In the 12th century, the Emperor Hui Zhong is faced with an internal rebellion led by Imperial Minister Gao Qiu. The Song Dynasty comes to an end, and Gao Qiu became the new ruler. You take the role of an exiled ruler, and you must build your stats up to be able to challenge- and destroy- Gao Qiu and restore Hui Zhong to the throne.

The game is a military strategy game, like most of Koei's games, but instead of conquering a country, the goal is to depose the despotic ruler of China. You start out lowly, and have to work your way up by conquering smaller prefectures, forming alliances, and fighting small battles. You have to earn the right to attack Gao Qiu's home prefecture, though- he is off limits until you are powerful.

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Alternate Titles

"水滸伝天命の誓い" -- Japanese spelling
"Suikoden: Tenmei no Chikai" -- Japanese title

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Merchant	Title	Platform
	Bandit Kings of Ancient China	NES
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What do you mean 27 years? There's a time limit? Aaaaaahhhhh....	DOS	Indra was here (14900)
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Amiga Action	Amiga	Apr, 1991	85 out of 100	85
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Game Freaks 365	NES	2005	7.8 out of 10	78
Nintendo Power Magazine	NES	Mar, 1991	3.4 out of 5	68
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	Amiga	1993	60 out of 100	60
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	DOS	Oct, 1990		60
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	DOS	1993	55 out of 100	55