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Koei Company, Limited (???????? Kabushiki-gaisha
Kabushiki kaisha

are a type of business defined under Japanese law....
 Koe), formerly ?? (Koei)) is a Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
ese video game publisher
Video game publisher

A video game publisher is a company that Publishing video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer....
 and developer
Video game developer

A video game developer is a Computer software Software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Sony's PlayStation 3, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers....
 founded in 1978
1978 in video gaming

Events...
. The company is best known for its historical simulation games based on the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Romance of the Three Kingdoms , written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese historical novel based upon events in the turbulent years near the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era of China, starting in 169 and ending with the reunification of the land in 280....
, as well as simulation games based on historical events.

The company has also found mainstream success in a series of loosely historical action games, the flagship titles of which are Dynasty Warriors
Dynasty Warriors

is a series of Fighting game/tactical Action game video games created by Omega Force/Koei. The award-winning series is a spin-off of Koei's turn-based strategy Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, based loosely around the Chinese epic Romance of the Three Kingdoms....
 (?·???? (Shin-Sangoku Muso)) and Samurai Warriors
Samurai Warriors

Samurai Warriors is the first title in the series of video games created by Koei's Omega Force team based loosely around the Sengoku period period of Japanese history and is a spinoff of the Dynasty Warriors series....
 (???? (Sengoku Muso)), the Muso series.






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Koei Company, Limited (???????? Kabushiki-gaisha
Kabushiki kaisha

are a type of business defined under Japanese law....
 Koe), formerly ?? (Koei)) is a Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
ese video game publisher
Video game publisher

A video game publisher is a company that Publishing video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer....
 and developer
Video game developer

A video game developer is a Computer software Software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Sony's PlayStation 3, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers....
 founded in 1978
1978 in video gaming

Events...
. The company is best known for its historical simulation games based on the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Romance of the Three Kingdoms , written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese historical novel based upon events in the turbulent years near the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era of China, starting in 169 and ending with the reunification of the land in 280....
, as well as simulation games based on historical events.

The company has also found mainstream success in a series of loosely historical action games, the flagship titles of which are Dynasty Warriors
Dynasty Warriors

is a series of Fighting game/tactical Action game video games created by Omega Force/Koei. The award-winning series is a spin-off of Koei's turn-based strategy Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, based loosely around the Chinese epic Romance of the Three Kingdoms....
 (?·???? (Shin-Sangoku Muso)) and Samurai Warriors
Samurai Warriors

Samurai Warriors is the first title in the series of video games created by Koei's Omega Force team based loosely around the Sengoku period period of Japanese history and is a spinoff of the Dynasty Warriors series....
 (???? (Sengoku Muso)), the Muso series. Koei also owns a division known as Ruby Party, which focuses in dating sim games.

History

Koei was established in July 1978 by Yoichi Erikawa
Yoichi Erikawa

Yoichi Erikawa is the co-founder of Koei, along with his wife Keiko Erikawa.Yoichi Erikawa is a game producer for Koei, using the pen name Kou Shibusawa....
 and Keiko Erikawa
Keiko Erikawa

Keiko Erikawa was the co-founder of Koei with her husband Yoichi Erikawa. Today she is the chairman, president and CEO of Koei.She usually ran the business affairs of the company, while her husband did the game developing, producing and programming for Koei....
. Yoichi was a student at Keio University
Keio University

is a university located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the top universities in Japan, similar to one of America's Ivy League institutions....
, and when his family's rural dye
Dye

A dye can generally be described as a colored substance that has an Chemical affinity to the Wiktionary:substrate to which it is being applied....
stuffs business failed he decided to pursue his interest in programming. The company to this day is located in the Hiyoshi
Hiyoshi

is a part of the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located within Kohoku-ku, Yokohama in the northeast of Yokohama City.It is served by Hiyoshi Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Green Line ....
 area of Yokohama
Yokohama

is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kanto region of the main island of Honshu. It is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area....
 along with Erikawa's alma mater, and the company's name is simply a spoonerism
Spoonerism

A spoonerism is an error in speech or deliberate word play in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched . It is named after the Reverend William Archibald Spooner , Warden of New College, Oxford, who was notoriously prone to this tendency....
 of the school's.

