Romance of the Three Kingdoms 11 (PS2/PC)

Yuuki here boys and girls with a truly amazing game. Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI which is also entirely to long to say so it will be referred to as ROTK. Truly a diamond in the rough for Koei. The game is based on the Romance era of China focusing around the later Han and the empires to follow it. The games true basing ifs from the Novel of the same name, much like the games Dynasty warriors and Dynasty tactics. So let's begin...

Gameplay: A large part of the game is the strategy behind running a kingdom. You must employ and pay officers, recruit and train solider as well as outfit them with weapons. Research technologies to stay ahead of the competition. The combination of millitary, political, and domestic options makes the game very expansive. The game offers a huge variety of options in how to play and rule making it and excellent play. 5/5

Story: The story itself is pretty much optional. You can play through where real historical events take place and enjoy the thrill of living history. Then there is a more fictional play where the events don't happen and things are a little more in your control. Though you can always run up and take out someone and send the events into chaos. 4/5

Graphics: Well the game is much more brushed up then its previous incarnations. The art style of the terrian has a feel of the painting of that era. With defined outlined and long brush strokes. Officer portraits are amazing more so for the PC of course. Battle and skill animation give you a great sense of accomplishment when the succeed. 5/5

Audio: ROTK has always had excellently composed music. Amazing battle themes that make you want to pick up your halberd and march off to war. Soft melodies that make you fill like your in a zen garden and others that make you long for the all the Romance of the Romance era. 5/5

Replay: The game has amazingly expansive variety. In the Officers you play from history or the ones you create. Building you build and cities you siege. There is really to much to do in one play through and add the multiplayer and your good to go for a long while. 5/5

Overall: Here it is this game is awesome for those of you who love strategy. Hours upon hours of playtime between creating officers getting events and everything else and to be honest there is even more than I've talked about here. Officer to Officer relationships...marriage children...tactics, ploys and so much more. Truly an epic game. 5/5