Nobunaga's Ambition

Title screen

Selecting daimyo (50 fiefs map)

Deciding on your stats

Initial daimyo statistics

The other daimyos battle amongst each other. Be patient and attack when one of them is weakened

Each season you can give one of these commands

Talking with the merchant

Use the parser give your orders

You can decide to let the computer manage a fief (like the Governor in Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri)

As if rebellions, invasions and typhoons weren't enough, there's also the plaque

Hire ninjas for the dirty work

Changing the composition of your 5 army units: command unit, 2 x infantry, cavalry & rifle-men

It's important to use spies to get info on the other daimyos

Battle map: first the defender gets to place his units, then the attacker

Use hills, towns & castles to your advantage

During battle you can give these orders to your units.

You can try to bribe enemy soldiers

The 50 regions map is large, conquering it all is quite a challenge

Black & white mode

You'll see this screen a lot, it isn't an easy game.

Title screen

Generating attributes for your warlord

Status screen

It's your turn!

Map of Japan

Battle!

Title screen (Japanese version)

Title screen (US version)

Which daimyo do you want?

You are, therefore, Takeda Shingen.

There is an uprising.

What are your commands?

View which samurai?

There is civil war in Miyoshi's daimyo.

Battle!

Attacking a unit.

You won.

What will you do with the captured leader?

You lost this battle.

Your clan is destroyed.

Japanese text about, I presume, Nobunaga.

In 1560, the Takeda clan was destroyed. Play again?

Introduction

Title screen

Enter your name

Military menu

Place your units

We've lost !

Title Screen

Japanese title screen

Which fief do you want to rule?

Are these stats OK?

In the spring of 1560, there is revolt!

See, there is revolt!

The rebels won!

Honganji from fief 4 has invaded me. Of course, you realize, dis means war!

Lord Hatakeya, what are your orders for unit 2, a cavalry unit.

We seem to have the upper hand.

The enemy has been annihilated!

What are your orders?

I made a pact with fief 2.

Fief 9 has been attacked by a neighboring fief.

Title screen

Creating the bloodthirsty... err... mighty warlord

Stat generation

Main interface

Title screen

Choosing a province

Generating statistics

A warlord is born

Prepare for battle!..

Sending cavalry...

...and infantry

You are getting married! Oh my! :)

I told you to put this bag on the right! And what did you do? *slap*

Actions menu

Sending a spy

Viewing the entire map

Managing your army

Trading

Signing a peace treaty

Cooking :)

Doing nothing :)

National festivities

Sending a ninja!..

If I become the ruler, there will be rice for everyone!..

Title Screen

Opening story

Japanese text about, I presume, Nobunaga.

Title screen (Japanese version)

Select you control method.

At what time do you wish to start.

There are summer typhoons this season.

Battle has begun.

The enemy forces approach.

Two units are fighting.

Shingen's command unit has been destroyed. He has lost.

Kitabatake from Iseshima has invaded Saito in Mino.

In that battle, Saito's force was completely destroyed.

Plague has come to that land.

Here is how the political map looks as of the summer of 1563.

This is the screen you see if you don't have enough memory :)

Title screen

Intro

Main menu

Creating your warlord

Positioning troops for battle

Let's see who wins!..

Main strategic menu

Battle on a lake shore. It will be very tough to conquer them...

Battle results

Maybe this daimyo will do better...

Events occur on the world map

Heated battle in the mountains

Managing your troops

You can invest in urban renewal...

...or do nothing :)

Title screen

Let's see his profile...

This guy looks like a Buddhist monk

Whom to choose for diplomacy?

Battle time!

Cinematic opening, as usually in Koei's games

Not a good time for Japan, to be sure...

Main map