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Nobunaga's Ambition: Ranseiki
By Koei Tecmo Games, released 1 Jan 2001
- Microsoft Windows
What it is
Nobunaga’s Ambition: Ranseiki with Power Up Kit is an expanded version of the ninth game in Koei Tecmo Games’ Nobunaga’s Ambition series. It is a strategy simulation set in Japan’s Warring States period, where players take the role of a powerful daimyo and pursue the unification of the country. Battles shift from the series’ turn-based approach to real time. The game also brings seven non-daimyo forces into the setting: the Imperial Court, temples and shrines, the navy, independent cities, ninja groups, landowners and the Bakufu. Its graphics draw on the beauty of the Azuchi Momoyama period. The Steam listing includes single-player, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing. The game is listed for Windows. The Power Up Kit edition is described as an enhanced version of Ranseiki, which was released in 2001 as the series’ ninth entry. This release offers a campaign of political and military conflict focused on competing forces in the period.
What players like, and what they don't
- Expanded version of the ninth series game.
- Campaign is set in Japan’s Warring States period.
- Battles are real time.
- Includes seven non-daimyo forces.
- Listed for Windows only.
- Single-player is the only play mode listed.
Who it suits
It suits players who want a historical strategy simulation centered on daimyo, competing forces and national unification. The real-time battles and seven non-daimyo forces add distinct elements to its campaign.
Ranseiki with Power Up Kit combines a Warring States setting with real-time battles and a broad set of political forces.
