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Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII 2001

Koei · Mac, PC, PS2, PSP

KOEI beckons PS2 strategy gamers to return to second-century China with this eighth full release in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series. Following the style of the series, this edition is set amongst the confusion and chaos at the end of the Han dynasty. As in earlier games, the ultimate goal is to reunite the sundered nation, and players … KOEI beckons PS2 strategy gamers to return to second-century China with this eighth full release in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series. Following the style of the series, this edition is set amongst the confusion and chaos at the end of the Han dynasty. As in earlier games, the ultimate goal is to reunite the sundered nation, and players can take the roles of diverse characters as they work to do so.

Strategy gamers can take control of up to eight different characters in a single game. Over 700 characters are available, 100 of which are customizable originals. Other new features include the chance for more than four forces to meet on the same battlefield and the ability to set the game's starting point to any time during the 50-year period between the Yellow Turban Rebellion in 184 A.D. and the death of Zhuge Liang in 234 A.D.

Work your way through 54 scenarios and one fictional story featuring every officer in the game

Use commands such as "Marriage" and "Sworn Brother" to alter the relationships of your empire

Create an army by selecting rulers, warlords, viceroys, free officers, and bands Read more

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Details

Developers
Koei
Publishers
Koei
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Themes
Historical, Warfare
Franchises
Romance Of The Three Kingdoms (Koei)
Series
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Koei)
Also known as
Sangokushi VIII (Japanese title, romanization)
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Released

  1. 2001
    • Jun 29 PC
  2. 2002
    • Jan 24 PS2
    • Feb 22 Mac
  3. 2007
    • Mar 29 PSP

Other versions 2

DLC and expansions 1