Taikou Risshiden
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese video game series produced by Koei. It was later re-released on the Wii
Virtual Console
on September 1, 2009, ported from the Super Famicom
version.
The name of the game roughly means "the Taikō
's success story". The games involve the player taking on the role of a character from the era in one of seven roles (samurai
, warrior
, pirate, ninja
, businessman, doctor
, tea
man and blacksmith
) and living that life during the Momoyama period
through minigames, resource management, and strategic thinking. A good player will meet various historical figures who lived during that era.
in August 2004. Its starting scenario is 1560 AD (although the earliest starting scenario that can be unlocked is 1554 AD), with the starting characters being Toyotomi Hideyoshi
(under the name Kinoshita Tokichiro), Yagyū Munetoshi (Sekishusai in 1598), Hattori Hanzō
, and Kuki Yoshitaka
. In the PC version, playing and saving the game as any three of the above unlocks the option to create a custom characters on the main menu. Unlocking more characters will also lead to new starting scenarios, while unlocking events and endings also unlocks the CGs associated with them. A Sound Mode, special CGs, a Minigame Mode and a Character Edit Mode (editing the stats of any single character in-game) can also be unlocked eventually.
Two of the four main characters in Daikoukai Jidai 4, Rafael Castor and Lil Argot, also make notable cameo appearances in the latest installment as Western Items shopowners. In the PS2 port of the game, it is even possible for the player to marry the latter.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, 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 series produced by Koei. It was later re-released on the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
Virtual Console
Virtual console
A virtual console – also known as a virtual terminal – is a conceptual combination of the keyboard and display for a computer user interface. It is a feature of some operating systems such as UnixWare, Linux, and BSD, in which the system console of the computer can be used to switch between...
on September 1, 2009, ported from the Super Famicom
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
version.
The name of the game roughly means "the Taikō
Sessho and Kampaku
In Japan, was a title given to a regent who was named to assist either a child emperor before his coming of age, or an empress. The was theoretically a sort of chief advisor for the emperor, but was the title of both first secretary and regent who assists an adult emperor. During the Heian era,...
's success story". The games involve the player taking on the role of a character from the era in one of seven roles (samurai
Samurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
, warrior
Warrior
A warrior is a person skilled in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based society that recognizes a separate warrior class.-Warrior classes in tribal culture:...
, pirate, ninja
Ninja
A or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations...
, businessman, doctor
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, tea
Tea
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by adding cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant to hot water. The term also refers to the plant itself. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world...
man and blacksmith
Blacksmith
A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal; that is, by using tools to hammer, bend, and cut...
) and living that life during the Momoyama period
Azuchi-Momoyama period
The came at the end of the Warring States Period in Japan, when the political unification that preceded the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate took place. It spans the years from approximately 1573 to 1603, during which time Oda Nobunaga and his successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, imposed order...
through minigames, resource management, and strategic thinking. A good player will meet various historical figures who lived during that era.
Taikou Risshiden V
The latest incarnation, Taikou Risshiden V, was released for PC and PlayStation 2PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
in August 2004. Its starting scenario is 1560 AD (although the earliest starting scenario that can be unlocked is 1554 AD), with the starting characters being Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
was a daimyo warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle...
(under the name Kinoshita Tokichiro), Yagyū Munetoshi (Sekishusai in 1598), Hattori Hanzō
Hattori Hanzo
, also known as , was a famous samurai and ninja master of the Sengoku era, credited with saving the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu and then helping him to become the ruler of united Japan. Today, he is often a subject of modern popular culture.-Biography:...
, and Kuki Yoshitaka
Kuki Yoshitaka
' was a naval commander during Japan's Sengoku Period, under Oda Nobunaga, and later, Toyotomi Hideyoshi.In the 1570s, Kuki allied himself with Oda Nobunaga, and commanded his fleet, supporting land-based attacks on the Ikkō-ikki. In 1574, his aided ensured a victory for Nobunaga in his third...
. In the PC version, playing and saving the game as any three of the above unlocks the option to create a custom characters on the main menu. Unlocking more characters will also lead to new starting scenarios, while unlocking events and endings also unlocks the CGs associated with them. A Sound Mode, special CGs, a Minigame Mode and a Character Edit Mode (editing the stats of any single character in-game) can also be unlocked eventually.
Two of the four main characters in Daikoukai Jidai 4, Rafael Castor and Lil Argot, also make notable cameo appearances in the latest installment as Western Items shopowners. In the PS2 port of the game, it is even possible for the player to marry the latter.