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Nobunaga's Ambition series

Nobunaga's Ambition: Shouseiroku

Nobunaga's Ambition (Nobunaga no Yabou) is a turn-based strategy video game series first released in Japan in 1983. It is a series of loosely adapted historical simulations produced by the Japanese video game…

21 March 1997

Nobunaga's Ambition: Shouseiroku is a strategy developed by Koei, released 21 March 1997 on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

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What Nobunaga's Ambition: Shouseiroku is

Nobunaga's Ambition: Shouseiroku is a strategy game developed by Koei and released in 1997. It is available on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Nobunaga's Ambition (Nobunaga no Yabou) is a turn-based strategy video game series first released in Japan in 1983. It is a series of loosely adapted historical simulations produced by the Japanese video game developer Koei. It features a predominately Japanese voice track though English dubs appear during movie cutscenes. It debuted before Romance of the Three Kingdoms but it hasn't been localized as often. Nobunaga's Ambition takes place during the Japanese Warring States period. As the title suggests, The player is tasked with achieving the ultimate goal of warlord Oda Nobunaga; the conquest and unification of Japan. Selecting Nobunaga is optional, however, as the player is also able to…
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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

Nobunaga's Ambition: Shouseiroku is the 18th of 63 entries we hold in the Nobunaga's Ambition series. The next entry was Nobunaga's Ambition: Shouseiroku with Power Up Kit in 1997.

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What it launched against

Nobunaga's Ambition: Shouseiroku launched on 21 March 1997, within three weeks of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Doom 64 and Turok: Dinosaur Hunter.

Released around the same time: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Doom 64, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter.

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When did Nobunaga's Ambition: Shouseiroku come out?
Nobunaga's Ambition: Shouseiroku was released on 21 March 1997 for PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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