Tenchi wo Kurau (1994)

Developer: Sun L
Publisher: Capcom
Platforms: Game Boy
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy

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How it feels

Lead Liu Bei through an alternate Three Kingdoms saga in this unique strategy-RPG set in ancient China.

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About

Despite many sources claiming that Tenchi wo Kurau for Game Boy is a port of the NES original, it’s actually a totally new game. It’s not even developed by Capcom, but instead Sun L, the developer responsible for the Game Boy ports of Gargoyle’s Quest II and Street Fighter II. Tenchi wo Kurau follows a similar storyline to the previous entries, but reshuffles things in interesting ways. Rather than starting with Zhang Fei, Liu Bei, and Guan Ye’s blood oath, you begin only as Liu Bei. The initial hour of gameplay involves finding his companions, joining up with the army, and destroying the Yellow Turbans.

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