Koei Co., Ltd. was a Japanese

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, and distributor founded in 1978. The company is known for its ''Dynasty Warriors'' games based on the novel ''

Romance of the Three Kingdoms ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' () is a 14th-century historical novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong. It is set in the turbulent years towards the end of the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history, starting in 184 AD ...

'', as well as simulation games based on pseudo-historical events. The company has also found mainstream success in a series of loosely historical action games, the flagship titles of which are the ''

Dynasty Warriors is a series of Japanese hack and slash action video games created by Omega Force and Koei (now is Koei Tecmo). The series is a spin-off of Koei's turn-based strategy '' Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' series, based upon the Chinese novel of ...

'' and ''

Samurai Warriors is the first title in the series of hack and slash video games created by Koei's Omega Force team based closely around the Sengoku ("Warring States") period of Japanese history and it is a sister series of the ''Dynasty Warriors'' series, relea ...

'' series, also known as the ''Musō'' series. Koei also owns a division known as Ruby Party, which focuses on otome games. On April 1, 2009, Koei merged with

Tecmo , was a Japanese video game corporation founded in 1967. It had its headquarters in Kudankita, Chiyoda, Tokyo. Its subsidiary, Tecmo Inc, was located in Torrance, California. Tecmo was formerly known as Tehkan. Tecmo is known for the ''Captain ...

to form the

Tecmo Koei Holdings is a Japanese video game, amusement and anime holding company created in 2009 in video gaming, 2009 by the merger of Koei and Tecmo. Koei Tecmo Holdings owns several companies, the biggest one of those being its flagship game developer and publi ...

holding company. Koei changed its name to Tecmo Koei Games on April 1, 2010 by absorbing Tecmo, and again on July 1, 2014, to Koei Tecmo Games.

History

Koei was established in July 1978 by Yōichi Erikawa (also known as Kou Shibusawa) and Keiko Erikawa. Yoichi was a student at Keio University, and when his family's rural dyestuffs business failed, he decided to pursue his interest in programming. The company has remained located in the

Hiyoshi Strand of ginkgo trees at Keio University is a part of the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located within Kōhoku Ward in the northeast of Yokohama City. Overview It is served by Hiyoshi Station on the Tōkyū Tōyoko L ...

area of

Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of T ...

. The company initially focused on

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sales and made-to-order business

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. In 1982, the company released the erotic title (

eroge An ''eroge'' ( or , ''erogē''; ; a portmanteau of ''erotic game'' , ''erochikku gēmu'') is a Japanese genre of erotic video game. In 1982, Japan's Koei, founded by husband-and-wife team Yoichi and Keiko Erikawa (and later known for strate ...

) , which was an early

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adventure game with color graphics, owing to the eight-color palette of the PC-8001 computer. It became a hit, helping Koei become a major software company. In March the same year Koei released ''Underground Exploration'', the earliest known Japanese RPG. In

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it released , a historical

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set during the

Sengoku period The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615. The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the ...

Japanese history The first human inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago have been traced to prehistoric times around 30,000 BC. The Jōmon period, named after its cord-marked pottery, was followed by the Yayoi period in the first millennium BC when new inventi ...

. The game went on to receive numerous awards, and Koei produced several more such games set against the backdrop of world history, including ''

'', set during the

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period of Chinese history, and , set in

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during the

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. In 1988, Koei established a North American subsidiary, Koei America Corporation, in

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. This subsidiary localized Koei games for export to all territories outside Japan, as well as producing original games and concepts with the leadership of designer

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, like '' Liberty or Death'', '' Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye'', ''

Gemfire ''Gemfire'' (released in Japan as ''Royal Blood'' or ロイヤルブラッド ''Roiyaru Buraddo'', ''Super Royal Blood'' or スーパーロイヤルブラッド ''Sūpā Roiyaru Buraddo'' in its Super Famicom version) is a medieval war game for ...

