Daisenryaku
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is a long-running series of strategy games by SystemSoft and SystemSoft Alpha
in Japan
. SystemSoft Alpha performs development for all console Daisenryaku games while the parent SystemSoft writes Windows
and Macintosh
editions.
game for the Play Station Portable
published by Genki
.
The game takes place on a battle field of hexagons starting out with an army that first needs to be built. With limited funds the player must first build ground troops to secure towns to increase funds. In solo campaign other CPU
opponents have their turn.
. Partial English language
translations as well as a Chinese language
translation can be found on the Internet. The game takes place during World War II
, and the player can either play as Nazi Germany
, its allies or its opponents. There are lots of tank
s, artillery
, infantry
, cavalry
, and air force
units to use and they can be upgraded once the maximum experience point
s of 255 are obtained. In addition to a campaign
mode, there is also a scenario
mode for single missions. Combat involves capturing cities
with infantry and attacking with all other units on the battle field. This is to prevent them from supporting their own infantry that can and will occupy the player's vacant cities. Cities are not captured wholesale but rather piece by piece as infantry embark on unoccupied hexes and proceed to occupy one sector of a given city at a time until the city turns into their color.
However, units need ammunition
and gasoline
. If gasoline runs out, then the units cannot be moved again until they are resupplied. Due to an unintended glitch, infantry units use gas instead of food
to move. If ammunition runs out, then they must return to a friendly urban hex for resupplying. The game's advanced engine allows an individual nation to be controlled (for example, one could choose to play as Belgium
and not the entire Allied Forces
). This helps the player focus on defending his own country instead of having to defend up to 4 countries at once. The Americans
show up late game with their impressive firepower. However, like in real history, the Russians
are the closest Allied forces to Berlin
and will most likely capture the entire city before the Anglo-American forces can access Berlin proper.
Multiplayer action can be found by accessing the special modem that was sold for the Sega Mega Drive. In addition to the historic campaigns, there are also extra maps designed for multiplayer action. Since the Sega Mega Drive is a device that was manufactured prior to the invention of broadband Internet
in Japan, the multiplayer mode can work on dial-up Internet only. For example, a map that has Ireland
divided between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union
requires both players to have patience and skillful use of supply units.
Advanced Daisenryaku 2001 is a World War II strategy game, sequel to the game Advanced Daisenryaku: Europe no Arashi - Doitsu Dengeki Sakusen. Both games run on Sega
's Dreamcast system. Advanced Daisenryaku 2001 fixed some bugs and moderately improved the graphics of Europe no Arashi and as such it is less of a sequel and more of a fix.
game that takes place during World War II
. There is a scenario
mode and a campaign
mode. The player usually controls Nazi Germany
as a default but it can be changed prior to the game. The action takes place on both the Eastern Front and the Western front. The final battle involves either defending Berlin
or attempting to occupy it. Like most Daisenryaku games, airplane
s can only be manufactured on airport
s, ships can only be manufactured on docks
, and land-based units can only be manufactured on urban hexes that are closest to the headquarters
. Dive bomber
s can destroy cities and airports, destroying people and supplies. Even when retreating, enemy combatants can still catch up to the retreating units and knock them out, providing that they have enough ammo and gasoline to do the job.
. It was released in 1996 in North America
.
. The game's general premise is to allow players to pick a side (United States
, Nazi Germany
, or Japan
) and then work their way across several battles within the war. The game takes place in both the Pacific Theatre
and European Theatre
s. In addition, if a player wins certain battles then the path of the war changes. For example, Nazi Germany winning the Battle of Britain
will allow for an eventual invasion of America, as will Japan defeating the United States at the Battle of Midway
.
s, aircraft
, submarine
s, and warship
s) across a hexagon-shaped grid in order to defeat the opposing Allied
or Axis
forces controlled by the game's AI
. In addition, as time progresses you are able to upgrade individual units either based on experience levels or as a blanket technology upgrade. Experimental weaponry is used in some later battles, including some German jet aircraft like the Messerschmidt Me 262
. The map system itself is static but real-time 3-D animations are used to recreate encounters between various types of units, an option that can also be toggled off.
videogame for the Microsoft
Xbox
, which was produced by Kemco
and released in 2004 (in the United States). In December 2007 the game was brought to the PlayStation 2 by Valcon Games with slightly simplified graphics.
