Romance Of The Three Kingdoms Vi

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ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS VI AWAKENING OF THE DRAGONAmazon.com While it really isn't surprising that the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series has survived long enough to produce six titles, it is absolutely amazing that this line of games is available on the Playstation. Anyone who thinks consoles are for kids hasn't encountered the complex gameplay, convoluted menu-driven interface, or historical flair of Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon. Your job is a big one: unite China under your rule. To accomplish this task, you must sway your enemies through use of diplomacy, subterfuge, and force, all the while keeping your homelands protected and your people fed. No one man could do all this, so you must delegate authority to a variety of historical officers with varying degrees of ability. Some are suited for leading troops in battle, and some are better at spying. It's up to you to pick the best man for the job. The game's biggest problem is its interface, which consists of dozens of nested menus, packed with commands that are not very well described in the thin manual. This is not a title you load up for a quick gaming fix, but one that--if it's your cup of tea--you start playing on Friday night and continue through Monday (after calling in sick). Unfortunately, few gamers will have the patience or resolve to overcome the more frustrating aspects of RotTK VI. --T. Byrl BakerPros:Incredibly deep gameplay for a console game Historical content is interesting Cons:Convoluted interface with too many menus Perhaps too complex for most people's tastes Product description GET MONEY INCORPORATED PRESENTS ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS VI ALL SALES ARE FINAL NO EXCHANGES NO REFUNDS NO RETURNS CHECK OUT ALL OF OUR RARE HARD TO FIND GAMES BLU RAYS DVDS AND MORE!!! Review Romance of the Three Kingdoms is an ancient series, by console standards, stretching back to the NES. This series has been at the forefront of historical-war simulations since then as well. Koei has refined and crafted these games with more and more options in each iteration - but with no real innovation. Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI is a rich and textured game, but it's a victim of the company's unchanging ways. ROT3K6 shares not only the same themes as its predecessors - a historically accurate account of ancient Chinese wars - but also virtually the same graphics. Certainly, any effect or graphical nuance this game possesses could be faithfully reproduced on the SNES or Genesis without any loss of clarity, color, or animation. The sole exception is the rather lackluster FMV opening. Of course, the amount of data and sheer number of historical characters is astounding, but the presentation is sorely lacking. This is an issue Koei has sought to remedy with the forthcoming Kessen on the PlayStation2 - and in fact, an FMV demo of this game is on the ROT3K6 disc. Unfortunately, that only serves to highlight the graphical faux pas. Where ROT3K6's attraction lies, then, is in the complex and intricately woven gameplay. As you begin the game, you can choose from plenty of short or long scenarios, you can set historical accuracy on or off, and you can even create your own characters and name them. While short scenarios have their own goals, each long scenario can have only one - the unification of ancient China. The road to accomplishing this is long, hard, and menu-driven. Each turn lasts a game month and consists of three phases: civil, military, and cattle. During the civil phase, you must choose which officers to set in what position (for example, you can assign an officer to oversee farm production or place him in charge of troops) and arrange your absolute multitude of settings to your liking. Moving into the military phase, you make decisions on strategy, and during battle you're sucked into a huge field map to watch miniscule stick figures dance. If you're lucky, you'll capture an enemy city and be ready to do it all again for the next turn. What Romance of the Three King

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