If you like strategy games like Nobunaga's Ambition or Romance of the Three Kingdoms, then this will be what you are expecting. There is no instruction book, and the tutorial is inadequate for how indepth the game is.

Too slow too much to learn instructions are in a small box at the top of the screen OK if you're up close with an LCD screen but sitting back watching it on a TV is not helpful

While it is an expansive adventure, where nothing is impossible, Nobunaga's Ambition does not shy away from how much information is required in order to play the game. For newcomers to the series or the genre, this title is not easy to just pick up and play; however, it does reward patience and...

Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence - Ascension is a very deep, complex, and well made game with high quality experiences from the lowest to the highest level of rule in Feudal Japan. It is also a tease, showing you all of this quality without taking the time to actually explain itself.

Complex; layered gameplay; Wealth of historical events to play; Nice graphics; sound; and music; Very fun warring mode

Hard to learn; understand; Very bad camera controls; Poor menu design

Attack! But first, manage!

Considering Koei Tecmo's love of yearly installments, I wasn't expecting much in terms of new content in 'Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence - Ascension.' I figured it would simply be more of the same strategy gameplay that fans have come to expect from the series, but I was pleasantly...

Sublime Sengoku-era strategy Swarms of numbers and new jargon came at me hard and fast, with intricate menus and complex systems piling on. The game itself felt as though it were as much an opponent as the neighboring daimyo, a despicable sort that made regular incursions into my lands despite pleas...

I found myself with the opportunity to play Nobunaga's Ambition Sphere of Influence - Ascension on the Playstation 4 recently. Family Friendly Gaming was sent a digital download code for this political game set in ancient Japan.

Months of meticulous planning. Developing the five bases my clan started with. Pumping money into developing the bases conscripts would increase the size of my army which would be essential in the upcoming battles.

If Total War and Civilisation V had a baby, this would be the result.