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Bandit Kings of Ancient China
Bandit Kings of Ancient China is a turn-based strategy role-playing simulation game developed and published by Koei for MS-DOS, the Amiga, and the Apple II. It was well-received at its inception, and was considered to be a significant step forward in the complexity of strategy gaming.
- Released
- 31 December 1989
- Developer
- Koei
- Publisher
- Infogrames
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows) · DOS · Amiga · Apple II · MSX
- Genres
- Strategy · Turn-based strategy (TBS)
- Also known as
- Suikoden: Tenmei no Chikai · Water Margin: Oath of Destiny
- Estimated owners
- 20,000–50,000 (est.)
- 53
- Player rating
- 5
- Ratings counted
- 79.5%
- Steam reviews
Bandit Kings of Ancient China
Quick answers
Bandit Kings of Ancient China
The story
The game is based on the novel Water Margin, and takes place in ancient China during the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. The player fights with the ten bandits to build, sustain, and command an army of troops to eventually capture the evil Gao Qiu, China's Minister of War, before the Jurchen invasion occurs in January 1127. Economic controls are also available, including taxes and troop unrest.
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Key facts
Platforms
Game modes
- Single player
- Multiplayer
Themes
- Fantasy
- Historical
- Warfare
Bandit Kings of Ancient China
Trailer
Bandit Kings of Ancient China
Screenshots
Bandit Kings of Ancient China
Reviews and languages
79.5% of 39 Steam reviews are positive. Valve labels that “Mostly Positive”.
2 languages in the interface, 0 of them with full voice acting. English is supported.
Bandit Kings of Ancient China
Platform releases
- Amiga
- 31 December 1989
- Apple II
- 31 December 1989
- DOS
- 31 December 1989
- MSX
- 31 December 1989
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- 21 February 2017
Bandit Kings of Ancient China
Official pages
Bandit Kings of Ancient China
