Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms (video game series)
, or Sangokushi in Japanese, is a series of turn-based tactical role-playing simulation grand strategy wargames produced by Koei. Originating from Japan in 1985, eleven installments of the game have been published in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China and North America to date.-Overview:The games are...
series of turn-based strategy
Turn-based strategy
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games produced by Koei and based on the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese historical novel based on the events in the turbulent years near the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history, starting in 169 and ending with the reunification of the land in...
. This version was released in Asia and North America for the PC
Personal computer
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, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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and Mega Drive/Genesis.
Gameplay
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.The six scenarios and the warlords present in each are listed as follows:
- Dong Zhuo's reign of terror (AD 189)
- Warlords struggle for power (AD 194)
- Liu Bei seeks shelter in Xinye (AD 201)
- Emergence of the Crouching Dragon (AD 208)
- Rise of the Three Kingdoms (AD 221)
- Jiang Wei inherits Kongming's legacy (AD 235)
The PC-Engine CD-ROM version includes an additional scenario:
- The Yellow Turban Rebellion (AD 184)
After choosing the scenario, players determine which warlord(s) they will control. Custom characters may be inserted into territories unoccupied by other forces. A total of 46 different provinces exist, as well as hundreds of unique characters. Each character has several statistics
Statistic (role-playing games)
A statistic in role-playing games is a piece of data which represents a particular aspect of a fictional character. That piece of data is usually a integer or, in some cases, a set of dice....
: War Ability, Intelligence, Politics, Charisma, Army Command, Naval Command.
The player wins the game by conquering all territories in China. This is accomplished by being in control of every province on the map.