock Ma Chao. Fully understand if you decide not to verify this run on the boards. AJH.