Kessen

Strategy and Wargaming Game from Electronic Arts, by Koei

RTS/war game set in feudal Japan. It combines impressive graphics and in-depth gameplay for spectacular battles featuring samurai warriors, including cavalry. Swords, muskets and canon are the main weaponry. The game consists of a series of scenarios in which you command increasingly large forces. There gameplay is split into three phases; the political phase, war council and battlefield phase. In the first, you conduct diplomacy and try to attract defectors. During the war council, you assign commanders and decide overall strategy.

The battles themselves are shown on fully 3D battlefields and it is possible to zoom in and out. You can also view an overall map. Orders are issued via commanders, each of whom has their own personality that effects their actions and the morale of their men. The AI is a strength of the game. A strong story connects the battles and high-quality cutscenes develop the plot. The game's control system is effective.
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