Kessen II has made the battles easier to handle for novice players of the genre, since the strategies are already laid out for you. While none of them are incorrect choices, some make the mission much easier than others, particularly toward the latter half of the game. Here you will have the opportunity to choose a strategy for the mission, and the three generals will provide you with three different strategies to choose from. The game then shifts back into cutscenes to advance the plot, and then a new battle begins. The end result is always a positive one, so none of the choices are incorrect. These suggestions include training your available troops, recruiting new troops, and convincing your enemies' allies to join your forces, among others. Three of your generals will make suggestions on what to do with your troops. You are then required to make some decisions. The narrator will describe which territories were taken over in the last mission and where the next point of battle is expected. Producer Kou Shibusawa promises that Kessen II will be 'more dynamic, more dramatic.'Įvery mission begins with a general overview of the map showing the territories each kingdom occupies.

And though it's been only a year since the last Kessen game, the cinematography and presentation in Kessen II are significantly superior to those of its predecessor. The story is presented using both prerendered CG movies and the game's real-time graphics engine, and it even sports a minor use of live action in a particular scene. Actress Emiri Nakayama is the model and voice for Diao Chan, and respected Kabuki performer Somegoro Ichikawa is the model and voice for Zhuge Liang. Veteran anime voice actors Toru Furuya (Tuxedo Mask from Sailor Moon) and Makio Inoue (Captain Harlock from the Captain Harlock anime series) will play Liu Bei and Cao Cao, respectively. Talents from all sectors of the Japanese entertainment industry will lend a hand in Kessen II. It's up to you to turn the tides and defeat him. But to make things more complex, your royal fortuneteller has foreseen that Cao Cao is destined to rule and Diao Chan is a key element is his rule. Enraged, you declare war on Cao Cao, not only to rescue your love from his clutches, but also to claim his land for yourself. The game begins when Cao Cao kidnaps Diao Chan, your love interest. Your ultimate goal is the destruction of Cao Cao, the leader of the Wei kingdom. In Kessen II, you assume the role of Liu Bei, the leader of the Shu kingdom. Kessen II promises to have all the strategy elements that made Kessen so amazing, as well as plenty of extra goodies to wow fans of the series. Best described as a fantastical take on Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Kessen II puts you in the shoes of a historical Chinese general and has you command his army in a campaign to unite China and rescue his true love. The sequel to Koei's well-regarded feudal war-themed strategy game is coming to PS2s at the end of this year.

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