Some features of this game included:
The game offered the player control of several countries, including: US, Japan, France, Germany, Russia, UK, Israel, and China. It featured many actual combat vehicles and weapons for the player to use.
Daisenryaku Perfect HD
Daisenryaku Perfect HD is a Turn-Based military simulation set in the modern era. A player can chose a country to start off as and ally or attack others. The player has 22 countries to select from, each with their own different set of strengths and weaknesses to utilize and try to strengthen. There are 600 units spread across all the countries that act as their realistic counterparts would in the real world. To add to this, each individual unit can gain experience and level up, much like an RPG, and this will give units increased accuracy, defense, and other bonuses.
The game will also be the first in the series to feature online multiplayer for consoles, and will still allow for local multiplayer as well. There can be up to eight people in one session, with anyone being able to ally with computer controlled countries or with other players. There is no limit or rule for how many people can ally. There can be two teams of four, four teams of two, or even 7 against one if players wish it.
The game separated into strategy and adventure mode. Player can play the Pacific Ocean (as Japanese), or the Europe (as German) campaigns.
The strategy mode is played in turn-based mode. Mini-game occurs when typing codes.
When a steel maiden unit is damaged, the girl is shown in different degrees of destroyed clothing (up to 3 levels).
In adventure mode, player can choose campaign paths in selection dialogs.
New allied forces units include En (China Polikarpov I-16
), Chiha (Japan Type 97 Chi-Ha
), Amy (America M26 Pershing
), Alice (America P-38 Lightning
), Clarence (America P-38 Lightning
).
New Japanese unit includes Fugaku (Nakajima G10N).
New German unit includes Veloce (Carro Veloce CV-35
).
). Angelica was originally planned in the game, but had never been used in the production games until the i-mode port.
The phone game added an adventure mode, where player tries to raise Angelica, similar to Princess Maker series.
SystemSoft Alpha
SystemSoft Alpha Corporation is a Japanese software development company.Formerly just "SystemSoft", they have a long series of mainly military strategic simulation games popular in the Japan market...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. SystemSoft Alpha performs development for all console Daisenryaku games while the parent SystemSoft writes Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
and Macintosh
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
editions.
Main series
- Gendai Daisenryaku
- Daisenryaku 88/FM/X1
- Daisenryaku II
- Super Daisenryaku
- Daisenryaku III/III'90
- Daisenryaku IV
- Daisenryaku EX
- Kūgun Daisenryaku
- Daisenryaku V/V DX
- Daisenryaku VI/VI Integral
- Daisenryaku VII/VII DX/VII EXCEED
- Daisenryaku VIII/VIII DX
Gendai Daisenryaku Series
- Gendai Daisenryaku 2001
- Gendai Daisenryaku 2002
- Gendai Daisenryaku 2003
- Gendai Daisenryaku 2004
- Gendai Daisenryaku 2005
- Gendai Daisenryaku 2006
- Gendai Daisenryaku 2007
- Gendai Daisenryaku 2008
Daisenryaku Perfect series
- Daisenryaku Perfect 1.0
- Daisenryaku Perfect 2.0/2.0DX
- Daisenryaku Perfect 3.0
- Daisenryaku Perfect HDDaisenryaku Perfect HDis a Turn-based strategy game currently in development by SystemSoft Alpha for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is currently scheduled for release in June.-General Gameplay:...