Kou Shibusawa and Eiji Fukuzawa, whose names are supposed to have made up the name of the company, do not really exist and are names used by the company to avoid giving credit to individual contributors, effectively acting as alter-egos for Erikawa.

The company initially focused on personal computer
Personal computer

A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose original sales price, size, and capabilities make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end user, with no intervening computer operator....
 sales and made-to-order business software. In 1983 it released Nobunaga's Ambition
Nobunaga's Ambition

is a series of Turn-based game strategy game video games first released in 1988 by the Japanese video game developer Koei.It has been released on a variety of gaming platforms including the Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Game Boy, Sega Mega Drive, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sony PlayStation 2 co...
 (????? Nobunaga no Yabo), a historical strategy game
Strategy game

A strategy game is a game in which the players' decision-making skills have a high significance in determining the outcome. Many games include this element to a greater or lesser degree, making demarcation difficult....
 set during the Sengoku period
Sengoku period

The was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century....
 of Japanese history
History of Japan

The written history of Japan begins with brief references of Twenty-Four Histories, a collection of Chinese historical texts, in the 1st century AD....
. The game went on to receive numerous awards, and Koei produced several more such games set against the backdrop of world history, including Romance of the Three Kingdoms, set during the Three Kingdoms
Three Kingdoms

The Three Kingdoms period is a period in the history of China, part of an era of disunity called the Six Dynasties following immediately the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty emperors....
 period of Chinese history
History of China

China civilization originated in various city-states along the Yellow River valley in the Neolithic era. The written history of China begins with the Shang Dynasty ....
, and Uncharted Waters
Uncharted Waters

is a popular Japanese video game series produced by Koei as part of its rekoeition games. In East Asia, the series has a large cult following, but has not received much recognition outside East Asia....
 (????? Dai Kokai Jidai; lit. Great Navigation Era), set in Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 during the Age of Exploration.

In 1988, Koei established a North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
n subsidiary
Subsidiary

A subsidiary, in business matters, is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity. The controlled entity is called a company , corporation, or limited liability company, and the controlling entity is called its parent ....
, Koei Corporation, in California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
. This subsidiary localized Koei games for export to all territories outside of Japan, as well as producing original games and concepts with the leadership of designer Stieg Hedlund
Stieg Hedlund

Stieg Hedlund is a Video game game designer, game artist, and writer with over 20 years of experience who has contributed more than 30 iconic games to the game industry....
, like Liberty or Death
Liberty or Death

Liberty or Death is a turn-based strategy video game for DOS, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Mega Drive released by Koei in 1993....
, Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye, Gemfire
Gemfire

Gemfire is a medieval war game for the MSX, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, FM-Towns, Sega Mega Drive, MS-DOS, and later Microsoft Windows, developed by Koei....
 and Saiyuki: Journey West
Saiyuki: Journey West

Saiyuki: Journey West is a tactical role-playing game video game released for the Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation by Koei. It is based loosely on the popular Chinese literature novel Journey to the West....
. After Hedlund's departure, this subsidiary ceased game development in 1995, focusing instead on localization, sales and marketing.

A Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 subsidiary, Koei Canada, Inc. was established in early 2001, and a Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an subsidiary, Koei Limited was established in early 2003 in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire is a Ceremonial counties of England and Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England Counties of England in the East of England region of England....
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. Koei also maintains subsidiaries in mainland China
Mainland China

Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China , excluding Hong Kong and Macau, which run on One Country, Two Systems....
, Korea
Korea

Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....
, Taiwan
Taiwan

Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands...
 and Lithuania
Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest....
. Recently, Koei created a Singapore branch for game development such as Sangokushi Online
Sangokushi Online

Sangokushi Online , developed by Koei Entertainment Singapore, is Koei's third online Romance of the Three Kingdoms game for PC platform....
.

