- Rise of the Phoenix
Infobox VG
title = Rise of the Phoenix
developer =KOEI
publisher =KOEI
released = vgrelease|JP=April 6, 1994|NA=February 1995
genre =strategy games
modes =Single player , Multiplayer
platforms =Super Famicom /Super NES
ratings = vgratings|ESRB=Kids to Adults
media = 12-megabit Cartridge
requirements =
input ="Rise of the Phoenix" is a strategy game made by
KOEI . The game is set in ancientChina during the historically accurateChu-Han Contention betweenLiu Bang andXiang Yu .The gameplay and control are one of a kind, quite unlike the similarly themed Romance of the Three Kingdoms or
Nobunaga's Ambition series, and its controls were considered more inconvenient. The commands are set in four weeks during one month. The player must first choose the "planning" stage where they can decide to improve their cities or make allies. The next week is called the "Action" stage where the player choose where to move their armies.The player chooses either to be
Liu Bang orXiang Yu . Liu Bang has below average stats for Politics and Skills however his Charisma is high and hence it is easy for him to make allies, while Xiang Yu has high personal stats while his Charisma is lower.Although the story is set during a 5 year span, as in actual history, where the war took 5 years, the player is not penalized if they don't finish the game under 5 years.
Oddly enough, this game's English version only came out for Super NES internationally (albeit in small quantity), as
KOEI has a long tradition of producing in the PC market first, before porting to other system. However this game appeared in PC form and ported to thePlayStation (in1998 ) in the East Asia market and is considered a rare game as a collectors item.
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