True Three Kingdoms
True Three Kingdoms, or 真·三國無雙 in Chinese, is an unlicensed game for the Game Boy Color developed by BBD and released by Sintax in 2002. It is loosely based on the Dynasty Warriors hack-and-slash series.
True Three Kingdoms is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by BBD, released 8 December 2002 on Game Boy Color.
What True Three Kingdoms is
True Three Kingdoms is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by BBD and released in 2002. It was published by Sintax. It is available on Game Boy Color only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
True Three Kingdoms is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up and is implied to be set in the Three Kingdoms period of China. When a new game is started, the player is presented with four dynasty generals to play as, who are represented with pre-release renders of the generals from Dynasty Warriors 3: Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Zhang Fei (they are also shown in the game's intro with their pre-release renders). Each general has their own weapons and a set of attack moves they can perform, which are demonstrated after the general is selected. Before each stage, the game presents the option to save progress or continue to the stage.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
True Three Kingdoms launched on 8 December 2002, within three weeks of Metroid Prime, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Metroid Fusion and Gothic II.
Released around the same time: Metroid Prime, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Metroid Fusion, Gothic II.
Official trailer
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