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Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle

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Overview :

It is Sengoku aka Warring States periods in Japan. The land is in turmoil and it is up to you to unite it.

I suggest going over the tutorial to grasp some basic command of the game. It should took around 45 min to 1 hour depending on how quick you complete it.

Now to the fun part:

There are 3 different mode to play on .

Unification - basically, you can choose any daimyo and conquered the whole land, the best and time consuming of all mode.

Local - same as unification but concentrate on local level like conquered Northern Japan, Southern Japan, and others.

Challege - Complete a certain objective in a given time . There are 2 challenge at the beginning but there should be more challenge unlock once you complete those.

On Unification and Local mode, they have same scenarios but once you complete those, they would unlock more scenario for later period.

Gameplay :

It is insanely hard on hardest mode, even normal mode already hard. Don't expect yourself to go out and capture an enemy castle right away like in ROTK 11(romance of the three kingdoms) which have 3D map and real time battle much like this one. You will lose terribly and once you do, expect bad thing to happen.

Building, so many building and land to build but you must build a district (core building) then you can build sub building. Like if you build a farm, you can build rice paddy, fishery and barrack around it. And yes, you do need lots of rice paddy for provision , also gold is important too.

War, the fun part and also the bad part, you don't carry your own resource when waging war, instead your provision (rice) is in the clan. You wandering around too long, you lose morale = unit destroy once morale reach 0. You also lose provision like crazy, these troops eat rice like a maniac, so make sure you have provision in triple digit instead of double digit like in the start.

Technology, this is the tricky part that doesn't explain really well. You need someone in the clan that have the require attribute from C to S for Archery, Calvary, Siege, Civil ... etc. You would want someone who have S in one and at least B in all so you can build higher tech, otherwise you stuck with your outdated tech. Research higher tech let you gain fame if you are the first to get it and you can request other tech from your ally, however, those allies are stingy about giving up their tech.

Diplomacy, you can negotiate tech, threaten enemy into vassals, alliance, and request reinforcement. Threaten enemy is also impossible so you may as well go conquered them unless your force are overpower them.

And remember, you can never have enough gold, your officer seem to like more gold than being loyal. You don't give them enough, they will be displease and loyal could drop. This isn't like ROTK where you just give them gold or item and shut them up for good. I always ran out of gold after couple years in the game which is quite short compare to ROTK.

This isn't a perfect review nor listing all of its contents, it is just so much compare to the previous installment Rise to Power. The AI here is much smarter than in RTP. Also, real time and turn base is in one big cluster, you just enter O to switch between the two and everything will move smoothly.

It isn't 5 stars game but should be 4.5/5 for fun . If you are a hardcore strategy gamer like me, you may like it but for beginner, it can get really frustrating.

This game is digital crack for strategy gamers. I picture myself beating old ladies up in the street to take their money so I don't have to work and can play this game longer and longer. It is by far the best strategy game I have ever played. It is simply amazing, especially if you plan the unification mode. It a very difficult game and the AI is very smart and challenging. But be warned you will become hooked. Still buy it!!

Excellant game.Have to put some thought into this one.You have to contend with economy,feeding your troops,weather hazards.attacks from rivals,etc.I originally played this game as a Super Nintendo.Had to have it when I saw it was on Playstation.Enjoyed every bit of it.

If you're familiar with the title, you should enjoy this game. It's something that you'll have to play for hours and hours and hours... (which is great!). Like all the reviews (gamespot, game trailers etc) already say, the graphics don't stand out as bad or anything, but really aren't the strong point of this game (read: they're a bit weak). But sho ga nai, that's not really what you are buying this game for anyways. Since the NES 8-bit version, it's always been heavy text turned based strategy game. I played the NES 8-bit version, then I've jumped to this one. I'm happy with it and, will be spending many hours learning the ins and outs and strategy and what not. Recommended!

Anyone who has played the Nobunaga's Ambition series of games knows what an elaborate, complex and beautifully strategic game they are getting into. For those who don't, please read other reviews to get a more general idea of what NA is all about.

