Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence
Hailed as one of the best instalments in the franchise’s history, this extremely intricate, deep, and meticulous strategy game is set against a backdrop of a fragmented nation and asks the player to take up…
Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence is a simulator developed by Koei Tecmo Games, released 12 December 2013 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3.
What Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence is
Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence is a simulator game developed by Koei Tecmo Games and released in 2013. It was published by Koei Tecmo Europe. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Nobunaga's Ambition is a series of turn-based grand strategy role-playing simulation video games developed and published by Koei. The original game was one of the first in its genre, being released in March 1983 in Japan. Nobunaga's Ambition takes place during the Sengoku period of feudal Japan. The player is tasked with achieving the ultimate goal of warlord Oda Nobunaga: the conquest and unification of Japan. Selecting Oda Nobunaga is optional, however, as the player is also able to choose from a variety of other regional daimyōs of the time.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Nobunaga's Ambition series
Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence is the 44th of 63 entries we hold in the Nobunaga's Ambition series. It arrived 3 years after 100-man-nin no Nobunaga no Yabou. The next entry was Nobunaga no Yabou in 2013. Its critic score of 80 is 6 points above the series average of 74. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.
How it was received
Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 65% of the 2,882 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Pentium®4 1.6GHz, 1 GB RAM and VRAM 128MB over. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 7GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence launched on 12 December 2013, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D World, The Walking Dead: Season 2 and The Walking Dead: Season Two. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D World, The Walking Dead: Season 2, The Walking Dead: Season Two.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Dlc
Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence - Scenario 6: Battle of Itsukushima
Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence - Scenario 4: Fateful Clash
Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence - Scenario 9: Shingen's Final Step
Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence - Scenario 7: Battle of Tetorigawa
Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence - Scenario 2: God of War Descends
Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence - Scenario 3: Dawn of Revolution
Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence - Scenario 5: Battle of Nagashino
Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence - Scenario 1: Stronger Than a Alliance
Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence - Scenario 8: The One-eyed Dragon
Nobunaga's Ambition: Souzou - Tenkafubu Scenario
Nobunaga's Ambition: Souzou - Nagashinonotatakai Scenario
Nobunaga's Ambition: Souzou - Tennouzan Scenario
Nobunaga's Ambition: Souzou - Dokuganryutatsu Scenario
Nobunaga's Ambition: Souzou - Tetorigawa Scenario
Nobunaga's Ambition: Souzou - Shingenjouraku Scenario
Nobunaga's Ambition: Souzou - Itsukushima Scenario
Nobunaga's Ambition: Souzou - Power Up Kit
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