Sangokushi Eiketsuden is a strategy war game for PlayStation, inspired by the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Players assume the role of various leaders in the Three Kingdoms era, employing military and diplomatic strategies to expand their influence. Key gameplay elements include tactical maneuvers, psychological warfare, and managing resources in a detailed, immersive world.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese historical novel based upon events in the turbulent years near the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era of China, starting in 169 and ending with the reunification of the land in 280.
Three Kingdoms is acclaimed as one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature; it has a total of 800,000 words and nearly a thousand dramatic characters (mostly historical) in 120 chapters. It is arguably the most widely read historical novel in late imperial and modern China.
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms has been adapted into several comic versions in Japan, varying in levels of historical accuracy and loyalty to the original novel and popular tradition. Sangokushi (Japanese for "Records of the Three Kingdoms") by Yokoyama Mitsuteru (Ushio Shuppansha) and the adapted anime Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi.
Sangokushi Eiketsuden is also based on the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history (the game was released also in SNES, Saturn & GBA consoles) and is also a strategy war game. Select one of the different leaders and guide your people to power by military or diplomatic means in an overviewed world. Military tactics such as well-placed taunts and deliberate enemy confusion are on offer.
