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Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI by KOEI Corp
Product SummaryBrand: Koei Release Date: 2007-02-06 Platform: PlayStation2 Publisher: KOEI Corp Product features: - Delve into 10 scenarios, plus 10 preset scenarios and 8 special challenges
- 40 base commands allow you to govern cities and districts, manage personnel, conduct diplomacy and more
- New Technique System rewards you with points every time you command your men - used to learn special skills that improve the abilities of your forces
- Drive or lure enemies into devastating ambushes with the Advanced Tactics System
- 100 officer skills, including Divine Fire and Entrap
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Video Game Reviews of Romance of the Three Kingdoms XICustomer Review: A bit slow to get into... Summary: 4 StarsThis game takes a good long while to get into. Even the game itself cops to it. When you are playing through the tutorial (with an unusually retarded Liu Bei I might add) your character will comment on how long it takes to actually get an army onto the field of battle. First you have to build barracks, then recruit guys, then drill the guys, then build a smith to create weapons, then make the weapons. Dear me, that's a lot of hand sitting. But the thing that really dragged this down for me was transporting materials. It's friggin' hard and it takes forever. Resource management is the number one issue in this game. If you don't plan things out right you might have one city with 40,000 gold and one with hardly any. Also, for some reason, whenever you attack and claim a city the gold in that city drops down to nothing even if it had tons of gold earlier. What is up with this 'scorched earth' crap? That is why it is good to bring gold with your troops when you attack so you can pay your officers and they won't get annoyed the next turn. Food, and soldiers take forever to send. Your better off just sending gold and then buying food.
The good news is that combat is more interactive then Romance 9, the game that most closely ressembles this one. In that game you sent your army out and they kind of stood around and banged on the other army untill a tactic would randomly trigger. In this game you have control over when you use your tactics and in general you have more control of your army. Like 9 you have a lot of action going on at once. The whole 'you are attacking someone but someone else attacks you and then another force attacks another one of your cities, which one are you gonna try and save' chaos sort of deal. Only it is more difficult because of the aforementioned resource management. If I had to sum this game up in one sentence I would say that it has the chaos and free flowing combat of Romance 9 and the exacting resource management of Romance 8. The 3d thing is nice but not essential. At least they are improving the look of the game slightly. Still, while playing I frequently had the urge to stop and go back to playing one of the previous titles in the series. It is a good game that starts slow but build speed quickly once you get into it.
Description of Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIRomance of the 3 Kingdoms XI lets you rediscover an ancient civilization with an explosive history. Based onthe 120-chapter novel that recounts the near collapse of China in the 2nd&3rd centuries A.D. -- and the fateful events that followed. Dig deep within to prove yourself adept at both the military and political arts in order to bring China under one rule. New Create-An-Officer mode, with 24 customizable unique character attributes English and Chinese voice options Includes step-by-step tutorials for beginners Stirring original score composed by Yoshihiro Ike Rediscover an ancient civilization with an explosive history in the most stunning edition of Romance of the Three Kingdoms to Date.
Based on the 120 chapter novel that recounts the near collapse of China at the end of the Han Dynasty and the fateful events that followed during the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D., you'll need to dig deep within to prove yourself adept at both the military and ploitical arts in order to bring China under one rule. Domestic affairs, diplomacy and warfare are all conducted on a single vast 3D relief map, dramatically bringing to life the epic scale of the adventure that lies before you. FEATURES - Vivid 3D scenes inspired by classical Chinese ink paintings. Domestic affairs, diplomacy and warfare are seamlessly integrated and conducted on a vast 3D map of China.
- Turn-based gameplay lets you plan your strategy then execute war tactics for improved control of your military campaigns.
- New Technique System that rewards you with points every time you command your men - points which can then be used to learn special skills that improve the abilities of your forces.
- Drive or lure enemies into devastating ambushes with the Advanced Tactics System. Link tactics together for maximum damage.
- Duel and debate with enemy officers in 3D. Demonstrate your brilliance with the revamped debate system.
- Meet and interact with over 780 officers and supporting characters.
- Delve into 10 scenarios, plus 10 preset scenarios and 8 special challenges.
- Over 40 base commands allow you to govern cities and districts, manage personnel, conduct diplomacy and more.
- 100 officer skills from which to choose, including "Divine Fire" and "Entrap".
- Create-an-officer mode with 24 customizable unique character attributes.
- For the first time, English and Chinese Voice Options.
- Step-by-step tutorials for beginners.
- Stirring original score composed by Yoshihiro Ike.
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