Other series
- Daisenryaku Centurion
- Moe Moe 2-ji Taisen (Ryaku)
- Moe Moe 2-ji Taisen (Ryaku) 2
Console/handheld
| Name | Released | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Daisenryaku VII Exceed | May 22, 2008 | Play Station Portable PlayStation Portable The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004... |
| Daisenryaku VII Exceed | December 14, 2006 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan... |
| Daisenryaku Portable 2 | December 14, 2006 | Play Station Portable PlayStation Portable The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004... |
| Daisenryaku DS | May 25, 2006 | Nintendo DS Nintendo DS The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP... |
| Sega Ages Vol. 22 Advanced Daisenryaku Doitsu Dengeki Sakusen | February 26, 2006 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan... |
| Daisenryaku Portable | December 22, 2005 | Play Station Portable PlayStation Portable The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004... |
| Standard Daisenryaku: Ushinawareta Shōri | June 2, 2005 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan... |
| Dai Senryaku VII: Modern Military Tactics | February 16, 2005 | Xbox Xbox The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console... -(USA-Release) |
| Standard Daisenryaku: Dengekisen | November 11, 2004 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan... |
| Daisenryaku 1941 | November 3, 2003 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan... |
| Daisenryaku VII | May 29, 2003 | Xbox Xbox The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console... |
| Daisenryaku for Game Boy Advance | December 7, 2001 | Game Boy Advance Game Boy Advance The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China... |
| Advanced Daisenryaku 2001 | April 26, 2001 | Dreamcast |
| Advanced Daisenryaku: Europe no Arashi - Doitsu Dengeki Sakusen>Advanced Daisenryaku Europe no Arashi | June 21, 2000 | Dreamcast |
| Cyber Daisenryaku | February 4, 1999 | PlayStation PlayStation The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000... |
| Daisenryaku: Master Combat | December 12, 1998 | PlayStation PlayStation The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000... |
| Advanced World War: Last of the Millenium | December 10, 1997 | Sega Saturn Sega Saturn The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe... |
| Daisenryaku Strong Style | June 27, 1997 | Sega Saturn Sega Saturn The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe... |
| Daisenryaku Expert WWII: War in Europe | August 30, 1996 | Super Famicom Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short... |
| Iron Storm | May 8, 1996 | Sega Saturn Sega Saturn The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe... |
| Daisenryaku: Players Spirit | March 29, 1996 | PlayStation PlayStation The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000... |
| World Advanced Daisenryaku Sakusen File | March 15, 1996 | Sega Saturn Sega Saturn The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe... |
| World Advanced Daisenryaku Kōtetsu no Senpū | September 22, 1995 | Sega Saturn Sega Saturn The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe... |
| Daisenryaku Expert | September 25, 1992 | Super Famicom Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short... |
| Campaign-ban Daisenryaku II | May 29, 1992 | Turbo CD TurboGrafx-16 TurboGrafx-16, fully titled as TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem and known in Japan as the , is a video game console developed by Hudson Soft and NEC, released in Japan on October 30, 1987, and in North America on August 29, 1989.... |
| Lord of Wars | November 21, 1991 | Turbo CD TurboGrafx-16 TurboGrafx-16, fully titled as TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem and known in Japan as the , is a video game console developed by Hudson Soft and NEC, released in Japan on October 30, 1987, and in North America on August 29, 1989.... |
| Advanced Daisenryaku | June 21, 1991 | Mega Drive |
| Daisenryaku | June 12, 1991 | Game Boy Game Boy The , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on... |
| Super Daisenryaku | April 27, 1990 | Turbo CD TurboGrafx-16 TurboGrafx-16, fully titled as TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem and known in Japan as the , is a video game console developed by Hudson Soft and NEC, released in Japan on October 30, 1987, and in North America on August 29, 1989.... |
| Super Daisenryaku | April 29, 1989 | Mega Drive |
| Daisenryaku | October 11, 1988 | Famicom Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... |
Daisenryaku Portable
Daisenryaku Portable is a military turn-based strategyTurn-based strategy
A turn-based strategy game is a strategy game where players take turns when playing...
game for the Play Station Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
published by Genki
Genki (company)
Genki is a Japanese developer of computer and video games. It was founded in October 1990 by Hiroshi Hamagaki and Tomo Kimura, who left Sega to form the company. Genki is best known for its racing game titles.-History:...
.
The game takes place on a battle field of hexagons starting out with an army that first needs to be built. With limited funds the player must first build ground troops to secure towns to increase funds. In solo campaign other CPU
Central processing unit
The central processing unit is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, to perform the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system. The CPU plays a role somewhat analogous to the brain in the computer. The term has been in...
opponents have their turn.