Koei's Ruby Party division specializes on games labeled as Neoromance: GxB dating sims, usually with extra side-quests. Out of the three Neoromance series, the best known is Angelique
Angelique

Angelique may refer to:*Ang?lique , also called angelica or angel lute, a theorbo with up to 17 single strings, tuned in diatonical order*Angelique , a GxB series including video games, manga, and anime...
, which has been in production since 1994. Harukanaru Toki no Naka De
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de

is an otome game developed by Ruby Party and published by Koei. It is a part of Ruby Party's Neoromance label.Because of Harukanaru Toki no Naka des success, the game has give rise to a franchise including several sequels, numerous drama and music CDs, a manga series, two OAVs, a movie, and an anime TV series, and a live-action theatrical....
 is a newer Neoromance hit, with many sequels and an anime
Anime

is animation in Japan and considered to be "Japanese animation" in the rest of the world. Anime dates from about 1917.Anime, in addition to manga , is extremely popular in Japan and well known throughout the world....
 TV series based on it. The newest game in the series, Kiniro no Corda
Kiniro no corda

Kin'iro no Corda , is a role-playing game series targeted at female audience under the Neoromance series from Koei. The title is also sometimes written as La Corda D'Oro, Italian language for The Golden String....
, is gaining popularity partially because the manga
Manga

, , are comics and print cartoons , in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 20th century. In their modern form, manga date from shortly after World War II, but they have a long, complex pre-history in earlier Japanese art....
 series it was based on, has been recently licensed by Viz for English language
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 publishing. It gaining more popularity though, and an anime TV series based on it began airing in October 2006. A sequel was also released on the Sony Playstation 2 in March 2007 .

On September 4, 2008, Koei announced that it was in talks to purchase ailing competitor Tecmo
Tecmo

is a Japanese video game corporation best known for the Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive , Deception series, Monster Rancher, Rygar, Tecmo Bowl, Tecmo World Wrestling, Fatal Frame and Gallop Racer video game series....
.They have agreed in November 2008 to merge on April 1, 2009 to form Tecmo Koei Holdings. On January 26, 2009 the two companies approved the merger, the holding company will form on April 1, 2009 as planned.

Games Created by Koei

Koei has built a large base of franchises, and has developed on various consoles and computers. Below is a list of game series developed by Koei.

Action games

  • Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War
    Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War

    Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War is a video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms. It is being published by Koei and developed by Omega Force....
     An action/strategy game based on the Hundred Years' War between England and France. (For the PlayStation 3
    PlayStation 3

    The PlayStation 3 is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment, and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation ....
     and Xbox 360
    Xbox 360

    The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the History of video game consoles of video game consoles....
    ).
  • Crimson Sea
    Crimson Sea

    is a 2002 video game released exclusively for the Microsoft Xbox. The game was developed by Koei. The game is a shoot-em-up with some RPG elements incorporated....
     (initially released for Xbox
    Xbox

    The Xbox is a History of video games video game console produced by Microsoft. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and competed with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube....
     in 2002, whereas its sequel was released for PlayStation 2
    PlayStation 2

    The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
     in 2004).
  • Destrega
    Destrega

    Destrega is a 3D fighting game created by Koei in 1998 for the Sony PlayStation. Destrega separates itself from other games by creating a Rock, Paper, Scissors type of fighting system....
     A unique 1 vs 1 fighter produced for the PlayStation
    PlayStation

    The PlayStation is a 32-bit history of video game consoles video game console released by Sony Computer Entertainment in December .The PlayStation was the first of the ubiquitous PlayStation ....
     system.
  • Dynasty Warriors
    Dynasty Warriors

    is a series of Fighting game/tactical Action game video games created by Omega Force/Koei. The award-winning series is a spin-off of Koei's turn-based strategy Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, based loosely around the Chinese epic Romance of the Three Kingdoms....
     1 - 6 (as well as expansions 'Xtreme Legends' for 3 - 5, 'Empires' for 4 - 5, plus a Game Boy Advance
    Game Boy Advance

    The is a 32-bit Handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo; resembling Sega's 8-bit Game Gear. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color....
    , a Nintendo DS
    Nintendo DS

