"With a few minor issues aside, the title should prove an engrossing entry into the strategy field and a welcome addition to Koei's long line of simulation titles."
-- by Aaron Auzins
Excerpt:
Nobunaga's Ambition does offer a lot to strategy game lovers. However, with such problematic unit movement and engagement, the game too often becomes an instrument of frustration.
Nobunaga Oda is easily one of history's most debated figures. Frequently decried for his tactics and his use of force, he's been depicted in artwork, literature and even videogames as a cruel villain and tyrant. However, this is also the man that managed to unite a bitterly divided Feudal Japan with diplomacy, key battles and political manipulation, ushering in a period of peace. Koei has frequently let players decide for themselves what kind of a man Oda was with their Nobunaga's Ambition strategy franchise. After more than a decade's absence, North American tacticians will finally get their hands on the latest game in the series, Nobunaga's Ambition: Rise to Power.
Gamershell writes:
"KOEI announced that Nobunaga's Ambition: Rise to Power, a historical simulation from legendary game producer Kou Shibusawa, is available beginning today at North American retailers including GameStop, Best Buy, EB Games, Game Crazy, Amazon.com and GameFly. In Nobunaga's Ambition: Rise to Power, players will assume the role of Nobunaga, or of a rival warlord, in their quest to unite Japan under one rule. Packed with 7 dramatic scenarios - from the 1551 Struggle for Power to the events following Nobunaga's death in 1582, Nobunaga's Ambition: Rise to Power lets players embark on their quest from more than 300 different starting points."
