Line #3 VideoGame/NobunagasAmbition


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2	''Nobunaga's Ambition'' is a strategy game series made by Creator/{{Koei\|Tecmo}}, the first installment being released in 1983. The game puts you in the role of a ''daimyō'' in Japan during the UsefulNotes/SengokuPeriod, your goal being to unify the country and earn (or with one clan, keep) the title of ''Shōgun''. As long as this series remains largely unchronicled in the West, the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobunaga_no_Yabou article]] on Website/{{Wikipedia}} has a brief history of the series you might find relevant. Fifteen main-series games have been released in Japan, scattered across [[MultiPlatform an army of platforms]].
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4	A crossover game titled ''VideoGame/PokemonConquest'', featuring elements from ''Nobunaga[='s=] Ambition'' and ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', was released by Nintendo and Tecmo Koei on March 17th, 2012 in Japan. Fans went wild, especially from the ''Pokémon'' side of things, possibly due to the DarkerAndEdgier crossover aspects.
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6	[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Not to be confused with]] ''Literature/TheAmbitionOfOdaNobuna'', which has nothing in common except the Sengoku period setting.
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8	!!This game series provides examples of:
9	* AlternateHistory: Leaving out the obvious ones surrounding the Three Unifiers, as Shingen, the player can work with Yoshimoto to destroy Nobunaga before Okehazama takes place.[[note]]Historically, in the mid 1550s, the Hojo, Takeda and Imagawa clans forged a triple alliance via marriage. However, the triangle fell apart after Okehazama.[[/note]]
10	** In ''Sphere of Influence - Ascension'', there is a specific fictional scenario where Takeda Shingen survives his historical fate and can continue his own ambition.
11	* CrossOver: ''Pokémon Conquest''. Standard NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer applies.
12	* FourStarBadass: Some of the generals qualify easily. Azai Nagamasa and Sanada Yukimura can easily shoot up the ranks when in cavalry units.
13	* GenderFlip: The 13th title in the series has a female version of Uesugi Kenshin, based on a popular legend that tries to explain some aspects of his behavior and historical accounts
14	* MultiPlatform: This series has hit most of the popular consoles since the UsefulNotes/{{NES}}, a few that weren't, a bunch of (rarely mutually compatible) 1980s Japanese PC brands, and most iterations of Windows since the 1990s. Also a couple of ports for Macintosh, and one for Amiga.
15	* NintendoHard: In the UsefulNotes/{{NES}} version, it's possible on higher difficulties to die before your first turn.
16	* SpinOff: The ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors''-based ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors''. It may have been instrumental in getting a U.S. release for ''Rise to Power'' and ''Iron Triangle''.
17	* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Just as in ''VideoGame/{{Romance of the Three Kingdoms\|Koei}}'', you can execute captured generals (or even your own retainers) on a whim.
18	* {{Video Game Long Runner\|s}}: Fourteen main releases since 1983, not counting all the little differences between ports and not even counting the PUK (Powerup Kit) updates for almost each of the releases. Not so many as its sister series, but still respectable.

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