Not as good as people make out, i see alot of people becoming very frustrated with this game after reading 5 star reviews, 5 stars ... really?? cmon lads, lets reserve the maximum stars for the games that really are ... AMAZING! Its a game to play once or twice, burn a few hours, learn about feudal Japan, and what it took to rule, but thats it. It was good when it was released, years ago, but i cant see anyone actually playing this game longer than a few hours, you will die early learning the cumbersome controls, you will be directed to make repetitive choices over and over (not another tea drinking session!) and when you do finally get the hang of it, the game is all too easy and unrewarding. The ease at which you can muster troops and defeat provinces later in the game due to poor AI made it extremely boring for me. The positive aspects of the game are the initial wanderings and sword fights (which are actually very challenging and interesting) but they soon lose their luster once the AI weaknesses are exploited. I was literally winning even the hardest of sword-fights with a well timed left-right swing, and considering the AI would always walk into them, it got old fast. Check it out if your after a bit of gaming nostalgia, other than that, in today's gaming world, it has no place. Maybe if they remade it, removing some of the horrible mini-games and improved the AI, then it would be a great game.
Fantastic game! Either have some fun gunning in any of the available gunner positions, or go super-deep and play the role of an entire squadron commander. If realism is your goal, i highly suggest editing the RiversandRoads.DB file to make the game more realistic. A game not to be missed if your a fan of the movie "Memphis Belle" or you just need a taste of what those brave crewmen experienced in the air war over Germany. 5 star game, without a doubt.
