# Romance of the Three Kingdoms

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**Created:** [April 11, 2006, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romance-of-the-three-kingdoms/352242 "2006-04-11T16:55:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romance-of-the-three-kingdoms/352242/1 "2006-04-11T16:55:48Z")

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I used to play these video games like crazy in my youth. Sadly, I hear that the more recent ones are all Chinese language only. Anyone know of any good versions to get online? Of course, I’m looking for English translations of said games.

I couldn’t have been the only gringo playing these games…could I?

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**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romance-of-the-three-kingdoms/352242/2 "2006-04-11T18:29:41Z")

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I played them. To be honest, thopugh, I felt it was uneven and not all that fun. Although that was possibly just becuase the documentation was ridiculously inadequte for some version.

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**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romance-of-the-three-kingdoms/352242/3 "2006-04-11T18:39:38Z")

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There are several versions of Romance of the Three Kingdoms out for PS2… (and I assume other game systems) I have a hard time believing they are Chinese language only.

There’s also Dynasty Warriors which is a fighting button mashing series of games about the Three Kingdoms period. And Dynasty Tactics which is a turn based battle strategy game about the same period.

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**Author:** ![archmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@archmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/archmichael)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romance-of-the-three-kingdoms/352242/4 "2006-04-11T18:57:32Z")

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I believe the most recent one is Romance of the Three Kingdoms X for the PS2

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romance-of-the-three-kingdoms/352242/5 "2006-04-11T19:02:34Z")

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That’s what I figured. I am without a PS2. I don’t even know if they’re profitable enough to keep releasing them in English, but I hope they do. It’s one of those stupid childhood habits that’s stuck around, ya know.