Romance Of The Three Kingdoms (Koei) series
Sangokushi III
The PC-Engine CD-ROM version of Sangokushi III (Romance of the Three Kingdoms III) includes an additional scenario: The Yellow Turban Rebellion (AD 184) After choosing the scenario, players determine which…
Sangokushi III is a strategy developed by Koei, released 1 October 1993 on Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.
What Sangokushi III is
Sangokushi III is a strategy game developed by Koei and released in 1993. It is available on Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The PC-Engine CD-ROM version of Sangokushi III (Romance of the Three Kingdoms III) includes an additional scenario: The Yellow Turban Rebellion (AD 184) After choosing the scenario, players determine which warlord(s) they will control. Custom characters may be inserted into territories unoccupied by other forces. A total of 46 different cities exist, as well as hundreds of unique characters. Each character has several statistics: War Ability, Intelligence, Politics, Charisma, Army Command, Naval Command. The player wins the game by conquering all territories in China. This is accomplished by being in control of every city on the map.
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.
Where it sits in the Romance Of The Three Kingdoms (Koei) series
Sangokushi III is the eighth of 71 entries we hold in the Romance Of The Three Kingdoms (Koei) series. The next entry was Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire in 1994.
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What it launched against
Sangokushi III launched on 1 October 1993, within three weeks of Sonic CD, Disney's Aladdin, Ridge Racer and Myst.
Released around the same time: Sonic CD, Disney's Aladdin, Ridge Racer, Myst.
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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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