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In the February-March 1990 edition of Games International (Issue 13), Paul Mason admired the manual, calling it "extensive and clearly presented," and the graphics, which he called "effective.
A reviewer in the Austin American-Statesman suggested the game's depth was overwhelming, calling the game "the richest, most complex role-playing game ever published" but saying he "had trouble figuring out ... what [he] was supposed to be doing and to whom.
Wilson reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Bandit Kings of Ancient China offers the proverbial "something for everyone" except the dyed-in-the-wool arcade gamer.
Compute! magazine praised the game as "one of the most complete and entertaining role-playing simulations available", and gave it an honorable mention in the War/Strategy category of the 1991 Compute Choice Awards.
The game was reviewed in 1994 in Dragon #211 by Jay & Dee in the "Eye of the Monitor" column.
The total number of characters is 255, on the level of the first Romance of the Three Kingdoms (1985). Another feature is the large number of female characters, such as Hu Sanniang and Sun Erniang, and even supporting figures such as Pan Jinlian and Li Shishi appear.
In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu,the game scored a total of 27 out of 40. In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by Family Computer Magazine,it scored 20.54 out of 30, as shown below.
In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu, the game scored a total of 23 out of 40.
In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu, the game scored a total of 24 out of 40.
In 1996, Koei issued a remake for the Japanese Sega Saturn and PlayStation featuring vastly improved graphics and new arrangements of the original songs.
In the February-March 1990 edition of Games International (Issue 13), Paul Mason admired the manual, calling it "extensive and clearly presented," and the graphics, which he called "effective.
Compute! magazine praised the game as "one of the most complete and entertaining role-playing simulations available", and gave it an honorable mention in the War/Strategy category of the 1991 Compute Choice Awards.
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