Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX

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Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX

Game cover
Developer(s) Koei
Publisher(s) Koei
Designer(s) Koei
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows 98, PlayStation 2
Release date JP 2003-5-14(PC)
2003-8-19(PC power up kit)
2003-12-20(PS2)
2004-9-2(PS2 with power up kit)
2005-10-6(PS2 rerelease)

NA February 24, 2004(PS2)
Genre(s) RPG, Turn-based strategy, Grand strategy
Mode(s) Single Player
Rating(s) ESRB:Everyone
Media 2 CD (PC), 1 CD (PC power up kit), 1 DVD (PS2)
System requirements Original RTK9 game (PC power up kit)
Input methods Keyboard (PC), Mouse (PC)

Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX is the ninth installment in Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms video and computer game series. The game chronicles the events of 2nd and 3rd century China based on the writings of the Chinese historical epic Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Players are able to play through various historical, challenge, or "if" scenarios with the automatic rank of ruler.

[edit] Gameplay

The game is set in the Three Kingdoms period in China and the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Unlike its two immediate predecessors, Sangokushi IX always casts the player as a ruler. The player's goal is to bring every city on the map under his or her command; this is achieved by hiring other historical figures from the book, referred to as officers, and using them to cultivate cities, recruit armies, and fight or plot against enemy forces.

  • The game comprises 15 historical scenarios, 5 challenge scenarios, and 5 "if" scenarios; each with the possibility of having multiple story endings based on the gameplay.
  • With the Officer Development System points can be spent to increase officer abilities and skills as well as the option of gifting special items to raise officer stats.
  • Game map outlines all the important capitals, ports, forts, troop movements, geography, and enemy strongholds.
  • Personality Dependent System affects an officer's coherence to your commands or their decision making skills in battle.
  • There are 30 different march formations to choose from when deploying troops or combat units.
  • Through the Command Menu players can employ various war, political, or economic strategies.
  • Players may save data from Dynasty Warriors 4, Dynasty Warriors 4 Xtreme Legends, or Dynasty Tactics 2 to obtain new officers for the Playstation 2 version.
  • Up to 8 players can play on turn-based plays.

[edit] Power up kit

Power up kit adds following:

  • Trial story mode. In this stage attack game, story event changes depending on how to play the game. It is available for each of the 3 kingdoms.
  • Soldier scouting. A general can search for worthy soldiers to become generals during battles.
  • Alliance system. When player's kingdom become more powerful, smaller kingdoms will ally against player.
  • Improved AI.
  • Expert mode. In this mode, general can be killed in battle, enemy's attack power is raised.
  • When moving troops, player can set waypoints different from the ones set by computer.
  • City tactics. When scaling cities, different tactics can affect the results of a battle.
  • Editor can alter city and general's data.
  • Logging feature.

Playstation 2 Power up kit adds following:

  • Item editor.

[edit] External links

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