Nobunaga's Ambition

About Nobunaga's Ambition

Nobunaga's Ambition is a 1986 role-playing game developed by Koei, part of the Nobunaga's Ambition series. It released on PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000 and PC-8800 Series, holding a 6.9 / 10 aggregate score.

The second game in the series, previously released as Nobunaga's Ambition in the West. 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.

JRPG details

Developer	Koei
Publisher	Koei
Platforms	PC-9800 Series Sharp X68000 PC-8800 Series Sharp X1 Sega Mega Drive/Genesis PC (Microsoft Windows)TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine Mac DOS Amiga Sharp MZ-2200 FM-7 Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD MSX
Genres	Role-playing (RPG)Simulator Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Themes	Fantasy Historical Sandbox Warfare
Modes	Single player Multiplayer
Perspective	Bird view / Isometric
Franchise	Nobunaga's Ambition
Series	Nobunaga's Ambition
Languages	English Japanese
Tags	medieval ninja training samurai invasion construction turn-based death soldier military horse archery management farming war diplomacy multiple endings hostages campaign artificial intelligence dialogue trees based on - book japan revenge grid-based movement economy hexagon day/night cycle feudal japan warriors clan tactical turn-based combat attributes rivaling factions world map character select screen human shopping bow and arrow non-player character descendants of other characters resource gathering moral decisions morale resistance stat tracking betrayal historical figures in fictional settings political thriller rpg elements commerce rebels bribery presidential protagonist non-linear storytelling merchants squad tactics rivalry age progression feudalism propaganda sibling rivalry battle screen innocent people die restoration conquest mode seasons war veterans supply and demand hero turned evil tactician tragic villain male protagonist

Release Date

PC-8800 Series	Dec 01, 1986
PC-8800 Series	Dec 1986
Sharp MZ-2200	May 1987
MSX	1987
Sharp X1	1987
FM-7	1987
PC-9800 Series	1987
Sharp X68000	Nov 01, 1988
Sharp X68000	Nov 1988
Amiga	1988
DOS	1988
Mac	1990
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis	Sep 15, 1993
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine	Dec 11, 1993