'' and '' Saiyuki: Journey West''. After Hedlund's departure, this subsidiary ceased game development in 1995, focusing instead on localization, sales and marketing. Though none of Koei's historical simulations achieved mass market success, they acquired a loyal cult following. This following allowed Koei to remain profitable, since they could reliably predict how many copies of their games would sell (especially important during the cartridge era, when a surplus of unsold cartridges on a single game was often enough to bankrupt a company). A

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subsidiary, Koei Canada, Inc. was established in early 2001, and a

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an subsidiary, Koei Limited was established in early 2003 in Hertfordshire,

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. Koei also maintains subsidiaries in

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Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

and Lithuania. Recently, Koei created a Singapore branch for game development such as '' Sangokushi Online''. All Koei operations in English in turn ceased in 2012, with the previously unannounced closing of Koei's North American support forums and website. They resumed in 2016, with the English language PC release of Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII. Koei's Ruby Party division specializes on games labeled as Neoromance: GxB dating sims, usually with extra side-quests. Out of the three Neoromance series, the best known is Angelique, which has been in production since 1994.

Harukanaru Toki no Naka de is an otome game, otome adventure game developed by Ruby Party and published by Koei. It is a part of Ruby Party's Neoromance label. Because of ''Harukanaru Toki no Naka de''s success, the game has given rise to a franchise including se ...

is a newer Neoromance hit, with many sequels and an

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television series based on it. The newest game in the series,

Kin'iro no Corda is a Japanese role-playing game series targeted at a female demographic audience from Koei. The title is Italian for ''The Golden String''. The story was adapted into a manga by the game's character designer, Yuki Kure, which i ...

, is gaining popularity partially because the manga series it was based on, has been recently licensed by '' Viz'' for

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publishing. It gaining more popularity though, and an anime television series based on it began airing in October 2006. A sequel was also released on the PlayStation 2 in March 2007. On September 4, 2008, Koei announced that it was in talks to purchase ailing competitor

. They agreed in November 2008 to merge on April 1, 2009 to form

. On January 26, 2009 the two companies approved the merger, the

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formed on April 1, 2009 as planned. On April 1, 2010, Koei absorbed Tecmo and renamed itself Tecmo Koei Games. Koei's subsidiaries in the United States, Europe and Korea already had their names changed months before the Japanese parent. On March 15, 2010, the developing operations of Koei and Tecmo were spun off as new companies under the names of Koei Co, Ltd and Tecmo Co, Ltd respectively, but they were integrated into Tecmo Koei Games the following year, on April 1, 2011.

Games by Koei

Koei has built a large base of franchises, and has developed on various consoles and computers. Below is a list of game series developed by Koei.

Action games

*'' Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War'', an action/strategy game based on the Hundred Years' War between England and France. Released for

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, PlayStation 4 and

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. *'' BoBoiBoy Galactic Heroes'' – In association with Koei, and based on the Malaysian TV series,

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, to be released on Google Play. *'' Croc: Legend of the Gobbos''. The Japanese version of the ''Croc'' games distributed by Koei were released for the PlayStation. *'' Crimson Sea'' was released for

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in 2002, whereas its sequel was released for PlayStation 2 in 2004. *''

Destrega is a 3D fighting video game published by Koei and developed by Omega Force in 1998 for the PlayStation. ''Destrega'' separates itself from other games by creating a Rock, Paper, Scissors type of fighting system. Gameplay The fighting style in ...

'', a 1 vs 1 fighter game for the PlayStation. *''

'' 1–9 (as well as expansions ''Xtreme Legends'' for 3–8, ''Empires'' for 4–8, plus a

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, a Nintendo DS and three PlayStation Portable games) '' (真・三國無双 ''Shin-Sangoku Musō''; spin-off of ''

''). *'' Dynasty Warriors: Gundam'', for the

and

, it is based on the mechanics of ''Dynasty Warriors'' and ''Samurai Warriors'', only using the ''

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'' franchise as its base. (''ガンダム無双'' Gundam Musō). *'' Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage'' for the

and

. *'' Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2'' for the

, and

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*''

Hyrule Warriors ''Hyrule Warriors'' is a hack and slash video game developed by Omega Force and Team Ninja for the Wii U video game console. The game is a collaboration between Koei Tecmo and Nintendo, mixing settings and characters from Nintendo's ''The Legend ...

'' for

, a Dynasty Warriors style game for ''

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'' franchise. *'' Mystic Heroes'' for the

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and PlayStation 2. *''

Nioh is an action role-playing video game developed by Team Ninja. It was released for PlayStation 4 in February 2017, and was published by Sony Interactive Entertainment internationally, and by Koei Tecmo in Japan. An edition for PlayStation 4 and ...

'' for PlayStation 4. *'' One Piece: Pirate Warriors'' for the

. *''

Prey the Stars ''Prey the Stars'' (known as ''Gabu Gabu Planet'' in Japan) is a video game for the Nintendo DS from Koei. The game was released on September 25, 2008 in Japan, October 10, 2008 in Europe and October 13, 2008 in North America. Gameplay In the g ...

