Description
An oddity for
Koei (at least at the time this was released) - an action-packed 3D fighting game. At least it's still steeped in traditional Chinese history/mythology- in fact, it's based on
the background used in Koei's
Romance of the Three Kingdoms series.
Over 2000 years ago, Guang-Wu revived the Han Dynasty in China. Wars and chaos follow for centuries after, because of regional conflicts, rival dynasties, and bureaucratic problems. An insurgent group, the Yellow Turban Rebels, roams China killing government officials...
...the current Emperor Shao is protected by troops raised by the nobles of the land - but each noble has their own plan to gain power.
The characters can be chosen from four groups, each representing one of the main kingdoms - Shu, Wei, and Wu, as well as a miscellaneous-character 4th group.
The fighting is based on actual martial arts and weapons (and the tactics thereof) rather than focusing on combos, special moves, or other modern fighting-game embellishments.
Alternate Titles
- "三国無双" -- Japanese Spelling
- "Sanguo Wushuang" -- Chinese Title
- "Sangoku Musou" -- Japanese Title
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Trivia
Although most of the characters come from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, there is the unlockable character of Oda Nobunaga, the historical namesake behind Koei's Nobunaga's Ambition series.
Of course, his presence here not only places him not only outside of his native country, but thirteen centuries before his time.
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Robert Morgan (882) on Apr 02, 2001.
