This is the eighth game in the long turn-based strategy game series by Koei. Once again, it is based on the events taken from the classic Chinese novel "San Guo" ("Three Kingdoms"). The story takes place in 3rd century AD, when the Han Dynasty was powerless to stop a civil war in China, and when warriors from different provinces of China tried to defeat each other and to gain the power to rule over the whole country.

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII" offers some innovations and enhancements. The player can now control all eight main characters during the same game. Of the 711 officer characters, the player can create 100. Each of those officers has unique skills wich can be employed in combat or help to create a powerful army. The player can also freely choose a starting date for the game events, ranging between 184 AD (Yellow Turban Rebellion) and 234 AD (death of Zhuge Liang, one of the most important characters of the novel).

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Alternate Titles

"三国志8" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
"三国志ＶＩＩＩ" -- Japanese Spelling
"Sanguozhi 8" -- Chinese Title
"Sangokushi VIII" -- Japanese Title (Romanized)
"RTK 8" -- Common Abbreviation

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII
	Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8	PlayStation 2	$3.99
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The Press Says

IGN	Aug 11, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Worth Playing	Aug 12, 2003	8.9 out of 10	89
GameZone	Aug 12, 2003	8.4 out of 10	84
Gaming Target	Feb 17, 2003	8.3 out of 10	83
GameSpy	Aug 11, 2003	82 out of 100	82
Gamestyle	2004	8 out of 10	80
GameSpot	Aug 29, 2003	7.2 out of 10	72
GamePro	Aug 11, 2003	3.5 out of 5	70
Jeuxvideo.com	Mar 26, 2004	14 out of 20	70