    The is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in 2004 in video gaming in Canada, the United States, and Japan....
     and two PlayStation Portable
    PlayStation Portable

    The PlayStation Portable is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Development of the console was first announced during History of E3#During the Rise of Online Gaming , and it was unveiled on May 11, 2004 at a Sony press conference before E3 2004....
     games) (?·???? Shin-Sangoku Muso; spin-off
    Spin-off

    A spin-off is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one, such as a television series based on a pre-existing one, or a new company formed from a university research group or business incubator....
     of     Romance of the Three Kingdoms).
  • Dynasty Warriors: Gundam
    Dynasty Warriors: Gundam

    is a video game based on the Gundam anime series. It was developed by Koei and published by Namco Bandai. Its gameplay is derived from Koei's popular Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors series....
     For the PlayStation 3
    PlayStation 3

    The PlayStation 3 is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment, and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation ....
     and Xbox 360
    Xbox 360

    The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the History of video game consoles of video game consoles....
    , it is based on the mechanics of     Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors, only using the Mobile Suit Gundam
    Mobile Suit Gundam

    is a televised anime series, created by Sunrise . Written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network between April 7, 1979 and January 26, 1980, spanning 43 episodes....
     franchise as its base. (?????? Gundam Muso).
  • Mystic Heroes
    Mystic Heroes

    is a beat 'em up video game developed by Koei. The game is based on Fengshen Yanyi, a supernatural fiction Chinese novel about the fall of the Shang Dynasty and the rise of the Zhou Dynasty....
     for the Nintendo GameCube
    Nintendo GameCube

    The , is Nintendo's fourth home video game console and is part of the History of video game consoles . It is the successor to the Nintendo 64 and predecessor to Nintendo's Wii....
     and PlayStation 2
    PlayStation 2

    The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
    .
  • Ni-Oh (PlayStation 3
    PlayStation 3

    The PlayStation 3 is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment, and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation ....
     game, movie tie-in).
  • Samurai Warriors
    Samurai Warriors

    Samurai Warriors is the first title in the series of video games created by Koei's Omega Force team based loosely around the Sengoku period period of Japanese history and is a spinoff of the Dynasty Warriors series....
     1, 2
    Samurai Warriors 2

    Samurai Warriors 2 is a sequel to the original Samurai Warriors, created by Koei and Omega Force. The game was released in 2006 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360, and received a port to Microsoft Windows in 2008....
    , & 3
    Samurai Warriors 3

    Samurai Warriors 3 is the third installment in the Samurai Warriors series, created by Koei and Omega Force. Koei officialy stated that this game is set to be released in Japan in 2009 for the Wii....
     (as well as an Xtreme Legends expansion to both, and Empires expansion to 2, a PSP game,     Samurai Warriors: State of War
    Samurai Warriors: State of War

    Samurai Warriors: State of War is a hack and slash video game, developed by Omega Force and published by Koei for PlayStation Portable. It is a port of the original Samurai Warriors game with additional multiplayer features....
    , and Samurai Warriors: Katana for the Wii
    Wii

    The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo. As a History of video game consoles console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3....
    .) (    ???? Sengoku Muso).
  • Stop That Roach! Action/Puzzle game released in 1994 for Game Boy
    Game Boy

    The is an 8-bit handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in August , and in Europe in ....
    .
  • Warriors Orochi
    Warriors Orochi

    Warriors Orochi, known in Japan as , is a PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 hack and slash video game developed by Koei and Omega Force. It is a fictional crossover of two of Koei's popular video game series, Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors ....
     For the PlayStation 2
    PlayStation 2

    The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
    , PSP
    PlayStation Portable

    The PlayStation Portable is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Development of the console was first announced during History of E3#During the Rise of Online Gaming , and it was unveiled on May 11, 2004 at a Sony press conference before E3 2004....
    , PC
    Personal computer

    A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose original sales price, size, and capabilities make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end user, with no intervening computer operator....
     and Xbox 360
    Xbox 360

