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Romance of the Three Kingdoms (video game series)

April 17, 2023

Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三國志, Sangokushi, lit. "Records of the Three Kingdoms") is a series of turn-based tactical role-playing simulation grand strategy wargames produced by Koei.[1][2] Originating from Japan in 1985, fourteen installments of the game have been published in Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea and North America to date. While the game's title as it was released in English refers to the 14th century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三國演義) by Luo Guanzhong, the title as it was released in Japan and Chinese regions refers to the 3rd century historical text Records of the Three Kingdoms (三國志) by Chen Shou.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms for the Nintendo Entertainment System, with the logo in the bottom-right corner
Genre(s)Strategy
Developer(s)Koei (now Kou Shibusawa)
Publisher(s)Koei (now Koei Temco)
Creator(s)Yōichi Erikawa
First releaseRomance of the Three Kingdoms
10 December 1985
Latest releaseRomance of the Three Kingdoms XIV
16 January 2020
Spin-offsDynasty Warriors
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese三國志
Simplified Chinese三国志
Literal meaningRecords of the Three Kingdoms
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSānguózhì
Vietnamese name
VietnameseTam quốc chí
Hán-Nôm三國志
Korean name
Hangul삼국지
Hanja三國志
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationSamgugji
Japanese name
Kanji三國志
Hiraganaさんごくし
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnSangokushi

Overview

The series are based on the romanticized Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel and the historical text Records of the Three Kingdoms, the storyline takes place during the Han Dynasty in China with many warring factions that included the Shu Han, Cao Wei and Eastern Wu kingdoms. Gameplay revolves around managing numerical statistics, each representing an attribute of a city or a character. A city is described by statistics such as stored grain supplies, vulnerability to disasters such as floods and earthquakes, treasury funds, domestic affairs and populace loyalty. Characters are numerically characterized by their leadership abilities, melee prowess, intellects and loyalty, as well as special traits or even magical abilities that can be called upon whether during wartime, diplomacy or domestic affairs. Players can increase these numbers before waging war on neighbouring territories or intending diplomatic efforts.

While generally presented as a turn-based strategy game, the seventh, eighth and tenth editions offer role-playing features, allowing the player to play as a rank-and-file character instead of leading a kingdom.

Several spin-offs based on the series include the tactical action hack and slash video game series Dynasty Warriors, Dynasty Tactics which is a hybrid of Dynasty Warriors and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, as well as the three tactical role-playing games Sangokushi Eiketsuden (Liu Bei), Sangokushi Koumeiden (Zhuge Liang), and Sangokushi Sousouden (Cao Cao). Kessen II is a real-time tactics game on PS2.

Another spin-off is the mobile game Three Kingdoms Tactics, based on Koei Tecmo's series.[3] It was published by Chinese company Alibaba Group in September 2019. It has grossed $1.2 billion worldwide as of March 2021, making it Alibaba's most successful mobile game.[4]

List of games in the series

The release dates provided are for original Japanese releases.

Main series

Other games

Reception

Sangokushi received positive critical reception in North America when it was released there in 1988.

As of 2020, the main series has shipped more than 8 million copies worldwide.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Encyclopædia Britannica
  2. ^ "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Legendra. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  3. ^ "Three Kingdoms Tactics". App Store. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. ^ Chapple, Craig (March 31, 2021). "Alibaba's Three Kingdoms Tactics Strikes Up $1 Billion and is 2021's No. 5 Grossing App Store Game So Far". Sensor Tower. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  5. ^ . www.agara.co.jp. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

