Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Romance of the Three Kingdoms II

Title	Romance of the Three Kingdoms II
First release	1990
Developer	Koei
Publisher	Koei Tecmo
Platforms	MSX, Mega Drive / Genesis, NES / Famicom, SNES / Super Famicom
Genres	strategy video game, turn-based strategy video game
Also known as	Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2 · Super San Goku Shi II · Sangokushi Tsū · Three Kingdoms II · Sangokushi II
Players	1–4 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	NES / Famicom: 1989-01-01 (NTSC-J), 1990-11-02 MSX: 1990-01-01 Mega Drive / Genesis: 1991-12-25, 1991-12-25 (NTSC-J) SNES / Super Famicom: 1992-01-01

Liu Bei or Cao Cao serve as starting leaders in this historical strategy game, where players manage states to unify China. Players navigate five chronologically arranged scenarios, utilizing joint invasions with allies to crush opposition. Success requires balancing brute force with cunning diplomacy to expand your domain and seize control of rival territories.

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REG-Vault (snes/romance-of-the-three-kingdoms-ii) · last updated 2026-10-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

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Romance of the Three Kingdoms II – box art (front)

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Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (16): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Koei Tecmo · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Koei Tecmo · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-J release) · © Koei Tecmo · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (4): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Koei Tecmo · internal use only.