Taikou Risshiden V
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Taikō Risshiden V (太閤立志伝 V) is the most recent title in the Japanese video game series Taikō Risshiden [ja] produced by Koei. It was released on PC and PlayStation 2 in 2004 followed by PlayStation Portable in 2009. The first title of the series was released on NEC PC-9801 in 1992 followed by Super Famicom and Genesis/Mega Drive. It was later re-released on the Wii Virtual Console on September 1, 2009, adapted from the Super Famicom version. A new version of the game, titled "Taiko Risshiden V DX", with improved graphics and 100 new character cards, was released in 2022.
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Developer(s) | Koei |
Publisher(s) | Koei |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 PlayStation Portable |
First release | Taiko Risshiden 13 March 1992 [PC98] 7 April 1993 [SFC] 28 May 1993 [MD] 22 July 2005 [Win] (Koei standard series) |
The title roughly translates to "the Taikō's success story". The characters are taken from the Momoyama period in Japan. In the previous Taikō Risshiden IV, players could select a samurai, a ninja or a merchant as their character. In Taikō Risshiden V, new roles include a blademaster, a pirate, a doctor, a tea master, and a blacksmith, counting eight roles in total. The player meets various historical figures of the era in the game.