    The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the History of video game consoles of video game consoles....
    , it is the first Koei crossover
    Fictional crossover

    A fictional crossover is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete fictional fictional character, Setting s, or fictional universe into the context of a single Narrative....
     title, featuring characters from the     Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors games. (??OROCHI).
  • WinBack
    WinBack

    Winback is a video game developed by Koei for the Nintendo 64 in 1999 and PlayStation 2 in 2001. It is popular for its unique style of gameplay and somewhat notorious for its difficulty....
     Stealth game for Nintendo 64
    Nintendo 64

    The , often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendo's third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released on June 23, 1996 in Japan, September 29, 1996 in North America, March 1, 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1, 1997 in France and December 10, 1997 in Brazil....
     and PlayStation 2
    PlayStation 2

    The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
    .
  • Prey the Stars
    Prey the Stars

    Prey the Stars is a video game for the Nintendo DS from Koei. In the game players control various dog-like creatures in a competition to eat the most items in a given level....
     exclusively released for the Nintendo DS
    Nintendo DS

    The is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in 2004 in video gaming in Canada, the United States, and Japan....
    .


History Simulation

  • Genghis Khan
    Genghis Khan (video game)

    Genghis Khan is a NES, Amiga, DOS and MSX turn-based strategy game developed by Koei....
     series.
  • Liberty or Death
    Liberty or Death

    Liberty or Death is a turn-based strategy video game for DOS, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Mega Drive released by Koei in 1993....
     - Based on the American Revolutionary war.
  • Nobunaga's Ambition series
    Nobunaga's Ambition

    is a series of Turn-based game strategy game video games first released in 1988 by the Japanese video game developer Koei.It has been released on a variety of gaming platforms including the Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Game Boy, Sega Mega Drive, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sony PlayStation 2 co...
     - published on various platforms.
  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms I to XI released on the MSX, MSX2, NES, SNES, Genesis, Amiga, PC-Engine CD-ROM, Sega Saturn, PS1, PS2 and PC - turn based strategy games


Strategy games

  • Bandit Kings of Ancient China
    Bandit Kings of Ancient China

    Bandit Kings of Ancient China, also known as Suikoden-Tenmei no Chikai in Japan, is a turn-based strategy video game published by Koei and released in 1989 for MS-DOS, Amiga and the Apple Macintosh and in 1990 for the Nintendo Entertainment System....
     released on the Nintendo Entertainment System, MS-DOS, Amiga, Macintosh, and PlayStation.
  • Gemfire
    Gemfire

    Gemfire is a medieval war game for the MSX, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, FM-Towns, Sega Mega Drive, MS-DOS, and later Microsoft Windows, developed by Koei....
     - Medieval fantasy
    Medieval fantasy

    Medieval fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy that encompasses medieval era high fantasy and sometimes simply represents fictitious versions of historic events....
     simulator.
  • L'Empereur
    L'Empereur

    L'Empereur is a turn-based strategy video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System released by the Koei company in 1989.The user controls Napoleon I of France during the Napoleonic Wars of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries....
     Turn-based strategy game released on the Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Teitoku no Ketsudan (PTO: Pacific Theater of Operations in North America) Pacific War
    Pacific War

    The Pacific War was the part of World War II?and preceding conflicts?that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, between July 7, 1937 and August 14, 1945....
     strategy games.
  • P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations
  • P.T.O. II: Pacific Theater of Operations
  • P.T.O. IV: Pacific Theater of Operations
    P.T.O. IV: Pacific Theater of Operations

    is a World War II-themed strategy video game for the PlayStation 2 and Personal computer produced by Koei. It focuses on naval combat in the maritime theaters of World War II, encompassing the Pacific War, Mediterranean theatre of World War II, Battle of the Atlantic , and Indian Ocean, with the option of playing as one of four major maritime powe...


