Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX

Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX
North American game cover
Developer(s)Koei
Publisher(s)Koei
Designer(s)Hisatsugu Ishikawa
Masahiko Sugahara
Daichi Akiyama
Sotaro Kuroda
Norimitsu Komine
SeriesRomance of the Three Kingdoms
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 2
ReleaseWindows
  • JP: 14 May 2003
  • JP: 19 August 2003 (With Power Up Kit)
PlayStation 2
  • JP: 10 December 2003
  • NA: 24 February 2004
  • JP: 2 September 2004 (With PUK)
Genre(s)Role-playing, turn-based strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX, also known as Sangokushi IX (三國志IX) in Japan, is the ninth installment in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sangokushi) strategy game series by Koei. The game chronicles the events of 2nd and 3rd century China based on the writings of the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Players are able to play through various historical, challenge, or "if" scenarios with the automatic rank of ruler.