Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX

"China, A Lodestar"

When I bought this game from a discount store, well, it's a bumper. I also researched this game and I found out that all you can do is to be a ruler. Well, I want a variety of choices like being a vassal, a leader or just a freelancer.

As I said, China is Lodestar because its principles guide us in daily lives. Like the Analects of Confucius and the book of Tao.

This game is good, but not good enough, of coarse, for me. In your opinion, it might be different. The game covers the whole of China, with Barbarians like Qiang, Wuwan, Shan Yue and Nan Man attack cities when there's an opening. Even if this tribe's your friend, it can attack for no good reasons. After they attack, they will leave your city barren..... poor city. That's why I gave this game an 8.

Also, alliances are not stable. You could break your alliance by just attacking another ally force but beware of your officer's loyalty. It will drop low because the officers still love the Han.

Although this game ranges wide, I guess it's not that wide like specifically a vassal or even shortcut routes.

The lame tactic here is to bring towers, of coarse, you will guard it also. All over again this is repeated so I'd say this game's a bore.

I also hate enemies here! They're backstabbers! They will just declare war on you for a lame objective: to conquer you. This is annoying if your concentrated on a front, then enemies will attack your back? That ain't fair for me.

Although compared to Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII, this game is superior. Compared to Romance of the Three Kingdoms X, this game is -1, for me. Compared to Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI, well, this game is also -1, in my opinion.

Finally, I conclude that even if this game don't have the graphics, well generally, I must admit, this is a good game.

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 08/28/07