Advanced Daisenryaku
Advanced Daisenryaku is a Mega Drive war gameMilitary simulation
Military simulations, also known informally as war games, are simulations in which theories of warfare can be tested and refined without the need for actual hostilities. Many professional contemporary analysts object to the term wargames as this is generally taken to be referring to the civilian...
. Partial English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translations as well as a Chinese language
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
translation can be found on the Internet. The game takes place during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, and the player can either play as Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
, its allies or its opponents. There are lots of tank
Tank
A tank is a tracked, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility, tactical offensive, and defensive capabilities...
s, artillery
Artillery
Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
, infantry
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
, cavalry
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
, and air force
Air force
An air force, also known in some countries as an air army, is in the broadest sense, the national military organization that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army, navy or...
units to use and they can be upgraded once the maximum experience point
Experience point
An experience point is a unit of measurement used in many role-playing games and role-playing video games to quantify a player character's progression through the game...
s of 255 are obtained. In addition to a campaign
Military campaign
In the military sciences, the term military campaign applies to large scale, long duration, significant military strategy plan incorporating a series of inter-related military operations or battles forming a distinct part of a larger conflict often called a war...
mode, there is also a scenario
Scenario
A scenario is a synoptical collage of an event or series of actions and events. In the Commedia dell'arte it was an outline of entrances, exits, and action describing the plot of a play that was literally pinned to the back of the scenery...
mode for single missions. Combat involves capturing cities
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
with infantry and attacking with all other units on the battle field. This is to prevent them from supporting their own infantry that can and will occupy the player's vacant cities. Cities are not captured wholesale but rather piece by piece as infantry embark on unoccupied hexes and proceed to occupy one sector of a given city at a time until the city turns into their color.
However, units need ammunition
Ammunition
Ammunition is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which embraced all material used for war , but which in time came to refer specifically to gunpowder and artillery. The collective term for all types of ammunition is munitions...
and gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline , or petrol , is a toxic, translucent, petroleum-derived liquid that is primarily used as a fuel in internal combustion engines. It consists mostly of organic compounds obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum, enhanced with a variety of additives. Some gasolines also contain...
. If gasoline runs out, then the units cannot be moved again until they are resupplied. Due to an unintended glitch, infantry units use gas instead of food
Food
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...
to move. If ammunition runs out, then they must return to a friendly urban hex for resupplying. The game's advanced engine allows an individual nation to be controlled (for example, one could choose to play as Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and not the entire Allied Forces
Allies
In everyday English usage, allies are people, groups, or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out between them...
). This helps the player focus on defending his own country instead of having to defend up to 4 countries at once. The Americans
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
show up late game with their impressive firepower. However, like in real history, the Russians
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
are the closest Allied forces to Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and will most likely capture the entire city before the Anglo-American forces can access Berlin proper.
Multiplayer action can be found by accessing the special modem that was sold for the Sega Mega Drive. In addition to the historic campaigns, there are also extra maps designed for multiplayer action. Since the Sega Mega Drive is a device that was manufactured prior to the invention of broadband Internet
Broadband Internet access
Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is a high data rate, low-latency connection to the Internet— typically contrasted with dial-up access using a 56 kbit/s modem or satellite Internet with inherently high latency....
in Japan, the multiplayer mode can work on dial-up Internet only. For example, a map that has Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
divided between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
requires both players to have patience and skillful use of supply units.
Advanced Daisenryaku 2001
Advanced Daisenryaku 2001 is a World War II strategy game, sequel to the game Advanced Daisenryaku: Europe no Arashi - Doitsu Dengeki Sakusen. Both games run on Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
's Dreamcast system. Advanced Daisenryaku 2001 fixed some bugs and moderately improved the graphics of Europe no Arashi and as such it is less of a sequel and more of a fix.