  • Kessen
    Kessen

    is a PlayStation 2 launch title produced by Koei and published by Electronic Arts. This was the first DVD-ROM format game for the PS2. It was initially the only real-time wargame game available for the PlayStation 2....
    , Kessen II
    Kessen II

    is a strategy game loosely based on the Three Kingdoms period of China. It is the sequel to Kessen in name only; both Kessen and the later sequel Kessen III are based on events in Japan....
     and Kessen III
    Kessen III

    is a PlayStation 2 video-game produced by Koei and is based on the life of Oda Nobunaga....
     Real time strategy games for the PS2 set in Feudal Japan and China during the Three Kingdoms period.
  • Operation Europe: Path to Victory
    Operation Europe: Path to Victory

    Operation Europe: Path to Victory is a multiplatform war game where one or two players can compete in World War II action. The object of the game is to fulfill any one of the military objectives for either the Axis or the Allied forces....
    , a strategy game set in Europe
    Europe

    Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
     during World War II
    World War II

    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....


Executive Series

  • Aerobiz
    Aerobiz

    Aerobiz is a business simulation game video game for the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis game consoles, released in 1992 by KOEI.As chief executive officer of a budding international airline, the player has a limited amount of time to expand their business to become the industry leader against three other airlines ....
     - Airline business simulator series.
  • Top Management - Business simulator series.
  • Winning Post - Thoroughbred horse racing management and horse breeding
    Horse breeding

    Horse breeding refers to reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given list of horse breeds....
     simulator series.


Neo-romance games

  • Angelique
    Angelique (Japanese series)

    is a video game series. Currently, the series has only been released in Japan, with the exception of a China IBM PC clone version of the first game in the series....
     (???????)
  • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de
    Harukanaru Toki no Naka de

    is an otome game developed by Ruby Party and published by Koei. It is a part of Ruby Party's Neoromance label.Because of Harukanaru Toki no Naka des success, the game has give rise to a franchise including several sequels, numerous drama and music CDs, a manga series, two OAVs, a movie, and an anime TV series, and a live-action theatrical....
     (????????? , translates to From a Faraway Time)
  • Kiniro no Corda
    Kiniro no corda

    Kin'iro no Corda , is a role-playing game series targeted at female audience under the Neoromance series from Koei. The title is also sometimes written as La Corda D'Oro, Italian language for The Golden String....
     (??????, translates to Golden Corda)


RPGs
Role-playing game

A role-playing game is a game in which the participants assume the roles of fictional characters. Participants determine the actions of their characters based on their characterization, and the actions succeed or fail according to a role-playing game system of rules and guidelines....

  • Brandish
    Brandish

    Brandish is a dungeon crawler and top-down perspective action RPG and Adventure hybrid series developed by Falcom. Originally released in 1991 in video gaming for the NEC PC-9801 and FM Towns home computers, it was later released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and PC Engine....
     (Super NES port)
  • Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye
  • Inindo: Way of the Ninja
    Inindo: Way of the Ninja

    Inindo: Way of the Ninja is a Computer role-playing game developed by Koei. Originally released for the PC8801SR, PC9801, MSX2 home computer, it was remade for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System platform, which was released in North America....
     (for Super NES) Also part of Rekoeition series
  • Saiyuki: Journey West
    Saiyuki: Journey West

    Saiyuki: Journey West is a tactical role-playing game video game released for the Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation by Koei. It is based loosely on the popular Chinese literature novel Journey to the West....
     (??? Saiyuki)
  • Sangokushi Eiketsuden, Sangokushi Koumeiden
    Sangokushi Koumeiden

    Sangokushi Koumeiden is the second installment in the Sangokushi Eiketsuden tactical role-playing series developed by Koei.Story...
    , Sangokushi Sousouden
    Sangokushi Sousouden

    Sangokushi Sousouden is the third release in the Sangokushi Eiketsuden tactical role-playing series developed by Koei....
     (as Tactical RPG)
  • Opoona
    Opoona

    is a Console role-playing game developed by ArtePiazza and published by Koei for the Wii. The player follows the story of the titular Opoona as he attempts to find the location of his family from which he was separated after the occurrence of a mysterious accident during their travels....


