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Kessen III

2004 78 / 100 Real Time Strategy (RTS) Strategy
In Kessen III the player takes control of Nobunaga Oda, and unlike the previous two games, you cannot choose a side to play on, and Nobunaga has one goal only... to unify the lands and rid his world of misery and suffering. Following the prequels, this game comes with lots of cinematics and stays true to strategic as well as action gameplay, adding a few new things along the road, like collecting items during battle Show full summary

In Kessen III the player takes control of Nobunaga Oda, and unlike the previous two games, you cannot choose a side to play on, and Nobunaga has one goal only... to unify the lands and rid his world of misery and suffering. Following the prequels, this game comes with lots of cinematics and stays true to strategic as well as action gameplay, adding a few new things along the road, like collecting items during battles. The two main aspects of this game are planning and engaging in battle. Select officers and strategically place them on the field of battle, assign commands and issue orders. When on the battlefield, each of the officers, including Nobunaga, will have his/her army at their disposal which can be controlled at any point. Level-ups bring additional special attacks to both officers and their troops.

World design Nicht eindeutig Game modeMultiplayer

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In Kessen III the player takes control of Nobunaga Oda, and unlike the previous two games, you cannot choose a side to play on, and Nobunaga has one goal only... to unify the lands and rid his world of misery and suffering. Following the prequels, this game comes with lots of cinematics and stays true to strategic as well as action gameplay, adding a few new things along the road, like collecting items during battles. The two main aspects of this game are planning and engaging in battle. Select officers and strategically place them on the field of battle, assign commands and issue orders. When on the battlefield, each of the officers, including Nobunaga, will have his/her army at their disposal which can be controlled at any point. Level-ups bring additional special attacks to both officers and their troops.

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Studio & publishing

Developer
Koei
Publisher
Koei
Franchise
Standalone
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Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric, Third person
Themes
Action, Fantasy, Historical, Warfare
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • PlayStation 2 Dec 22, 2004
  • PlayStation 2 May 13, 2005
  • PlayStation 3 Jan 30, 2013
  • PlayStation 3 Aug 20, 2013
  • PlayStation 2 Feb 22, 2005

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