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Nobunaga's Ambition

Players take on the role of one of the main characters of the period, Nobunaga Oda, Shingen Takeda, Kenshin Uesugi, or others and try to unite the 50 kingdoms of Japan, from Ezo in the north to Kyushu in the…

18 March 1988

Nobunaga's Ambition is a strategy developed by Koei, released 18 March 1988 on Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Nobunaga's Ambition is

Nobunaga's Ambition is a strategy game developed by Koei and released in 1988. It is available on Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Players take on the role of one of the main characters of the period, Nobunaga Oda, Shingen Takeda, Kenshin Uesugi, or others and try to unite the 50 kingdoms of Japan, from Ezo in the north to Kyushu in the south, under their own rule.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical, sandbox and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Nobunaga's Ambition series

Nobunaga's Ambition is the third of 63 entries we hold in the Nobunaga's Ambition series. It arrived a year after Nobunaga's Ambition. The next entry was Nobunaga's Ambition II in 1988.

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When did Nobunaga's Ambition come out?
Nobunaga's Ambition was released on 18 March 1988 for Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.

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