That being said, players experienced in the NA series will most certainly be pleased with Iron Triangle. While a new time-lapse system offers a greater sense of time passing and the "iron triangle" approach to technology/culture/might turns some previous concepts on their head, the game in general stays true to the time-tested formula of high strategy and detailed top-down management. Players are likely to also enjoy the new twist on the battle system, which makes the battle field a detailed strategic resource in and of itself. Players who remember Rise to Power will be pleased with the newer, sharper and more colorful graphics. The artwork is also fantastic, with highly detailed portraits and stills, wonderfully era-accurate interiors and architecture, and more detailed models than in previous versions. The soundtrack to this game is gorgeous and never really gets old. One problem I do have is that text in the game can be quite small (even when compared to the previous Nobunaga's Ambition offerings on PS2), and so some words are difficult to read from a distance. The tutorials are extremely effective, and the in-game help system is detailed and generous with information about nearly every aspect of the game. This is a good thing; you'll most certainly be using both tutorials and in-game help to their fullest in order to gain any sense of mastery over this behemoth of a strategy simulation.

This game will provide long-time fans of the Nobunaga's Ambition series a fresh new turn on a game that still offers thousands of hours of game play fun. Newcomers will likely be daunted at first by the game's massive complexity, but once this is overcome the elaborate beauty and flexibility of the game becomes apparent. Simply put, if you like Nobunaga's Ambition, make sure to pick up this new rendition of what has become a respected classic.

At first, I was really exciting about a new Nobunaga game. And then after a few hours of playing, I was about to throw this game to my game box at the basement.

So, let's see what we got here.

Game Play: 3 out of 5. It's acceptable. When you choose a small lord, it seems pretty fun. When you try to attack, others may take the chance to backstab you. However, when your territory gets bigger, then things just get bored quickly. Basicly you just repeat a cycle: transport troops to the front line, move couple good at fighting generals to front, and then attack. Most players should get tired of the game pretty quickly. Okay, there is gotta to have a few good points right? Well, one is that you are allowed to edit historical characters, included ability, skills and their photos for the first time in the entire nobunaga series. Second, you may develop technologies that can give you a great advantage. Err, the requirements to develop each technology is hard. You just need to have 3 S rate generals to max one technology. And "I have developed all technologies" that kind of satisfaction just nearly impossible to occur unless you do a lot of editings.

Graphic: 2 out of 5. I am sorry to give such a low grade. The main reason is, some generals have exactlly the same pictures we have from last game. Some may argue that this game is a full 3D game, and it's beautiful. You have a lot of control to see things from different angles. Sure, but that is exactlly the same thing we have in Romance of Three Kingdoms 11. Okay. The bottom line is, at least Koei should try to redraw new profolis for all generals, not just copy and paste from the last game.

Music: 3 out of 5. I love the open scheme, a eastern style of sad song. That is about it. Background music during the game play is just acceptable, nothing really to be impressed about.

AI: 1 out of 5. The difficulty levels are so unbalance. Easy is stupid like hell. Hard AI make you feel like they are using cheat codes. I have no idea how they get that much of gold and food to support a massive of army. Not to mention guns, ships, and siege weapons. They must have at least 10 charity groups to work for AI beind the scenes. And if you capture a general, you can excute them right away or they will never surruand to you, and they will join opposite countries to fight you again, again, and again.

Overall: 2-3 out of 5. It's a big dissapointment. This game makes me feel like a great packaging of food. Looks great, smells great, and then once you take a bite, it takes like mud. Well, this game is made for those who never play Romance of Three Kingdoms 11 and pervious nobunaga game(s) before. If you have tried ROTK 11 or pervious nobunaga game(s), sorry, this game is not for you.

Author's Profile:

Game Experience: 22 years.

Area of Specialities: SLG, RPG and SRPG.

Weakness: Stree Fighting, Shooting and Puzzles.

Played Koei's Products: ROTK 2-11

Nobunaga's Ambition 7,8,9,11,12,13(trial).

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ROTA NOVA 2, 2+, 4