Kessen III
In Kessen III the player takes control of Nobunaga Oda, and unlike the previous two games, you cannot choose a side to play on, and Nobunaga has one goal only... to unify the lands and rid his world of misery…
Kessen III is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Koei, released 22 December 2004 on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2.
What Kessen III is
Kessen III is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Koei and released in 2004. It is available on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In Kessen III the player takes control of Nobunaga Oda, and unlike the previous two games, you cannot choose a side to play on, and Nobunaga has one goal only... to unify the lands and rid his world of misery and suffering. Following the prequels, this game comes with lots of cinematics and stays true to strategic as well as action gameplay, adding a few new things along the road, like collecting items during battles. The two main aspects of this game are planning and engaging in battle. Select officers and strategically place them on the field of battle, assign commands and issue orders. When on the battlefield, each of the officers, including Nobunaga, will have his/her army at their…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Kessen III holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 8 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Kessen III launched on 22 December 2004, within three weeks of Resident Evil 4 (2005), Resident Evil 4, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords and Gran Turismo 4. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Resident Evil 4 (2005), Resident Evil 4, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords, Gran Turismo 4.
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