Romance of the Three Kingdoms (video game)

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Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms cover.jpg
Developer(s) Koei
Publisher(s) Koei
Composer(s) Yoko Kanno
Platform(s) PC-88, PC-98, MSX, Nintendo Entertainment System (1988), Amiga, MS-DOS, FM-7, Sharp X1, Sharp X68000, WonderSwan, Windows (2003), mobile phones
Release1985
Genre(s) Turn-based strategy
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, known as Sangokushi in Japan, is a 1985 video game published by Koei. It is the first game in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series. Originally released on the PC-88, it was ported to numerous platforms, including the PC-98, MSX, Nintendo Entertainment System (1988), Amiga, MS-DOS, FM-7, Sharp X1, Sharp X68000, WonderSwan, Windows (2003) and mobile phones.

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Gameplay

Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a game in which the player governs the provinces of China. [1]

Reception

In Computer Gaming World , the game was reviewed by Dungeons & Dragons creator Dave Arneson, who wrote that it is "a great historical simulation and will keep players at their keyboards for many a night in order to win their empires. It has economics, intrigue, bribery, covert action, diplomacy, war, and more! There are many ways beyond simple conquest to accomplish one's goals." He concluded: "I most heartily recommend Romance to all serious game players out there." [1]

In December 1989, Computer Gaming World readers gave it an average rating of 8.96 out of 10, making it the magazine's 13th highest user-rated game at the time. [2] In 1990 and 1993 surveys of historical strategy and war games, the magazine gave Romance of the Three Kingdoms three-plus stars out of five. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dave Arneson (September 1988). "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Computer Gaming World . No. 51. pp. 12–13, 31, 34.
  2. Ardai, Charles (December 1989). "The Top Ten Games". Computer Gaming World . p. 52. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  3. Brooks, M. Evan (October 1990). "Computer Strategy and Wargames: Pre-20th Century". Computer Gaming World. p. 11. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  4. Brooks, M. Evan (June 1993). "An Annotated Listing of Pre-20th Century Wargames". Computer Gaming World. p. 136. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  5. "The Games Machine Issue 25".