Sports games

  • G1 Jockey
    G1 Jockey

    G1 Jockey is a videogame franchise developed and published by Koei on the PlayStation and PlayStation 2, that simulates horse racing from a jockey's perspective....
  • G1 Jockey 4 2007
    G1 Jockey 4 2007

    G1 Jockey 4 2007 is a horse racing simulator published by Koei for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 in Japan on November 1, 2007. It is the sequel of G1 Jockey 4....
  • Fatal Inertia
    Fatal Inertia

    Fatal Inertia is a futuristic hovercar racing game from Koei. Originally an exclusive for the PlayStation 3, it was released for the Xbox 360 in 2007 and then released on the PlayStation 3 on May 29, 2008 in Japan, June 19, 2008 in North America and July 15, 2008 in Europe as a download on the PlayStation Network under the title Fata...
  • Winning Post 7 Maximum 2007
    Winning Post 7 Maximum 2007

    Winning Post 7 Maximum 2007 is a horse racing simulator published by Koei for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 in Japan on March 29, 2007....
  • Yanya Caballista: City Skater
    Yanya Caballista: City Skater

    Yanya Caballista: City Skater is a Japanese extreme sports skateboard game for PlayStation 2. The game is similar to Jet Set Radio in feel and look, but is more of an arcade style game....


Music games

  • Gitaroo Man
    Gitaroo Man

    Gitaroo Man is a video game for the Sony PlayStation 2, published by Koei and developed by iNiS, with visual production by 326 and music performed by COIL....
     (As well as a PlayStation Portable version called Gitaroo Man Lives!)


Rekoeition

  • Ishin no Arashi First game of Rekoeition series.
  • Inindo: Way of the Ninja
    Inindo: Way of the Ninja

    Inindo: Way of the Ninja is a Computer role-playing game developed by Koei. Originally released for the PC8801SR, PC9801, MSX2 home computer, it was remade for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System platform, which was released in North America....
     
  • Uncharted Waters
    Uncharted Waters

    is a popular Japanese video game series produced by Koei as part of its rekoeition games. In East Asia, the series has a large cult following, but has not received much recognition outside East Asia....
     (????? Dai Kokai Jidai; lit. Great Navigation Era)
  • Taikou Risshiden
    Taikou Risshiden

    is a Japanese computer game series produced by Koei.The name of the game roughly means "the Sessho and Kampaku's success story". The games involve the player taking on the role of a character from the era in one of seven roles and living that life during the Azuchi-Momoyama_period through minigames, resource management, and strategic thinking....


Adventure games

  • Saihai no Yukue (??????, translates to The Baton's Whereabouts)


Games published by Koei in Europe

  • Disgaea
    Disgaea

    'Disgaea' may refer to:*Disgaea , a video game series set in the Netherworld, developed by Nippon Ichi**...
     series
  • La Pucelle: Tactics
    La Pucelle: Tactics

    La Pucelle: Tactics, released in Japan as , is a tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation 2, developed by Nippon Ichi. It was released in Japan in January 2002, and in North America by Mastiff in May 2004....
  • Atelier Iris series
  • Phantom Brave
    Phantom Brave

    is a tactical role-playing game for the Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation 2 video game console developed and published by Nippon Ichi. It was released on January 22, 2004 in video gaming in Japan, on August 31, 2004 in video gaming in North America and on February 4, 2005 in video gaming in Europe....
  • Makai Kingdom
  • Colosseum: Road to Freedom
    Colosseum: Road to Freedom

    Colosseum: Road to Freedom is a video game for the Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation 2 video game console. It is a hybrid Fighting game/Role-Playing Game game loosely based on the Roman Empire around the time of the Commodus....
  • Persona 3
    Persona 3

    is the third video game in the Persona console role-playing game series. The game was developed and published by Atlus for the PlayStation 2 console system....
     and Persona 3 FES


Divisions

  • Omega Force
    Omega Force

    Omega Force is a video game developer working for Koei that is most well known for its Dynasty Warriors series for the PSP, DS, GBA, Personal computer, Xbox 360, PS1, PS2 and PS3....
  • Ruby Party


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