ISHIN NO ARASHI - BAKUMATSU SHISHIDEN
Official Title  Ishin no Arashi - Bakumatsu Shishiden
Common Title  Ishin no Arashi - Bakumatsu Shishiden
Serial Number(s)  SLPM-86144
Region  NTSC-J
Genre / Style  Adventure / Strategy

Developer  Koei / Inis.
Publisher  Koei.
Date Released  4 February 1999
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLPM-86144
Serial Number In Disc SLPM-86144
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 4
( 1 Data Track &
3 Audio Tracks )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
394 MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
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( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
  •  4988615012471   
     

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Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

Ishin no Arashi (literally: Storm of Reformation) is a part of Koei's Rekoeition series, a set of simulation titles which incorporate role-playing game elements. It was first released by Koei in 1988 for the PC-9801. So far the games remain in Japan and have not been localized. Ishin no Arashi's setting is the Bakumatsu.

The series's namesake alludes to the Meiji Restoration - sometimes abbreviated as "The Restoration" in Japanese, a chain of events to completely remove the shogunate and samurai society erected during the Warring States period and to restore the Emperor's influence. These events happen after the series's setting.

Players predominately follow the Anti-Shogunate, Pro-Shogunate, or the proponents for opening the country throughout the tremulous time period; the depths of their perspectives vary on the title. It becomes progressively narrow by the third title.

Ishin no Arashi Bakumatsu Shishiden is the second game based in the NES Ishin no Arashi game, for the Playstation console

The game takes place in Bakumatsu times, that are the final years of the Edo period when the Tokugawa shogunate came to an end. It is characterized by major events occurring between 1853 and 1867 during which Japan ended its isolationist foreign policy known as sakoku and transitioned from a feudal shogunate to the Meiji government. The major ideological/political divide during this period was between the pro-imperialist ishin shishi (nationalist patriots) and the shogunate forces, including the elite Shinsengumi (newly selected corps) swordsmen.

Although these two groups were the most visible powers, many other factions attempted to use the chaos of Bakumatsu to seize personal power. Furthermore there were two other main driving forces for dissent: first, growing resentment on the part of the tozama daimyo (or outside lords), and second, growing anti-western sentiment following the arrival of Matthew C. Perry. The first related to those lords who had fought against Tokugawa forces at the Battle of Sekigahara (in 1600) and had from that point on been excluded permanently from all powerful positions within the shogunate. The second was to be expressed in the phrase sonno joi, or "revere the Emperor, expel the barbarians". The turning point of the Bakumatsu was during the Boshin War and the Battle of Toba-Fushimi when pro-shogunate forces were defeated.

In the game the player has to go around the town talking to different people to prepare the town defenses and also he will have to make trades, training, rest, go to the temples to pray, buy things, etc. The game is really heavy in japanese text and difficult to play.

  Manufacturer's description:

Information warfare simulation game sequel appeared for the first time in a recreation of a dramatic Bakumatsu world! The usual tactics, plus a card battle elements of "persuasion" with the system! What is Toshizo Hijikata, Ryoma Sakamoto rushed through a turbulent period, to persuade various officials of the clan, and Restoration achieve by themselves, you only make the history of Edo period!

  Features:
  • First person perspective.
  • 2D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Medieval Japan theme.
Number Of Players  1 Player
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  5 Blocks
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller ( Analog Controller compatible )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 None
Vibration Function Compatible  No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v.1.8.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 63, Compatibility=2,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.8.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe CDRom Plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it.
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
  Move between actions - D-Pad
  Cancel action - X Button
  Select action - Circle Button
  Show / hide text - Square Button
  Next or previous menu (in stats) - R1 or L1 Button

 

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 NTSC-J:
  • Ishin no Arashi - Bakumatsu Shishiden [Koei the Best] [SLPM-86594]  - 
     
  • Ishin no Arashi - Bakumatsu Shishiden [Koei Teiban Series] [SLPM-87277]  - 
     
  • Ishin no Arashi - Bakumatsu Shishiden [Koei Summer Campaign] [SLPM-86288]  - 
     

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