Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire
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| Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV | |
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 Game box art for the PlayStation |
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| Developer(s) | Koei/Inis |
| Publisher(s) | Koei |
| Designer(s) | Koei |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, PC9801, Super NES, Sega 32X, PlayStation, Saturn, Dreamcast, Windows 95, Virtual Console |
| Release date |  February 1994 (PC-98)December 9, 1994 (Super Famicom) April 28, 1995 (Saturn) July 28, 1995 (Sega 32X) September 29, 1995(PlayStation) April 6, 2000 (Dreamcast) January 28, 2001(PC) February 2007 (Virtual Console)  July 1995 (Super NES)November 30, 1995(MS-DOS) 1995 (Saturn) 1996(PlayStation) March 26, 2007 (Virtual Console) |
| Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy, Grand strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single Player, multiplayer (max ?) |
| Media | 3.5 inch floppy (PC-98, MS-DOS), 1 CD (Windows, Playstation, Saturn), 1 GD-ROM (DC) |
| Input methods | Keyboard (PC), Mouse (PC) |
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire (三國志IV) (Sangokushi IV in Japan) is the fourth game in Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms series. This game was also the last in the series to be released in America for the PC - later games were strictly console-only in the U.S.
[edit] Gameplay
In this update, ships can make other ships catch on fire. As well, archers can also fire flaming arrows at other soldiers and catapults. The graphics are enhanced and there are more things to do within the bounds of ancient China herself. The player can even summon barbarians to do raids on enemy territory. There are 4 different scenarios, and the ultimate goal is complete reunification of China. Alliances and friendships can hold back the tide of war and invasion but in the end, the player only holds allegiance to himself.
Such betrayal of a ruler's allies will be witnessed often as the AI is not geared towards long-term friendship, and eventually its need to conquer China before the human player will override its need for partnership and multilateralism. In this pre-modern time, not only is unilateralism accepted, it is expected for most rulers in the 3rd century to have their nations be militarily superior to other nations in case of war or civil disorder.
[edit] Power up kit
A separate powerup kit was released for the Chinese and Japanese versions of the PC game, allowing further customization of characters in the game. Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and Dreamcast ports of the game included the power-up kit.
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