Genghis Khan 2

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Genghis Khan 2: Clan of the Grey Wolf (Super Aoki Ookami to Shiroki Meshika: Genchou Hishi in Japan) is a multiplatform strategy game for Sega Mega Drive and Super NES by Koei, where a player is given a chance to either play as or against Genghis Khan. This game is a sequel of Genghis Khan, and takes place in the 14th century, so the Crusades are basically over. For the Caucasians, the player can play either England, France, or Italy. As a Muslim, the player can play as a sultan for the future nation of Saudi Arabia and people who fantasize themselves as Asians can play either as feudal Japan, medieval (and fractured) China, or as the Mongols.

When an empire is wiped off the map, the game says "Insert empire's name here faded into history," which gives the game a cool historical effect. The player has to watch out for Genghis Khan when he is controlled by the AI (in one game, he made it all the way to Western Europe). In addition to all this, the leader must arrange marriages and father children who will eventually become generals and even governors of the player's provinces.

[edit] Revolutions

Appointing one's son as a general or governor or marrying one's daughter to an already appointed general or governor guarantees that province will not have a revolution and break away from a player's territories. This is especially important when controlling large amounts of provinces, as multiple governors may decide to revolt at the same time.

When a revolt occurs, the player relies on surrounding nations under his or her control to keep the state. If armies in surrounding states are large enough, a revolt may be put down. However, if most territories surrounding the revolting nation have low armies, the revolting nation has a high chance of winning.

[edit] Gameplay

This game has two types of gameplay. Either a player can play to conquer the entire world, or a player can choose to only fight for a clan in Mongolia. This changes the scenario and you only play in Mongolia as opposed to the whole world. A player wishing to choose this type of game can do so from the title screen.