[2] The premium version includes a walkthrough, a tactical map, four cards illustrated by Tsuyoshi Nagano, and an orchestra soundtrack CD.

An official English version for the PC was announced on April 23, 2008, and was planned to be released in North America on July 29.

32 historical characters not from the Three Kingdoms era can be unlocked after the player completes all the game tutorials.

and "It will bore to tears most of the jump cut-addled, MTV-watching, Ritalin-popping masses due to a sometimes excruciatingly slow pace.

"[4] GameSpot had a similar view, "The strategy is complex and rewarding, but the menu shuffling and extremely slow pace won't earn the series any new fans.