Daisenryaku Expert WWII: War in Europe
is a Super FamicomSuper Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
game that takes place during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. There is a scenario
Scenario
A scenario is a synoptical collage of an event or series of actions and events. In the Commedia dell'arte it was an outline of entrances, exits, and action describing the plot of a play that was literally pinned to the back of the scenery...
mode and a campaign
Military campaign
In the military sciences, the term military campaign applies to large scale, long duration, significant military strategy plan incorporating a series of inter-related military operations or battles forming a distinct part of a larger conflict often called a war...
mode. The player usually controls Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
as a default but it can be changed prior to the game. The action takes place on both the Eastern Front and the Western front. The final battle involves either defending Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
or attempting to occupy it. Like most Daisenryaku games, airplane
Fixed-wing aircraft
A fixed-wing aircraft is an aircraft capable of flight using wings that generate lift due to the vehicle's forward airspeed. Fixed-wing aircraft are distinct from rotary-wing aircraft in which wings rotate about a fixed mast and ornithopters in which lift is generated by flapping wings.A powered...
s can only be manufactured on airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
s, ships can only be manufactured on docks
Dock (maritime)
A dock is a human-made structure or group of structures involved in the handling of boats or ships, usually on or close to a shore.However, the exact meaning varies among different variants of the English language...
, and land-based units can only be manufactured on urban hexes that are closest to the headquarters
Headquarters
Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities...
. Dive bomber
Dive bomber
A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy for the bomb it drops. Diving towards the target reduces the distance the bomb has to fall, which is the primary factor in determining the accuracy of the drop...
s can destroy cities and airports, destroying people and supplies. Even when retreating, enemy combatants can still catch up to the retreating units and knock them out, providing that they have enough ammo and gasoline to do the job.
Iron Storm
Iron Storm is a video game for the Sega SaturnSega Saturn
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...
. It was released in 1996 in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
Story
Iron Storm is a strategy game that takes place within the context of World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The game's general premise is to allow players to pick a side (United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
, or Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
) and then work their way across several battles within the war. The game takes place in both the Pacific Theatre
Pacific War
The Pacific War, also sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War refers broadly to the parts of World War II that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, then called the Far East...
and European Theatre
European Theatre of World War II
The European Theatre of World War II was a huge area of heavy fighting across Europe from Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939 until the end of the war with the German unconditional surrender on May 8, 1945...
s. In addition, if a player wins certain battles then the path of the war changes. For example, Nazi Germany winning the Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain is the name given to the World War II air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940...
will allow for an eventual invasion of America, as will Japan defeating the United States at the Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway is widely regarded as the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Between 4 and 7 June 1942, approximately one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea and six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States Navy decisively defeated...
.
Gameplay
During battles in campaign mode, the player mobilizes a large variety of customizable units (tankTank
A tank is a tracked, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility, tactical offensive, and defensive capabilities...
s, aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
, submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
s, and warship
Warship
A warship is a ship that is built and primarily intended for combat. Warships are usually built in a completely different way from merchant ships. As well as being armed, warships are designed to withstand damage and are usually faster and more maneuvrable than merchant ships...
s) across a hexagon-shaped grid in order to defeat the opposing Allied
Allies of World War II
The Allies of World War II were the countries that opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War . Former Axis states contributing to the Allied victory are not considered Allied states...
or Axis
Axis Powers
The Axis powers , also known as the Axis alliance, Axis nations, Axis countries, or just the Axis, was an alignment of great powers during the mid-20th century that fought World War II against the Allies. It began in 1936 with treaties of friendship between Germany and Italy and between Germany and...
forces controlled by the game's AI
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
. In addition, as time progresses you are able to upgrade individual units either based on experience levels or as a blanket technology upgrade. Experimental weaponry is used in some later battles, including some German jet aircraft like the Messerschmidt Me 262
Messerschmitt Me 262
The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. Design work started before World War II began, but engine problems prevented the aircraft from attaining operational status with the Luftwaffe until mid-1944...
. The map system itself is static but real-time 3-D animations are used to recreate encounters between various types of units, an option that can also be toggled off.
Dai Senryaku VII: Modern Military Tactics
Dai Senryaku VII: Modern Military Tactics (known simply as Daisenryaku VII in Japan) is a turn-based tacticsTurn-based tactics
Turn-based tactics , or tactical turn-based , is a computer and video game genre of strategy video games that through stop-action simulates the considerations and circumstances of operational warfare and military tactics in generally small-scale confrontations as opposed to more strategic...
videogame for the Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
Xbox
Xbox
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
, which was produced by Kemco
KEMCO
, sometimes referred to as Kotobuki System Co., Ltd., is a Japanese video game developer and publisher established in 1984 as a subsidiary of Kotobuki Engineering & Manufacturing Co., Ltd, located in: Seika, Japan....
and released in 2004 (in the United States). In December 2007 the game was brought to the PlayStation 2 by Valcon Games with slightly simplified graphics.