External links

  • The Romance of the Three Kingdoms series at MobyGames

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cornerGenre s StrategyDeveloper s Koei now Kou Shibusawa Publisher s Koei now Koei Temco Creator s Yōichi ErikawaFirst releaseRomance of the Three Kingdoms10 December 1985Latest releaseRomance of the Three Kingdoms XIV16 January 2020Spin offsDynasty WarriorsRomance of the Three KingdomsChinese nameTraditional Chinese三國志Simplified Chinese三国志Literal meaningRecords of the Three KingdomsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinSanguozhiVietnamese nameVietnameseTam quốc chiHan Nom三國志Korean nameHangul삼국지Hanja三國志TranscriptionsRevised RomanizationSamgugjiJapanese nameKanji三國志HiraganaさんごくしTranscriptionsRevised HepburnSangokushi Contents 1 Overview 2 List of games in the series 2 1 Main series 2 2 Other games 3 Reception 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOverview EditThe series are based on the romanticized Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel and the historical text Records of the Three Kingdoms the storyline takes place during the Han Dynasty in China with many warring factions that included the Shu Han Cao Wei and Eastern Wu kingdoms Gameplay revolves around managing numerical statistics each representing an attribute of a city or a character A city is described by statistics such as stored grain supplies vulnerability to disasters such as floods and earthquakes treasury funds domestic affairs and populace loyalty Characters are numerically characterized by their leadership abilities melee prowess intellects and loyalty as well as special traits or even magical abilities that can be called upon whether during wartime diplomacy or domestic affairs Players can increase these numbers before waging war on neighbouring territories or intending diplomatic efforts While generally presented as a turn based strategy game the seventh eighth and tenth editions offer role playing features allowing the player to play as a rank and file character instead of leading a kingdom Several spin offs based on the series include the tactical action hack and slash video game series Dynasty Warriors Dynasty Tactics which is a hybrid of Dynasty Warriors and Romance of the Three Kingdoms as well as the three tactical role playing games Sangokushi Eiketsuden Liu Bei Sangokushi Koumeiden Zhuge Liang and Sangokushi Sousouden Cao Cao Kessen II is a real time tactics game on PS2 Another spin off is the mobile game Three Kingdoms Tactics based on Koei Tecmo s series 3 It was published by Chinese company Alibaba Group in September 2019 It has grossed 1 2 billion worldwide as of March 2021 update making it Alibaba s most successful mobile game 4 List of games in the series EditThe release dates provided are for original Japanese releases Main series Edit Romance of the Three Kingdoms 1985 PC 88 Also available on Amiga MS DOS PC 98 MSX NES 1988 FM 7 Sharp X1 Sharp X68000 WonderSwan Windows 2003 mobile phones Romance of the Three Kingdoms II 1989 PC 88 Also available on Amiga MS DOS MSX2 NES SNES Mega Drive 1989 Sharp X68000 WonderSwan Windows 2000 mobile phones Romance of the Three Kingdoms III Dragon of Destiny 1992 PC 98 Also available on MS DOS SNES Mega Drive 1992 Windows 2001 NDS 2006 Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV Wall of Fire 1994 PC 98 Also available on SNES Sega 32X MS DOS Sega Saturn PlayStation 1994 Game Boy Advance Windows 2001 NDS 2007 Romance of the Three Kingdoms V 1995 PC 98 Also available on Sega Saturn PlayStation Windows 1995 PlayStation Portable 2005 NDS 2010 3DS 2013 Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI Awakening of the Dragon 1996 Windows Also available on PlayStation Dreamcast 1999 PlayStation Portable 2005 Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII 2000 Windows Also available on PlayStation PlayStation 2 2000 PlayStation Portable 2006 Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII 2001 Windows Also available on PlayStation 2 2002 PlayStation Portable 2007 Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX 2003 Windows Also available on PlayStation 2 2004 PlayStation Portable 2011 Romance of the Three Kingdoms X 2004 Windows Also available on PlayStation 2 2005 Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI 2006 Windows Also available on PlayStation 2 2006 Wii 2007 Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII 2012 Windows Also available on PlayStation 3 Wii U 2012 PlayStation Vita 2013 Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII 2016 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Xbox One and Windows Also available on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation Vita 2017 Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV 2020 Windows PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch Other games Edit Super Sangokushi SNES Sangokushi Eiketsuden SNES Sangokushi Koumeiden Sangokushi Sousouden Sangokushi Internet 1999 Windows Koei s first online video game of the series developed by Koei Taiwan Kessen II 2001 PS2 Dynasty Tactics 2002 PS2 Sangokushi Battlefield 2002 Windows Dynasty Tactics 2 2003 PS2 Sangokushi Online 2007 Windows Yo kai Sangokushi 2015 Nintendo 3DS Crossover with Level 5 s Yo Kai Watch series Sangokushi Mobile Mobile phones Sangokushi Mobile 2 Mobile phones Sangokushi Mobile 3 Mobile phones Romance of the Three Kingdoms Touch 2009 iOS Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2 2010 iOS Reception EditSangokushi received positive critical reception in North America when it was released there in 1988 As of 2020 the main series has shipped more than 8 million copies worldwide 5 See also EditNobunaga s Ambition Destiny of an Emperor Bandit Kings of Ancient ChinaReferences Edit Romance of the Three Kingdoms Encyclopaedia Britannica Romance of the Three Kingdoms Legendra Retrieved 2011 03 01 Three Kingdoms Tactics App Store Retrieved 6 September 2021 Chapple Craig March 31 2021 Alibaba s Three Kingdoms Tactics Strikes Up 1 Billion and is 2021 s No 5 Grossing App Store Game So Far Sensor Tower Retrieved 6 September 2021 薩州浜田屋伝兵衛の本格焼酎が 三國志14 の作中に登場 紀伊民報Agara www agara co jp Archived from the original on 6 June 2020 Retrieved 12 January 2022 External links EditThe Romance of the Three Kingdoms series at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Romance of the Three Kingdoms video game series amp oldid 1109677069, 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