Koei, the undisputed masters of releasing the same game ten times over (with incremental updates), has gone ahead and released the same game for the eleventh time (also with incremental updates). The ancient civilization sim Romance of the Three Kingdoms series hits the big "one one" on the PlayStation 2. If you're into deep, strategic and cerebral gameplay then you'll have a ball with this game. If you require eye candy and need high-impact stimulus every three seconds, then don't even think ...
Despite its modest updates, the latest Romance game is a throwback that aims to please a limited...
Jan 16, 2007
Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms games haven't changed greatly over the years. The series has excelled at offering deep and addictive turn-based strategy with high replay value. The series has also pretty much sucked at offering anything resembling modern production values. While the latest game in the series, Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI, purports to offer improved graphics and a unique real-time action mode, it's really more of the same. If you're a fan of the plodding gameplay this ...
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ESRB Rating
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI is rated: Everyone 10+
Alcohol Reference, Animated Blood, Language