Ishin No Arashi

維新の嵐 (Storm of the Meiji Restoration), released in 1989 on MSX, is a strategy game signed by KOEI which plunges the player into the heart of Japan's modernization era. Take on the role of a political or military leader at the end of Tokugawa Shogunate and shape the country's future through diplomacy, reforms and battles.

69.00€

Characteristics:

Year of release:
1989
Original title:
維新の嵐
Publisher:
KOEI
Type of game:
Simulation
System:
MSX2
Sound:
MSX Music (FM)
Support:
MegaRom
Version:
Japanese
Reference:
MXKN12017
Condition:
Occasion
State:
Very good condition

About

With (Ishin no Arashi), KOEI transports its formula of great strategy into one of the most fascinating periods in Japan's history: the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Meiji restoration in the 19th century.

Released in 1989 on MSX, the game depicts tensions between conservative forces attached to the Shogunate and supporters of a modernized Western Japan. The player embodies one of the great characters of this troubled era and must manage a subtle balance between political, diplomacy, economic reforms and military confrontations.

The originality of Storm of the Meiji Restoration is in its approach multidimensional It is not just a matter of conquering by arms, but also of transforming the country with ideas. You can choose to push Japan towards a total openness to the West, or instead maintain its traditions to resist foreign influence.

Graphically, the MSX version offers detailed maps and typical menus of KOEI leg, sober but clear. Like other editor's productions, the title is intended for players passionate about history and strategy, ready to immerse themselves in a deep and demanding gameplay.

This title is often considered one of the most original of KOEI, as it leaves the classical framework of feudal wars to address a pivotal period of modernization.
Unlike Nobunaga, where military conquest is at the centre, Ishin no Arashi places strong emphasis on ideological and political influence.
The game introduced for the first time at KOEI a mechanical Social reforms, prefiguring certain elements which will be included in other series of the editor.
As always with the KOEI productions of the time, the box contained a dense manual and often illustrated, absolutely indispensable to understand all the subtleties of the gameplay.