Game

Kessen 2000

Developed by Koei

  • Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Historical

The ancient storied battlefield lies before you. At your command are 100,000 troops including archers, infantry, riflemen, and the powerful cavalry. Kessenis a real time strategy game that gives players strategic command and control over huge armies during epic battle sequences from the Warring States period of seventeenth century Japan. Key features include more than 100 movie segments, battlefields with full 3D terrain, separate animation routines for every character, and three different camera views. Known best because it is the very first PlayStation 2 game to ship using the DVD format.

StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)TacticalHistoricalWarfareninjamagichorsewargrid-based movementhumanpolygonal 3dbow and arrowlaunch titlesmoraletacticianwestern published japanese gamesPlayStation 2

Log it

Sign in to log this.

Character

Plot-driven, grave, earnest and epic.

  • character-ledplot-driven
  • gravecomic
  • earnestironic
  • intimateepic
  • cooloverwhelming

Who loves it, who doesn't

No profiled raters yet.

Where do you stand?

Answer first; then see how everyone, and your circle, split.

  • “Is Kessen better than its reputation?”

    Sign in to answer.

    Be the first to answer.

  • “Has Kessen aged badly?”

    Sign in to answer.

    Be the first to answer.

  • “Is it style over substance?”

    Sign in to answer.

    Be the first to answer.

Ask the title

A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.

YesNoUnclear