'', released for the Nintendo DS. *''

'', ''

Samurai Warriors 2 is a sequel to the original ''Samurai Warriors'', created by Koei and Omega Force. The game was released in 2006 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360, and ported to Microsoft Windows in 2008. Like the ''Dynasty Warriors'' series, an ''Empires'' e ...

'', ''

Samurai Warriors 3 is the third installment in the ''Samurai Warriors'' series, created by Tecmo Koei and Omega Force. The game was released in Japan on December 3, 2009, in Europe on May 28, 2010, in Australia on June 10, 2010, and in North America on September 28 ...

'', and ''

Samurai Warriors 4 ''Samurai Warriors 4'', known in Japan as , is a hack and slash game by Koei Tecmo, and sequel to ''Samurai Warriors 3''. Unlike past ''Samurai Warriors'' games, this one only has Japanese voice overs. A reboot of the series titled '' Samurai Warr ...

'' (as well as an'' Xtreme Legends ''expansion to both, and'' Empires ''expansion to'' 2, ''a PSP game,'' Samurai Warriors: State of War'', and '' Samurai Warriors: Katana'' for the Wii.)'' (''戦国無双'' Sengoku Musō''). Many spinoffs of this have been created including Derby Musou and Samurai Warriors Chronicles series. *'' Stop That Roach!'', an action/puzzle game released in 1994 for

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. *'' Tamashii no Mon Dante no Shinkyoku yori '' (''魂の門ダンテ「神曲」より'' Gate of Souls ~ From Dante's ''Divine Comedy''), an action game inspired by Dante's ''

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'' released on

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and FM Towns. *'' Toukiden: The Age of Demons'', a monster-hunting action role-playing game. *'' Trinity: Zill O'll Zero'', for the

. *'' Warriors: Legends of Troy'' is a Koei Canada game which was announced at E3 2009. *''

Warriors Orochi is a hack and slash video game for PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360, developed by Koei and Omega Force. It is a crossover of two of Koei's popular video game series, ''Dynasty Warriors'' and '' Samurai Warriors'' (specifically ''Dynasty Warriors 5'' a ...

'' for the PlayStation 2, PSP, PC and

, it is the first Koei

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title, featuring characters from the ''Dynasty Warriors'' and ''Samurai Warriors'' games. (''無双OROCHI''). *''

WinBack ''WinBack'' (known as ''WinBack: Covert Operations'' in North America and ''Operation: WinBack'' in Australia and Europe) is a third-person shooter video game developed by Omega Force (a division of Koei) and published for the Nintendo 64 in 199 ...

'', a third-person shooter game for

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and PlayStation 2. *'' WinBack 2: Project Poseidon'', a third-person shooter game for PlayStation 2 and

. *''

Warriors All-Stars ''Warriors All-Stars'', (or in Japan) is a hack and slash video game by Koei Tecmo. It is a crossover based on the long-running '' Warriors'' series, featuring an array of cast taken from various titles owned by the company, similar to the ''War ...

'' for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, a ''Dynasty Warriors'' style game mixing characters from Koei's various franchises, similar to ''Warriors Orochi''. *'' Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper'', for the

History Simulation

*''

Bandit Kings of Ancient China ''Bandit Kings of Ancient China'', also known as in Japan, is a turn-based strategy video game developed and published by Koei, and released in 1989 for MSX, MS-DOS, Amiga, and Macintosh and in 1990 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. I ...

'' – Released on the Nintendo Entertainment System, MS-DOS, Amiga & Macintosh. *'' Genghis Khan series. *'' Liberty or Death'' – Based on the American Revolutionary war. *'' Nobunaga's Ambition series'' – published on various platforms. *''

'' I to XIV released on the MSX, MSX2, NES, SNES, Genesis, Amiga, PC-Engine CD-ROM, Sega Saturn, PS1, PS2 and PC – turn based strategy games *'' Rise of the Phoenix'' – Based on the wars of the early Han and Chu dynasties in China, released on the SNES.

Strategy games

*''

Aerobiz Supersonic ''Aerobiz Supersonic'', known as in Japan, is a business simulation video game released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System by Koei in North America in August 1994. It was later ported to the Genesis. It is a sequel to Koei's previous ai ...

