According to these reviews it looks pretty promising, again if anyone downloads it let us know your opinion.
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Here's one guy's review, Sounds like a SNES version of Ghanis Kahn(nes)
"One of the greatest strategy games I've ever played." 9/10
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 4 is a game of war, one which takes place, historically, around the time of 200 AD. As the game flows, you have to deal with situations involving politics, the development of cities and your army, and of course, wage war on all the others who would dare stand in your way. Like all the other KOIE games that deal with this time period, the game is just amazing.
The game revolves around you taking the role of one of China's most powerful rulers, or if you so desire, a ruler of your own creation. To describe the gameplay in depth would be a disaster, as there is just so much you can do. Are you someone who likes to take advantage of situations by using your superior intellect? Then you can plot against your enemies and defeat them before issuing a single command of attack. Don't want to waste your time talking over matters that could be solved with a sword? Take the initiative and launch an attack on a weak neighbor.
If you decide to stay at home, you must manage your city well, and keep your officers loyal to your cause. Sending men on searches to find rare treasures, advising men to trade in the market, and drafting men for your army are just a small list of the many things you can accomplish by biding your time in a well defended city. But you must also think of your people, for if the public's opinion of you drops so much, you could have a riot on your hands.
If you decide to go to war with an enemy, your army will be positioned on the usual hex based map. The battles, however, aren't just an outlet for you to mash the attack button. Sure, you can, but you'll fare much better if you ambush enemies, start fires, or confuse the enemy. You can also dig pits and roll boulders down mountains, attempt to calm the weather or turn the wind on the enemy, and send bolts of lightning into the enemy camp. However, one must be careful when messing with the weather, as one's enemies may not be the only soldiers on the receiving end.
One aspect that is different from the rest of the series is the graphics. Compared to its predecessors on the SNES, Romance of the Three Kingdoms 4 shines above them. The original map is done nicely, and changes its visual style based around what time of the year it currently is. The portraits of your men are well done and actually resemble portraits of men, something uncommon in many other games, and the sprites of your men are also good. The menu screens, though not confusing, are a bit drab, and seeing as you'll be spending quite a bit of time in them, could become annoying to someone wanting a great deal of variety.
Your empire will have it's own theme, but since you won't be controlling the enemy, this will be the theme you hear for most of the game. You'll either get used to it and come to enjoy it, like I did, or get used to it and deal with it. Either way, the quality of the tracks are good, and they fall into place nicely with the setting of the game.
The story is loosely based around The Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history, but that's where it ends. Every time you play the game, everything will happen based on whatever situation you're in at the moment. I'm pretty sure your created officer isn't the one who historically unified Chine under one banner. In this aspect, the story is great, because it's always a little different, even though the background information will stay the same. Of course, if you don't want to use your imagination at all as you're playing, the story is essentially non-existent.
Replayablity is, though the phrase is old, through the roof. Every time you play, things will happen differently. The person who unified China in the last game you played could fall to one of the weaker leaders in the very next game. There is really no end to how long you can play the game. If you enjoy the game, you should enjoy it for quite a while, and then another seven months after that.
When you first pick up the game, odds are you're going to be swamped if it's your first in the series. There's just so many things that you can do, and it can be overwhelming for many. I know that the first time I played it, I ended up giving up on it before an hour was up. But, if you can play long enough to get all the menus figured out, the game provides every era of difficulty after that. Sometimes the enemies will be far superior to your forces, and you'll have to use everything you have at your disposal to rout their forces. At other times, you'll have armies being squashed under your massive units.
If you're a fan of the strategy genre, I'd recommend Romance of the Three Kingdoms 4 to you. I've played many games in the series, and many games in other series revolving around this time period, and I can easily say that this is by far one of the best. I find myself playing this just as much as the latest release in the series, if not more, and no matter what, I'm always having fun. If you want a game you can jump right into, you'll probably want to look elsewhere. The learning curve is steep at the start, but once you get the hang of things, you should coast right along. This series has never been one of the most well known series stateside, which is a shame, because it's one of the best.