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. 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. (Source from Wikipedia)
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.
rOMANCE OF 3 kINGDOM 1 (1985)
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. 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 3 kingdoms ii (1989)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II (Japanese: 三國志II, Hepburn: Sangokushi Tsū, lit. “Three Kingdoms II”) is the second in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series of turn-based strategy games produced by Koei and based on the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Upon starting the game, players choose from one of six scenarios that determine the initial layout of power in ancient China. The scenarios loosely depict allegiances and territories controlled by the warlords as according to the novel, although gameplay does not follow events in the novel after the game begins.
After choosing the scenario, players determine which warlord(s) they will control. Custom characters may be inserted into territories unoccupied by other forces, as well. A total of 41 different provinces exist, as well as over 200 unique characters. Each character has three statistics, which range from 10 to 100 (the higher the better). A warlord’s Intelligence, War Ability and Charm influence how successful he or she will be when performing certain tasks, such as dueling or increasing land value in a province.
The player wins the game by conquering all territories in China. This is accomplished by being in control of every province on the map.
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ROMANCE OF 3 KINGDOMS iii (1992)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny is the third in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series of turn-based strategy games produced by Koei and based on the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. This version was released in Asia and North America for the PC, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Mega Drive/Genesis. It is also the only SNES game to be fully translated into Chinese.
ROMANCE OF 3 KINGDOMS IV (1994)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire (released as Sangokushi IV in Japan) is the fourth in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series of turn-based strategy games produced by Koei and based on the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire was the last game in the series to be released on the PC in the United States until Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI. This was also the last Romance of the Three Kingdoms game to be released on the SNES.
ROMANCE OF 3 KINGDOMS v (1995)
Sangokushi V (三國志V) is the 5th installment in Koei’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms series. The game was released for MS-DOS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable.
KOEI Corporation did not plan to release an English version of the game, but the USA division sold the Traditional Chinese version of the DOS game by mail order, without technical or game play support. Since then, no English versions of Romance of the Three Kingdoms games (including spinoffs) have been released for PC platforms until the 2008 release of Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI.
ROMANCE OF 3 KINGDOMS VI (1996)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon (三國志VI) is the 6th installment in Koei‘s famous Romance of the Three Kingdoms series.
ROMANCE OF 3 KINGDOMS VII (2000)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII (三國志VII) is the 7th installment in Koei’s famous Romance of the Three Kingdoms series.
ROMANCE OF 3 KINGDOMS VIIi (2001)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII (三國志VIII) is the eighth installment in Koei’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms series.
ROMANCE OF 3 KINGDOMS IX (2003)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX, also known as Sangokushi IX (三國志IX) in Japan, is the ninth installment in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sangokushi) strategy game series by Koei. The game chronicles the events of 2nd and 3rd century China based on the writings of the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Players are able to play through various historical, challenge, or “if” scenarios with the automatic rank of ruler.
ROMANCE OF 3 KINGDOMS X (2004)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms X, also known as Sangokushi X (三國志X) in Japan, is the 10th installment in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sangokushi) strategy game series by Koei. It was originally released in the summer of 2004 and the PUK expansion was released several months afterwards. Sangokushi X abandoned many of Sangokushi IX’s concepts and favors elements from Sangokushi VII and Sangokushi VIII, as well as Taikou Risshiden, which are in RPG format.
There was also a special edition titled Anniversary Box, which included walkthrough, history book, soundtrack and desk calendar.
ROMANCE OF 3 KINGDOMS XI (2006)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI, also known as Sangokushi 11 (三國志11), is the 11th installment in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sangokushi) grand strategy game series by Koei. The game was released for the PC on March 17, 2006 in Japan. A Traditional Chinese version was released on July 27 in Taiwan.
A PlayStation 2 version was released on September 28, 2006 in Japan and on February 6, 2007 in North America. A Wii version was released on March 21, 2007 for the Japanese market at a premium price of ¥9,800.
The premium version includes a walkthrough, a tactical map, four cards illustrated by Tsuyoshi Nagano, and an orchestra soundtrack CD. The Chinese version of the premium version includes a walkthrough and a map.
An official English version for the PC was announced on April 23, 2008, and was planned to be released in North America on July 29. However, the release date was delayed until September 9, 2008. There is an expansion pack for the PC version, but it was not included in the English version and is available only in Asian markets. This marked the Koei reintroduction of a PC version of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series for the English market which had not happened since November 30, 1995, with the American release of Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire.
Some of the 3D models in this game were borrowed from Dynasty Warriors 4.
ROMANCE OF 3 KINGDOMS XII (2012)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 12, also known as Sangokushi 12 (三國志12), is the 12th installment in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sangokushi) strategy game series by Koei. The game was released for the PC in 2012 in Japan and Taiwan and on December 13, 2012 for the Wii U and PlayStation 3 in Japan. The game is released in Japanese and Traditional Chinese. Additional scenarios can be unlocked throughout the game.
ROMANCE OF 3 KINGDOMS XIII (2016)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII, also known as Sangokushi 13 (三國志13), is the 13th installment in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sangokushi) strategy game series by Koei. It was released on January 28, 2016 for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows in Japan. While it can be imported or purchased on PC worldwide it was not initially available in English like the previous installment. However, as part of the 30th Anniversary of the series, a localized version of the game was released on PlayStation 4 and PC in July 2016. Two modes featured in the game are the traditional campaign mode and a hero mode that teaches players about the game’s mechanics. The upgraded version, titled Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII with Power-Up Kit, will get a digital only in Japan on February 16, 2017 on Xbox One. The English version was released on Xbox One in April 2017.
ROMANCE OF 3 KINGDOMS XIII (2020)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV, also known as Sangokushi 14 (三國志14), is the 14th installment in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sangokushi) strategy game series by Koei. It was released on January 16, 2020, for the PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows in Japan and Taiwan. It was also released for the Nintendo Switch in Japan on December 9, 2020, an international release followed suit.
