Nobunaga's Ambition Series

Nobunaga no Yabou Shin Chou

Nobunaga's Ambition

Nobunaga no Yabou Haouden

Nobunaga no Yabou Bushou Fuun Roku

Excerpt from Genesis Game Guide by The Scribe

NAME:             Nobunaga's Ambition trilogy (3 titles)
AUTHOR/VENDOR:    Koei
RELEASED:         various
TYPE:             Strategy
LANGUAGE:         English and Japanese

PREMISE:          This is Koei's highly regarded historical strategy series
                  based upon the life and exploits of Oda Nobunaga, the
                  heartless Japanese warlord who is grudgingly given credit
                  for unifying the nation under the Emperor's rule during
                  the latter part of the 16th century AD.  Nobunaga's
                  efforts were eventually solidified into the Japan we know
                  today by one of his chief lieutenants - Tokugawa Ieyasu,
                  first of the Tokugawa shoguns.

IMPRESSIONS:      One of the most ambitious historical sims yet conceived
                  and second only to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms
                  series in terms of worldwide popularity.  Pretty standard
                  stuff as historical sims go, but well done and gives you
                  a chance to experience some of the history behind one of
                  the oldest continuous monarchies in the world.  Highly
                  recommended.

VARIATIONS:       Nobunaga no Yabou Shin Chou (1988, English and Japanese
                    versions available, English version titled Nobunaga's
                    Ambition - first in the series, deals with the rise of
                    Oda Nobunaga as a formidable warrior)
                  Nobunaga no Yabou Haouden (1989, English and Japanese
                    versions available, English version subtitled Lords of
                    Darkness and sometimes referred to as Shogun or Billy
                    Shogun - starts in 1535 after the burning of the
                    Imperial Palace and covers Nobunaga's early military
                    campaigns)
                  Nobunaga no Yabou Bushou Fuun Roku (1990, Japanese only,
                    alternate English title is Rising of the Sun - deals
                    with Nobunaga's later military campaigns in the years
                    leading up to his assasination and the rise of his two
                    chief lieutenants - the brillant Hideyoshi and the
                    crafty Tokugawa)

                  I have seen a listing for another Koei title - Nobunaga
                  no Yabou Busho Fuun Roku, but I'm not sure if it's one
                  of the above or a unique listing; hence, I have not
                  counted it among the unique titles.

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