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Romance of the Three Kingdoms(video game series)

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Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdomsfor the Nintendo Entertainment System, with the logo in the bottom-right corner
Genre(s)Strategy
Developer(s)Koei(nowKou Shibusawa)
Publisher(s)Koei (now Koei Temco)
Creator(s)Yōichi Erikawa
First releaseRomance of the Three Kingdoms
10 December 1985
Latest releaseRomance of the Three Kingdoms XIV
16 January 2020
Spin-offsDynasty Warriors
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Chinese name
Traditional ChineseTam quốc chí
Simplified ChineseTam quốc chí
Literal meaningRecords of the Three Kingdoms
Vietnamese name
VietnameseTam quốc chí
Hán-NômTam quốc chí
Korean name
Hangul삼국지
HanjaTam quốc chí
Japanese name
KanjiTam quốc chí
Hiraganaさんごくし

Romance of the Three Kingdoms(Tam quốc chí,Sangokushi,lit. "Records of the Three Kingdoms" )is a series ofturn-basedtactical role-playingsimulationgrand strategy wargamesproduced byKoei.[1][2]Originating from Japan in 1985, fourteen installments of the game have been published in Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea and North America to date. While the game's title as it was released in English refers to the 14th centuryhistorical novelRomance of the Three Kingdoms( tam quốc diễn nghĩa ) byLuo Guanzhong,the title as it was released in Japan and Chinese regions refers to the 3rd century historical textRecords of the Three Kingdoms( tam quốc chí ) byChen Shou.

Overview[edit]

The series are based on the romanticizedRomance of the Three Kingdomsnovel and the historical textRecords of the Three Kingdoms,the storyline takes place during theHan dynastyin China with many warring factions that included theShu Han,Cao WeiandEastern Wukingdoms. Gameplay revolves around managing numerical statistics, each representing an attribute of a city or a character. A city is described by statistics such as stored grain supplies, vulnerability to disasters such as floods and earthquakes, treasury funds, domestic affairs and populace loyalty. Characters are numerically characterized by their leadership abilities, melee prowess, intellects and loyalty, as well as special traits or even magical abilities that can be called upon whether during wartime, diplomacy or domestic affairs. Players can increase these numbers before waging war on neighbouring territories or intending diplomatic efforts.

While generally presented as a turn-based strategy game, the seventh, eighth and tenth editions offer role-playing features, allowing the player to play as a rank-and-file character instead of leading a kingdom.

Severalspin-offsbased on the series include the tactical action hack and slash video game seriesDynasty Warriors,Dynasty Tacticswhich is a hybrid ofDynasty WarriorsandRomance of the Three Kingdoms,as well as the threetactical role-playing gamesSangokushi Eiketsuden(Liu Bei),Sangokushi Koumeiden(Zhuge Liang), andSangokushi Sousouden(Cao Cao).Kessen IIis areal-time tacticsgame on PS2.

Another spin-off is themobile gameThree Kingdoms Tactics,based on Koei Tecmo's series.[3]It was published by Chinese companyAlibaba Groupin September 2019. It has grossed$1.2 billionworldwide as of March 2021,making it Alibaba's mostsuccessful mobile game.[4]

List of games in the series[edit]

The release dates provided are for original Japanese releases.

Main series[edit]

Other games[edit]

Reception[edit]

Sangokushireceived positive critical reception in North America when it was released there in 1988.

As of 2020, the main series has shipped more than 9 million copies worldwide.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Romance of the Three Kingdoms,Encyclopædia Britannica
  2. ^"Romance of the Three Kingdoms".Legendra.Retrieved2011-03-01.
  3. ^"Three Kingdoms Tactics".App Store.Retrieved6 September2021.
  4. ^Chapple, Craig (March 31, 2021)."Alibaba's Three Kingdoms Tactics Strikes Up $1 Billion and is 2021's No. 5 Grossing App Store Game So Far".Sensor Tower.Retrieved6 September2021.
  5. ^https://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/ir/docs/ir3_202310244.pdf

External links[edit]

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