Sangokushi Taisen(Japanese:Tam Quốc Chí đại chiến)is a hybridphysicalanddigital collectible card gamefor thearcade,on theChihiroarcade board. It is areal-time strategy-based game set in theThree Kingdomsperiod ofChinese historyand the 14th century Chinese novelRomance of the Three KingdomsbyLuo Guanzhong.It uses the same housing asWorld Club Champion Football,with a sensitive playing area that can detect the position of the physical cards.[1]Over 500 million trading cards have been shipped.[2]It is the sixth trading card arcade game by Sega, followingWorld Club Champion Football,Mushiking: The King of Beetles,The Key of Avalon,Love and Berry: Dress Up and Dance!andQuest of D.[3]
| Sangokushi Taisen | |
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| Developer(s) | Sega AM1 Gamecyber Technology Limited (PC) |
| Publisher(s) | Sega Gamecyber Technology Limited (PC) |
| Producer(s) | Yasuhiro Nishiyama Atsushi Seimiya |
| Composer(s) | Susumu Tsugakoshi Tomonori Sawada |
| Platform(s) | Arcade,Nintendo DS,PC |
| Release | Arcade 2005 (1.0) 2006 (2.0) 2007 (3.0) 2010 (3.59 WAR BEGINS, Sengoku Taisen) 2016 (Sangokushi Taisen 4) 2022 (Eiketsu Taisen) Nintendo DS 2007 2008 (Ten) PC 2011 |
| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy,collectible card game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player,multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Sega Nu2,Sega RingEdge,Sega Lindbergh,Sega Chihiro |
Gameplay system
editTwo opponents are on the opposite ends of a battlefield, with the goal of attacking the enemy's castle until the timer runs out. The game ends if the castle is destroyed or if the time runs out. The player that has more health wins. Before the match, the player builds a deck that can vary heavily in playstyle, depending which troops and factions are chosen. Up to 8 points are allotted to the team, and one card can take up to 3 points.[4]
Version history
editThe first version ofSangokushi Taisenwas launched 2005 with a 2.0 version following in 2006 and the 3.0 version releasing in 2007. The 3.0 version was released on the Lindbergh arcade platform, and in addition to being available inJapan,it was also released inShanghai,Taiwan,South Korea,Hong KongandSingapore.A version called 3.59WAR BEGINSlaunched 2010 and was also a wider Asian release. A completely new game,Sengoku Taisen,was launched 2010, only in Japan. It had a different scenario set infeudal Japanand the arcade platform switched toRingEdge.Sangokushi Taisen 4launched 2016 on the Nu2 arcade platform, available inJapan&Hong Kong.Eiketsu Taisen,combining both the feudal Japan and Three Kingdoms scenarios, was released in 2022 on the ALLS UX platform.
Outside of the arcade,Sangokushi Taisen DSwas published by Sega in 2007 for theNintendo DS.It was based on version 2.0 of the arcade game.Sangokushi Taisen Tenwas based on version 3.0 and released on the following year also for the Nintendo DS.Sangokushi Taisen INFINITY ONLINEwas aPCWindows version launched in 2011 by GameCyber Technology Limited inHong Kong.The Sangokushi Taisen Trading Card Game - based on the game, was released in 2012. The CCG was localized asWar of Three Kingdoms: The Card Game.[5]
Ablockchain-based version of the game was announced in September 2022, in partnership with developer Double Jump Tokyo.[6]
Development
editThe producer wanted to develop a game based on theRomance of the Three Kingdoms ever since he joined Sega. By 2003, the situation of arcades changed dramatically with internet connection and IC cards that save progress, and with the addition of flat panel reader ofWorld Club Champion Football,it was decided that now was the right time to launch a game based on theRomance of the Three Kingdoms.Rather than being agrand strategy gamelike theKoei TecmoseriesRomance of the Three Kingdomsor Sega's ownTotal War,the game's producer compared the game toVirtua Fighter,in the sense that it is competitive fighting game between two players.[7]
Reception
editNintendoLifereviewed the Nintendo DS version of the game positively, lamenting the fact that despite the game continued success in arcades, no versions for Wii U or Nintendo 3DS followed.[8]The game was cited as one of the influences for the battle system ofFinal Fantasy XIII.[9]
References
edit- ^"Tam Quốc Chí đại chiến – kabushiki gaisha セガ".セガ・アーケードゲームヒストリー｜ kabushiki gaisha セガ(in Japanese).Retrieved2022-08-02.
- ^"Sega Develops New Sangokushi Taisen Game".Anime News Network.Retrieved2022-08-02.
- ^“セガい chung テスト” công thức đối sách オンライン toạ đàm “セガゼミ” đệ ３ hồi アーケード tây thôn tiên sinh,retrieved2022-10-16
- ^"Matters Of Import: Conflict Is Always On The Cards In Sega's Sangokushi Taisen Ten".Nintendo Life.2014-01-02.Retrieved2022-08-02.
- ^"War of Three Kingdoms: The Card Game".BoardGameGeek.Retrieved2022-08-02.
- ^"“Tam Quốc Chí đại chiến” の IPを sử dụng したブロックチェーンゲーム の khai phát をdouble jump.tokyoが phát biểu. ゲームに đặc hoá したブロックチェーン "Oasys" を chọn dùng ".4Gamer.net(in Japanese).Retrieved2022-09-28.
- ^"『 Tam Quốc Chí đại chiến 』 thấy tham! ( trước biên ) | セガボイス | SEGA".2008-04-01. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-04-01.Retrieved2022-08-02.
- ^"Matters Of Import: Conflict Is Always On The Cards In Sega's Sangokushi Taisen Ten".Nintendo Life.2014-01-02.Retrieved2022-08-02.
- ^"Final Fantasy XIII Creators On The Influence of Call of Duty, Card Games & The Toyota Prius".Kotaku.2010-02-16.Retrieved2022-08-21.
External links
edit- Official website(in Japanese)