Some features of this game included:
- "Classic turn base war simulation with modern warfare theme."
- "Over 400 vehicles to choose from."
- "Map editor feature for custom battles."
- "3-D battlefield in which the player can choose the angle and distance of the game play view."
The game offered the player control of several countries, including: US, Japan, France, Germany, Russia, UK, Israel, and China. It featured many actual combat vehicles and weapons for the player to use.
Daisenryaku Perfect HDDaisenryaku Perfect HDis a Turn-based strategy game currently in development by SystemSoft Alpha for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is currently scheduled for release in June.-General Gameplay:...
Daisenryaku Perfect HD is a Turn-Based military simulation set in the modern era. A player can chose a country to start off as and ally or attack others. The player has 22 countries to select from, each with their own different set of strengths and weaknesses to utilize and try to strengthen. There are 600 units spread across all the countries that act as their realistic counterparts would in the real world. To add to this, each individual unit can gain experience and level up, much like an RPG, and this will give units increased accuracy, defense, and other bonuses.The game will also be the first in the series to feature online multiplayer for consoles, and will still allow for local multiplayer as well. There can be up to eight people in one session, with anyone being able to ally with computer controlled countries or with other players. There is no limit or rule for how many people can ally. There can be two teams of four, four teams of two, or even 7 against one if players wish it.
Game play
This version of the franchise features World War II, but using mecha musume. It includes units from Japan, Germany, America, Britain, and Soviet. The game grid is hexagonal, but characters are in isometric view.The game separated into strategy and adventure mode. Player can play the Pacific Ocean (as Japanese), or the Europe (as German) campaigns.
The strategy mode is played in turn-based mode. Mini-game occurs when typing codes.
When a steel maiden unit is damaged, the girl is shown in different degrees of destroyed clothing (up to 3 levels).
In adventure mode, player can choose campaign paths in selection dialogs.
Deluxe version
Released on PlayStation 2 and PSP, this version added a new campaign for allied forces, new character, and made a few gameplay and visual adjustments.New allied forces units include En (China Polikarpov I-16
Polikarpov I-16
The Polikarpov I-16 was a Soviet fighter aircraft of revolutionary design; it was the world's first cantilever-winged monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear. The I-16 was introduced in the mid-1930s and formed the backbone of the Soviet Air Force at the beginning of World War II...
), Chiha (Japan Type 97 Chi-Ha
Type 97 Chi-Ha
The was a medium tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It was the most widely produced Japanese medium tank of World War II, although the armor protection was considered as average in the 1930s...
), Amy (America M26 Pershing
M26 Pershing
The Heavy Tank M26 Pershing was an American heavy tank briefly used in World War II and in the Korean War. It was named after General John Pershing, who led the American Expeditionary Force in Europe in World War I....
), Alice (America P-38 Lightning
P-38 Lightning
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft built by Lockheed. Developed to a United States Army Air Corps requirement, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a single, central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament...
), Clarence (America P-38 Lightning
P-38 Lightning
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft built by Lockheed. Developed to a United States Army Air Corps requirement, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a single, central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament...
).
New Japanese unit includes Fugaku (Nakajima G10N).
New German unit includes Veloce (Carro Veloce CV-35
L3/35
The L3/35 or Carro Veloce CV-35 was an Italian tank used before and during World War II. Although designated a light tank by the Italian Army, its turretless configuration, weight and firepower make it closer to contemporary tankettes....
).
i-mode version
i-mode version supports FOMA 905i series, based on PlayStation 2 and PSP titles. It added a new steel maiden campaign, featuring Angelica (Fokker Dr.IFokker Dr.I
The Fokker Dr.I Dreidecker was a World War I fighter aircraft built by Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. The Dr.I saw widespread service in the spring of 1918...
). Angelica was originally planned in the game, but had never been used in the production games until the i-mode port.
The phone game added an adventure mode, where player tries to raise Angelica, similar to Princess Maker series.