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Kessen II

The real time simulation of Kessen returns to the PS2, with a story of love and battle in the three kingdoms. It's a magnificent historical fantasy in Kessen II.

80 29 March 2001

Kessen II is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Koei, released 29 March 2001 on PlayStation 2.

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What Kessen II is

Kessen II is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Koei and released in 2001. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The real time simulation of Kessen returns to the PS2, with a story of love and battle in the three kingdoms. It's a magnificent historical fantasy in Kessen II.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Kessen II holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 63% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2001 averaged 72, so it scored 8 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Kessen II launched on 29 March 2001, within three weeks of Serious Sam: The First Encounter, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Worms World Party and Cossacks: European Wars. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Serious Sam: The First Encounter, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Worms World Party, Cossacks: European Wars.

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When did Kessen II come out?
Kessen II was released on 29 March 2001 for PlayStation 2.

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