RemakeSuikoden: Tenmei no ChikaiOct 4, 1996New production

Release
1989
Player score
54/100
Platform families
1
Editorial overview
What it is
Bandit Kings of Ancient China is a turn-based strategy role-playing simulation game developed and published by Koei for MS-DOS, the Amiga, and the Apple II. It was well-received at its inception, and was considered to be a significant step forward in the complexity of strategy gaming.
The premise
The game is based on the novel Water Margin, and takes place in ancient China during the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. The player fights with the ten bandits to build, sustain, and command an army of troops to eventually capture the evil Gao Qiu, China's Minister of War, before the Jurchen invasion occurs in January 1127. Economic controls are also available, including taxes and troop unrest.
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Connected releases
2
Game data from IGDB
Play styles
Single player · Multiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Fantasy · Historical · Warfare
Languages
2 supported
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PC (Microsoft Windows)

DOS
Amiga

Apple II

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