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Nobunaga's Ambition

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First release
Dec 1986
Publisher
Koei
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Sandbox, Warfare, Fantasy, Historical
Platforms
MSX, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Mac, Amiga, Sharp X1, PC-9800 Series, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, FM-7, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, PC-8800 Series, Sharp MZ-2200

The second game in the series, previously released as Nobunaga's Ambition in the West. Players take on the role of one of the main characters of the period, Nobunaga Oda, Shingen Takeda, Kenshin Uesugi, or others and try to unite the 50 kingdoms of Japan, from Ezo in the north to Kyushu in the south, under their own rule.

Also known as Nobunaga no Yabou: Zenkoku-ban, Nobunaga's Ambition: Zenkokuban, Nobunaga's Ambition: Nation, Nobunaga's Ambition: National Version
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Release dates
PC-8800 Series
Dec 1986
PC-8800 Series
Dec 01, 1986
Sharp MZ-2200
May 1987
All 19 release dates
MSX
1987
Sharp X1
1987
PC-9800 Series
1987
FM-7
1987
Sharp X68000
Nov 1988
Sharp X68000
Nov 01, 1988
DOS
1988
Amiga
1988
Mac
1990
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Sep 15, 1993
Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Dec 11, 1993
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
Dec 11, 1993
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
1993
PC-9800 Series
Mar 30, 1995
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dec 13, 2016
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jan 24, 2017
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
medieval, ninja, training, samurai, invasion
… All 73, construction, turn-based, death, soldier, military, horse, archery, management, farming, war, diplomacy, multiple endings, hostages, campaign, artificial intelligence, dialogue trees, based on - book, japan, revenge, grid-based movement, economy, hexagon, day/night cycle, feudal japan, warriors, clan, tactical turn-based combat, attributes, rivaling factions, world map, character select screen, human, shopping, bow and arrow, non-player character, descendants of other characters, resource gathering, moral decisions, morale, resistance, stat tracking, betrayal, historical figures in fictional settings, political thriller, rpg elements, commerce, rebels, bribery, presidential protagonist, non-linear storytelling, merchants, squad tactics, rivalry, age progression, feudalism, propaganda, sibling rivalry, battle screen, innocent people die, restoration, conquest mode, seasons, war veterans, supply and demand, hero turned evil, tactician, tragic villain, male protagonist
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  • Englishinterface
  • 日本語interface
IGDB · recorded 30 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 30 Oct 2026