Lord of Darkness
Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness is the fourth game in the Nobunaga series (but only the third one to have been localized in English). The story of Nobunaga takes place during the Japanese civil war of…
Lord of Darkness is a simulator developed by Koei, released 21 December 1991 on Wii, Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
What Lord of Darkness is
Lord of Darkness is a simulator game developed by Koei and released in 1991. It is available on Wii, Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness is the fourth game in the Nobunaga series (but only the third one to have been localized in English). The story of Nobunaga takes place during the Japanese civil war of the 16th century. In a wartime strategy game, 15 different warlords are represented across several territories. One to eight human players can play, controlling different leaders and factions. Gameplay is done in one of two scenarios; the beginning of the civil war in 1555 or Nobunaga surrounded by his enemies in 1571. Management of population, supplies and military are the gameplay and successful manipulation of these numbers in the right combination to attack and defend against hostile…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Nobunaga's Ambition series
Lord of Darkness is the eighth of 63 entries we hold in the Nobunaga's Ambition series. It arrived a year after Nobunaga's Ambition: Bushou Fuunroku. The next entry was Nobunaga no Yabou: Bushou Fuuunroku in 1991.
What it launched against
Lord of Darkness launched on 21 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams and James Pond 2: Codename - RoboCod.
Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, James Pond 2: Codename - RoboCod.
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