Lords of the Rising Sun

aka: Rising Sun

Released

1989 on Amiga

Credits

16 people

Releases by Date (by platform)

Publishers

Developers

Cinemaware Corporation

Moby Score

7.5

#6,317 of 162K

Critics

79% (18)

Players

(8)

Ranking

#324 on Amiga

Collected By

13 players

Genre: Action
Strategy / tactics
Perspective: Top-down
Setting: Japan (Ancient/Classical/Medieval)

Amiga Specs [ all ]

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: 3.5" Floppy Disk
Input Devices Supported: Mouse

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Description

Japan, 12th century. After your father has been murdered, you set out on a quest to become Shogun to restore the honor of your family.

You'll have to defeat all your enemies - including your brother.

Most of the time, you'll move your troops through the big map of Japan - as soon as something happens, you'll have to fight your enemies in action sequences, such as a Gauntlet-like fortress attack or defending against a Ninja assassin. If two troops collide, a battle might ensue in which you'll have to use all your strategical wits to guide your men to victory.

In the CD-i version the informative sequences include life actor FMVs and voice acting as well as new background art.

Spellings

ライジング・サン - Japanese spelling

Groups +

Live action cut-scenes

Screenshots

Credits (Amiga version)

16 People (12 developers, 4 thanks)

Computography	David Todd
Art and Special Effects	Doug Barnett
Original Music Score	Bob Lindstrom
Additional Computography	Gregg Tavares
Castle Floorplans	Jeff Godfrey
Executive Producers	Phyllis Jacob Robert Jacob
Associate Editor	Patrick Cook
Producer	John Cutter
Director	Doug Barnett
Designer	Doug Barnett
Software Documentation	Jerry Albright
Players Guide	Kathi B. Somers
Stuntmen	Jeff Godfrey Patrick Cook Jerry Albright L. Allen McPheeters Kathi B. Somers
Special Thanks To	Mark Riley (Sonic music driver) Leon Frenkel (Benchmark Modula-2 compiler) Tadashi Shishido Masako Kondo (historical research)

Reviews

Critics

Average score: 79% (based on 18 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.3 out of 5 (based on 8 ratings with 0 reviews)

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Trivia

Bob Jacobs about Lords of the Rising Sun

In 1991, Cinemaware boss Bob Jacob admits the game's pace is too slow. He said it is a game you "spend twelve hours getting involved with the game", which is a problem if a player does only have one hour. (Source: Amiga Power #7, 1991/11)