Kouryuuki is a port of the SNES strategy game. Play as one of two powerful warriors engaged in a bitter rivalry for control of China in its founding years, beginning in 206 BC. Battle your opponent in open fields or outside city walls. Launch attacks against your enemies' strongholds using arrows, catapults and battering rams. You can send units on secret night attacks, order ambushes, and dam up rivers in hopes of flooding enemy fortresses. Challenge your adversaries to one-on-one duels atop horseback, and go head-to-head with the computer or challenge a friend in hopes of controlling all 39 cities.
Rise of The Phoenix is one of Koei's many historical simulation titles. The setting for this game is the Chu-Han Contention, the four year conflict which happened after Shi Huangdi's death and led to the birth of the Han Dynasty.
The game's producer is Kou Shibusawa and the music composer is Tomoki Hasegawa. Noriyoshi Ourai illustrated the game's cover image.
Differences between ports:
- The PC and PS versions features detailed portraits and improved sound quality over the SNES ports.
- Visuals for the battle scenes look significantly different. The SNES version features large sprites from a bird's eye view.
- The PC versions feature a squished screen in the center as they command their divisions.
- Troops are featured as miniature sprites and can be positioned in various ways on the small map.
- A split screen, which appears on the left or right, features detailed visual appears for battle commands.
- The player can also see each faction's stats without needing to shuffle through various menus.
- Larger visuals for the cinema are available for the PC versions.
- Ending sequences look slightly different between ports.
Manufacturer's description:
Xiang Yu of Wu, Liu virtue of the simulation game to enjoy the story of two ways. Team back to the wall, recreate famous historical events and embattled. Increase tension Bodaresumappu adopted, a simple game system with easy to understand for beginners. Know the game, who knows the history Retsuden Journal also. Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, the face of fate's come back shaken from mainland China!
Features:
- First & third person perspectives.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Medieval China theme.
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