Nobunaga no Yabou: Haouden

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 choose from a variety of other regional daimyo of the time. Nobunaga no Yabou – Haouden is the fifth game in Koei's Nobunaga's Ambition series, and once more is a historic war simulation set in 16th century Japan. Up to eight players can participate in one of three different scenarios with the ultimate goal of unifying the whole of Japan. Nearly 60 different real-life warlords and their territories are represented and available to play as. The three scenarios available are Nobunaga's rise to prominence in 1551, the Tenka Fubu campaign towards Kyoto in 1568, and Nobunaga's death in 1582. The Playstation version features a complete encyclopedia of the most important characters and a CD Player to play the different music tracks of the game.