Kessen
The ancient storied battlefield lies before you. At your command are 100,000 troops including archers, infantry, riflemen, and the powerful cavalry. Kessenis a real time strategy game that gives players…
Kessen is a strategy developed by Koei, released 4 March 2000 on PlayStation 2.
What Kessen is
Kessen is a strategy game developed by Koei and released in 2000. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The ancient storied battlefield lies before you. At your command are 100,000 troops including archers, infantry, riflemen, and the powerful cavalry. Kessenis a real time strategy game that gives players strategic command and control over huge armies during epic battle sequences from the Warring States period of seventeenth century Japan. Key features include more than 100 movie segments, battlefields with full 3D terrain, separate animation routines for every character, and three different camera views. Known best because it is the very first PlayStation 2 game to ship using the DVD format.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Kessen launched on 4 March 2000, within three weeks of Thief II: The Metal Age, Soldier of Fortune, Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes and Rollcage Stage II.
Released around the same time: Thief II: The Metal Age, Soldier of Fortune, Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Rollcage Stage II.
Official trailer
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Quick answers
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