Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Published: February 1, 2009 - Last update: November 28, 2011 - 1113 downloads
- Alt names
- スーパー三國志, 三国志 for WonderSwan, 三国志, 三国志, Super Sangokushi, Sanguozhi, San Goku Shi, RTK 1
- Year
- 1989
- Genre
- Strategy
- Theme
- Historical Battle (specific/exact), Turn-based
- Publisher
- KOEI Corporation
- Developer
- KOEI Co., Ltd.
- Perspective
- Top-Down
7 votes
273 KiB
Description of Romance of the Three Kingdoms
In 1989, KOEI Corporation publishes Romance of the Three Kingdoms (also known as スーパー三國志, 三国志 for WonderSwan, 三国志, 三国志, Super Sangokushi, Sanguozhi, San Goku Shi, RTK 1), a historical battle (specific/exact), turn-based game for the DOS system. Offering strategy genre, it is now an abandonware.
Without a doubt, KOEI's flagship Romance of The Three Kingdoms games are some of the best and most original historical strategy games ever made. Based on the classic Chinese epic of the same name, choose to play as one of the warlords vying to unite the far-flung Chinese empire in the 10th century. The first entrant in the RtK series strikes a near-perfect balance between historical flavor and fun, as they feature hundreds of real historical personalities, each with unique traits, and great diplomatic and espionage options. The tactical-level combat is not only fun, but truly reward those who take Sun Tzu's "Ancient Art of War" tome to heart (among the most effective tactics are flanking your enemies from high ground, and luring them into an ambush). One of the game's keys to success is the introduction of intricate personnel management that adds a whole new dimension never before seen in a computer game. Recruiting and rewarding your most capable generals is as important to victory as slaying your opponent's most valued generals in combat (if you can't persuade him to your cause). You can also try to woo your opponents' generals to your side by bribery or personal visits, for which having a high charisma level is all-important. Romance of The Three Kingdoms 1 also boasts numerous other gameplay options that wonderfully capture the culture and society of China at the time: for instance, the number of your population and morale level determines how big an army you can raise, and improved irrigation and donations to the public are prerequesites to high harvest yields and happy townsfolk. You must also contend with natural disasters such as flood, locusts, and plague that can come without warning. Overall, an all-time strategy classics that belong to every strategy gamer's collection. Two thumbs up!
Review by HOTUD
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Jimmy added this comment :
This game works, but how do I make sure I have color when playing it? The game automatically shoves me into the old black and white mode, from this time period, instead of the much better VGA/SVGA graphics for this time period.
I also found that ROTK 3 was being tough to run, but maybe I screwed something up on my end.Maybe I need to have DOS Box that people have said on this site before.