Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII (2001)
Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 2 · PlayStation Portable
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KOEI beckons PS2 strategy gamers to return to second-century China with this eighth full release in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series. Following the style of the series, this edition is set amongst the confusion and chaos at the end of the Han dynasty. As in earlier games, the ultimate goal is to reunite the sundered nation, and players …
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KOEI beckons PS2 strategy gamers to return to second-century China with this eighth full release in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series. Following the style of the series, this edition is set amongst the confusion and chaos at the end of the Han dynasty. As in earlier games, the ultimate goal is to reunite the sundered nation, and players can take the roles of diverse characters as they work to do so.
Strategy gamers can take control of up to eight different characters in a single game. Over 700 characters are available, 100 of which are customizable originals. Other new features include the chance for more than four forces to meet on the same battlefield and the ability to set the game's starting point to any time during the 50-year period between the Yellow Turban Rebellion in 184 A.D. and the death of Zhuge Liang in 234 A.D.
Work your way through 54 scenarios and one fictional story featuring every officer in the game
Use commands such as "Marriage" and "Sworn Brother" to alter the relationships of your empire
Create an army by selecting rulers, warlords, viceroys, free officers, and bands
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Details
- Developers
- Koei
- Publishers
- Koei
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
- Themes
- Historical, Warfare
- Franchises
- Romance Of The Three Kingdoms
- Series
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Koei)
Release dates
- Jun 29, 2001 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Jan 24, 2002 (Worldwide) PlayStation 2
- Feb 22, 2002 (Worldwide) Mac
- Mar 29, 2007 (Worldwide) PlayStation Portable
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- Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII with Power Up Kit (Aug 2017) · PC
Expansions
- Sangokushi VIII: Power Up Kit (Jan 2002) · PC
Remakes
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake (Oct 2024) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5
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