Lords of the Rising Sun --- need advice!

[Bardoly]

Thank you all for your help. I finally managed to beat the game after a few weeks pause.

Great game, such a shame that the manual is so badly written - I think this is what keeps a lot of people from playing this awesome game!

How about you write an updated manual?

[Black Tiger]

Congratulations!

Why not give us your overall impressions of the game? Did you play through all three campaigns?

[Punch]

Looks great but it seems to be less complex than the Amiga version. I should check this game out.

[esteban]

Thank you all for your help. I finally managed to beat the game after a few weeks pause.

Great game, such a shame that the manual is so badly written - I think this is what keeps a lot of people from playing this awesome game!

How about you write an updated manual?

If you wrote up a guide, I'll make a pretty page for it at tg-16.com

[Punch]

This game is fun. Confusing at the beggining but fun! This seems like one of the delayed NEC games released in the early TTi era, given the very rough translation job without proofreading (and the review by TurboPlay). "CASUALTIES 34 ARMY.", "Ihve heard about (...)", and many other weird stuff is included but I feel grateful for this release which is a small miracle considering the contents of the game.

It seems that they just had the rights for this game by default, it was developed by Victor in japan but as a port of the Cinemaware game of the same name, a company which NEC owned in part. That's the only reason why anyone in the US would bother bringing this game here IMO.

[BigusSchmuck]

Looks like I need to add yet another strategy game to my already back log of games. Now to find it for non gouged prices..

[Punch]

How in the hell do you kill the other main characters? I battled Yoritomo with 4 generals over and over again and no horse chase... do I need MY main character battling him too?

edit: OK managed to trigger the chase several times... the only problem is that HE ALWAYS ESCAPES, and I'm always on full speed (holding right button on the screen's border)! Actually everyone escapes, I never got any warlord in these chases. Any tricks?

[mitsuman]

How in the hell do you kill the other main characters? I battled Yoritomo with 4 generals over and over again and no horse chase... do I need MY main character battling him too?

edit: OK managed to trigger the chase several times... the only problem is that HE ALWAYS ESCAPES, and I'm always on full speed (holding right button on the screen's border)! Actually everyone escapes, I never got any warlord in these chases. Any tricks?

It gives the hint in the manual to go at them diagnally, which works from time to time. I usually stay in the back half of the screen (to the left). Then once the other rider comes onto the screen I try and get close and attack at an angle. I've also noticed it seems the timing of your swing of the sword needs to be good to. Too early and you scare them away. Too late, and they are all ready gone from you running up on them.