Very realistic gameplay and a nice story make this one a high-quality game for all Strategy-Fans.Ĭlose to 600 years after the events chronicled in KOEI's better-known Romance of The Three Kingdoms, the weak royal court inspired the rise of legendary bandits who proclaimed themselves kings. The simplistic controls are easy to manage and then you try your best to gain more influence. When I started this game to have a quick look at it - not expecting too much - I was hooked for some hours. Politics as well as economics combined with strategy and even some RPG-elements. You can hire heroes have to keep an eye on your people, care for your finances. It somehow reminds me of a Heroes of Might & Magic set in ancient China (of course it was made before HoMM). One of the best Hardcore-Strategy-Games I ever came across. The game also supports multiplayer for up to seven players.
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Newcomers are free to try it as well, but they will probably become frustrated over the controls and the fact that you have to govern all things yourself. This is a game I would recommend to veterans of this genre. You will need all your skills if you are to be successful.
As for the actual combat phases, you move your troops with the num-pad and use the 0 key as confirmation key.īandit Kings of Ancient China is an all-out strategy game that will push any hardcore strategy gamer to his limits. You can only place your troops on these tiles. You will notice that some of the tiles on the map have numbers on them.
Before the battle commences you must position your troops. This game truly shows you the value of loyal generals in the midst of battle.įrom time to time you will have to go to war, and as with the rest of the game, this is controlled via the keyboard. Making allies is perhaps the most important one, but if you don't treat your allies well, they might leave you when you need them most. There are also a lot of political issues you need to control. You will have to recruit men and other heroes, hunt for food and fur, collect gold and metal, create weapons and govern your regions to the best of your abilities. The first thing you need to do is to settle down in a region, and start preparing for war. This gives the game a high replayability value, as each hero will differ from the others, both in terms of starting-position and power. The game is divided into four different scenarios, and you can choose among different heroes to play in each. Once this has been achieved, the game ends. What distinguishes this game from many other games in this genre is that you don't win the game by becoming the only ruler rather you have to capture the nefarious Imperial Minister of War, Gao Qiu. Pressing Enter will also tell you which commands are currently available. If you have typed in the wrong command, simply press Enter once more (without giving any new orders), and it will take you back one step. Basically you type in a number and press Enter. Although it might seem difficult at first, you will soon get used to the controls. The entire game is controlled via keyboard commands. In order to succeed you will have to build a strong army to conquer the neighboring regions, but at the same time you need to make sure that your populace is thriving. The game is perhaps one of the most detailed games in this genre. Its interface would become the backbone of other KOEI strategy games to follow. In 1989, just one year after KOEI was born, Bandit Kings of Ancient China hit the market and started a strategy revolution. You have to earn the right to attack Gao Qiu's home prefecture, though- he is off limits until you are powerful. You start out lowly, and have to work your way up by conquering smaller prefectures, forming alliances, and fighting small battles. The game is a military strategy game, like most of Koei's games, but instead of conquering a country, the goal is to depose the despotic ruler of China. You take the role of an exiled ruler, and you must build your stats up to be able to challenge- and destroy- Gao Qiu and restore Hui Zhong to the throne. The Song Dynasty comes to an end, and Gao Qiu became the new ruler. In the 12th century, the Emperor Hui Zhong is faced with an internal rebellion led by Imperial Minister Gao Qiu.
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