Lords of the Rising Sun
The Battle Lines are Drawn! Welcome to the twelfth century Japan! Your bitter rivals, the Taira clan, have murdered your father and subverted the emperor. In an epic quest to become SHOGUN, and thus redeem the…
Lords of the Rising Sun is an arcade developed by Cinemaware, released 31 December 1989 on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Amiga, Philips CD-i and Sharp X68000.
What Lords of the Rising Sun is
Lords of the Rising Sun is an arcade game developed by Cinemaware and released in 1989. It is available on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Amiga, Philips CD-i, Sharp X68000 and Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Battle Lines are Drawn! Welcome to the twelfth century Japan! Your bitter rivals, the Taira clan, have murdered your father and subverted the emperor. In an epic quest to become SHOGUN, and thus redeem the family honor, you’ll command vast armies of samurai warriors; defend yourself against ninja assassins; lay siege against mighty fortresses; negotiate alliances; and confront your enemies in personal combat!
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Lords of the Rising Sun launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Pipe Dream and Denaris.
Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Pipe Dream, Denaris.
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