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From: xrtnt@bethe.gsfc.nasa.gov (Nigel Tzeng)
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Subject: Re: Japanese War game
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Date: 19 Feb 91 15:31:19 GMT
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In article <1991Feb16.234313.28454@ariel.unm.edu>, kgay@hydra.unm.edu (Kyle Gay GEOLOGY) writes...
^ 
^  Someone earlier asked about a good war game, especially a good Japanese
^war game.  While my experience with war games is rather limited, I have
^been very impressed and pleased with Lords of the Rising Sun.  Basically
^you are the head of one of three ruling clans in Japan.  Your goal is
^to defeat/ ally with everyone, thereby ruling all Japan.
^  The graphics are superb, and the sound effects are realistic (of course).
^You have several options as to how involved you want to get.  You can
^manually control a given battle, or let your subordinates do the fighting
^for you.  Your character is very much an integral part of the game.  If
^you are not careful, you may be killed in battle, not unlike Taro in the
^movie RAN.

Nobunaga's Ambition (by Koei) is also a good japanese war game.  It was the
frist in the line of stategic games by Koei and you can find it in two
variants.  The original and the updated version.  The updated version is more
in line with the Bandit Kings of Ancient China or Romance of Three Kingdoms
games.  I'd pass on Romance of Three Kingdoms...it is amusing from the
historical standpoint (if you've read the novel) but the game play is a bit too
sluggish.  To many generals to keep track of.  Bandit Kings is a much better
game IMHO.  Nobunaga's Ambition (2nd ed) is a slight refinement on Bandit Kings
and is also a bit better.

The original Nobunaga was a very good game IMHO.  It had a good balance in
complexity but not so bad you need a spreadsheet to keep up.

I also have Lords of the Rising Sun and I like it.  I have yet to win at
capturing castles in the arcade mode.  About the only thing annoying about it
is that you can't turn off the in between "pretty pictures".  More of a nit
picky complaint than anything major.

^ 
^Kyle Gay                               |  "We witness not a fallen world

NT

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