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Kessen (PlayStation 2, 2000)
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Platform: PlayStation 2
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Release Date: Oct 2000
Rating: Teen
Genre: Real-Time, Strategy
UPC: 014633142587
Product ID: EPID2746
Description: The ancient storied battlefield lies before you. At your command are 100,000 troops including archers, infantry, riflemen, and the powerful cavalry. <I>Kessen</I>is a real time strategy game designed for the PlayStation 2 computer entert...
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A old but good gameReview created: 04/05/07
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The game is great in that it makes you feel like you are directing a movie. But doing this also makes the game feel boring to most people because you'll just be sitting there staring at the screen while you wait for your characters to regain their strength and do the same animation over and over again. This game isn't for everyone but it was perfect for me.
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This is a great strategy game from the early days of the PS2. Command thousands of troops, interact with hundreds of characters onscreen at once. Awesome graphics, special effects and cutscenes.
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like it just came out of the box.Review created: 04/10/09
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) this was one of the the first games ever made for the ps2 and the game was in mint condition, even better than described. I will definitly do busnis with this seller in the future.
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sim and war and u get kessenReview created: 09/19/08(updated 09/19/08)
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) i love this game my girl hates it this is my third time buying this game i had many good hours on this ps2 classic if u like asain culture u need to check this game out and thanks to ebay u can buy it new for cheap fast learning curve good story
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This game started the PS2 off with a bang!!!Review created: 05/06/07
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One of the first two or three games to be released for the new system was this lovely gem of a game. I just can't believe how much crap its been dished out. Don't listen to any negative reviews about this game for they are mostly false.
I use the following system:
Exceptional - Nothing can be improved about this aspect.
Good - Exceeds standards yet has some room for improvement.
Average - Meets the standards of the time, yet fails to impress.
Poor - Below-standards, suffers from terrible quality.
GRAPHICS: I thought I'd start with the greatest aspect of the game. The graphics have to be the most beautiful I have ever seen in my life. All the detail, all the....well...DETAIL!!! I can't believe it! EXCELLENT!!!!
GMEPLAY: The tutorials will get on your nerves but other than that I loved it. You might want to take a break or two because it drags for a while, BUT there really weren't enough battles. GOOD
SOUND: This goes with the graphics...just brings tears too my eyes to be able to see a beautiful game and HEAR it as well. EXCELLENT
REPLAYABILITY: You can actually just tank (purposely lose) some battles to see how the story changes. GOOD
Overall this game delivers and hits it right on the bullseye. Not so much its sequels which blew BALLS! This game is worht everything!
I use the following system:
Exceptional - Nothing can be improved about this aspect.
Good - Exceeds standards yet has some room for improvement.
Average - Meets the standards of the time, yet fails to impress.
Poor - Below-standards, suffers from terrible quality.
GRAPHICS: I thought I'd start with the greatest aspect of the game. The graphics have to be the most beautiful I have ever seen in my life. All the detail, all the....well...DETAIL!!! I can't believe it! EXCELLENT!!!!
GMEPLAY: The tutorials will get on your nerves but other than that I loved it. You might want to take a break or two because it drags for a while, BUT there really weren't enough battles. GOOD
SOUND: This goes with the graphics...just brings tears too my eyes to be able to see a beautiful game and HEAR it as well. EXCELLENT
REPLAYABILITY: You can actually just tank (purposely lose) some battles to see how the story changes. GOOD
Overall this game delivers and hits it right on the bullseye. Not so much its sequels which blew BALLS! This game is worht everything!
Review ID: 10000000003518386
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Kessen (Playstation 2)
) Great strategy game.
The graphics in the game are startlingly lovely. From the cut-scenes to the campagin setup to the reactions of commanders to your decisions, it truly flows like an interactive movie.
It's not just hack-and-slash, either. There are personal triumphs, anguished losses, generals who you convince to join your side, warriors who show their nuances of personality in how they react to your commands.
The game is a strategic combat between the two great warlords of the early 1600s, recreating a series of battles that put an end to the fighting era and brought in over 200 years of peace.
The level of detail is great. You can see exactly how each group is put together, the loyalty of each leader, their weariness, and much more. You can choose to ignore details if you want, but a true strategist will find ways to shine by taking them all into consideration.
You can also use political influence to sway your enemies, and sometimes they'll even watch how the battle goes for a while before determining which side to take.
The cut-scenes are beautiful, but if you want to skip them, just hit a button and you're back into the overall battle watching. Perhaps the only downside is that since this is based on real events, you don't have as much flexibility as in a game that could randomly create situations and encounters. Perhaps this same engine might be used for that in the coming months!
The graphics in the game are startlingly lovely. From the cut-scenes to the campagin setup to the reactions of commanders to your decisions, it truly flows like an interactive movie.
It's not just hack-and-slash, either. There are personal triumphs, anguished losses, generals who you convince to join your side, warriors who show their nuances of personality in how they react to your commands.
The game is a strategic combat between the two great warlords of the early 1600s, recreating a series of battles that put an end to the fighting era and brought in over 200 years of peace.
The level of detail is great. You can see exactly how each group is put together, the loyalty of each leader, their weariness, and much more. You can choose to ignore details if you want, but a true strategist will find ways to shine by taking them all into consideration.
You can also use political influence to sway your enemies, and sometimes they'll even watch how the battle goes for a while before determining which side to take.
The cut-scenes are beautiful, but if you want to skip them, just hit a button and you're back into the overall battle watching. Perhaps the only downside is that since this is based on real events, you don't have as much flexibility as in a game that could randomly create situations and encounters. Perhaps this same engine might be used for that in the coming months!
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A interesting take on Japanese history.Review created: 11/13/06
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I am an Otaku, and proud of it, but I dearly love Japans historical culture as well so I found this game VERY intriuging. It is a rather old game. I was one of the first three games released at the Playstation 2's launch. Since it is a little old, it doesn't have marvalous graphics, but that is not why people play strategy games, is it? It puts you in the pivital position of Iyasu Tokugawa(his family name should sound fimialar to anyone who knows a little of Japan's history) first. He was the first person to unite all of Japan. This game places you in charge of his armies as he battles his way to his goal. You can order all of his armies as a whole or to as small as a singal unit of soldiers. After you have completed Tokugawa's story, the game allows you to play as the antaginist Mitsunari Ishida who, of course, lost in real life, and is normally greatly outnumbered so playing as him is proves to be a lot more challeging that your first time through and, of course, it is entirely fictional so you can't always guess what will happen in the story. I could go into more details, but that would take far to long and would spoil a lot so I will simply recommend this game to any person who has interest in strategy games, Japanese history, or both.
As to what I disliked about it, there would only be one complaint, and that would be the unrealistic, and at times rediculas armor that the samurai and daimyo wear.
I hope this will help you in whether or not you chose to purchase this game. Unfortunatly, since this game is quite old, it should prove difficult to even find the game let alone the game, original case, and even gaming booklet as I did.
Good luck to you all ^_^
As to what I disliked about it, there would only be one complaint, and that would be the unrealistic, and at times rediculas armor that the samurai and daimyo wear.
I hope this will help you in whether or not you chose to purchase this game. Unfortunatly, since this game is quite old, it should prove difficult to even find the game let alone the game, original case, and even gaming booklet as I did.
Good luck to you all ^_^
Review ID: 10000000002346868
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