'' – Airline simulator *'' BoBoiBoy Galactic Heroes'' – From In Association With Koei and Based on the BoBoiBoy go to Galaxy released in Google Play *'' Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye'' –

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simulatorDembo, Arinn; ''Aye, 'Tis a Bonny Land Indeed: Koei explores the Emerald Isle's Myth and Magic in CELTIC TALES'', p. 214. Computer Gaming World, Issue 134, September 1995 *

Dynasty Tactics ''Dynasty Tactics'' (三國志戦記, ''Sangokushi Senki'' in Japan) is a strategy game for the Sony PlayStation 2. The title is set during the Three Kingdoms era and takes place after the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Dong Zhuo's death. The gamepla ...

Dynasty Tactics 2 ''Dynasty Tactics 2'' (三國志戦記2, ''Sangokushi Senki 2'' in Japan) is the sequel to ''Koeis Dynasty Tactics. The game has 84 stages, roughly 200 different battle and strategy events, and 96 different tactics, which is near double the last g ...

*''

'' –

simulator *'' Genghis Khan'' *''

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'' *''

Kessen II is a strategy game loosely based on the Three Kingdoms period of China. It is the sequel to '' Kessen'' in name only; both ''Kessen'' and the later sequel ''Kessen III'' are based on events in Japan and China. The gameplay involves playing out m ...

'' *'' Kessen III'' *'' L'Empereur'' – Turn-based strategy game released on the Nintendo Entertainment System *'' P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations'' *'' P.T.O. II: Pacific Theater of Operations'' *'' P.T.O. IV: Pacific Theater of Operations'' *'' Naval Ops: Warship Gunner 2'' *'' Nobunaga's Ambition series'' – published on various platforms *'' Operation Europe: Path to Victory'' – A strategy game set in

during

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*''

'' *''

Teitoku no Ketsudan ''P.T.O.'' (Pacific Theater of Operations), released as in Japan, is a console strategy video game released by Koei. It was originally released for the PC-9801 in 1989 and had been ported to various platforms, such as the X68000, FM Towns, PC- ...

'' (''PTO: Pacific Theater of Operations'' in North America) – Pacific War strategy games

Executive Series

*''

Aerobiz is a business simulation video game for the Super NES and Mega Drive/Genesis game consoles, released in 1992 by Koei. It was also released for the FM Towns, PC-9801 and X68000 computer platforms in Japan. As CEO of a budding international air ...

'' and ''

'' – Airline business simulator series *'' Top Management'' – Business simulator series *''

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'' – Released on the Super Famicom, Microsoft Windows PC and NEC PC-9801 *''

Winning Post ''Winning Post'' is a thoroughbred horse racing simulation game series from Koei Tecmo (originally Koei) debuting in 1993. The series is distinct from Koei's other horse-racing franchise, '' G1 Jockey'', and Tecmo's ''Gallop Racer'' series. To da ...

'' –

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management and horse breeding simulator series *'' Pop Cutie! Street Fashion Simulation'' – fashion design and business management simulation *'' Leading Company'' – Video cassette recorder business simulator

Neo-romance games

*'' Angelique'' *''

'' *''

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RPGs

*''

'' *'' Brandish'' (

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port) *'' Danchi Zuma no Yuuwaku'' *'' Inindo: Way of the Ninja'' (for

) Also part of Rekoeition series *''

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'' *'' Saiyuki: Journey West'' *'' Sangokushi Eiketsuden'', ''

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'', '' Sangokushi Sousouden'' (as Tactical RPG) *'' Soul Master'' *''

Opoona is a role-playing video game developed by ArtePiazza and published by Koei for the Wii. The player follows the story of the titular Opoona as he attempts to find the location of his family from which he was separated after the occurrence of a ...

Sports games

*''

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'' *'' G1 Jockey 4 2007'' *'' Fatal Inertia'' *'' Se-Pa 2001'' *'' Winning Post 7 Maximum 2007'' *'' Yanya Caballista: City Skater''

Music games

*''

Gitaroo Man ''Gitaroo Man'' is a rhythm video game developed by iNiS and published by Koei for PlayStation 2. The game features visual production by Mitsuru Nakamura and an original soundtrack by Japanese band COIL. The game was released in Japan on June 2 ...

'' (As well as a PlayStation Portable version called ''Gitaroo Man Lives!'')

Rekoeition

*'' Ishin no Arashi'' – First game of Rekoeition series. * * – Based on the

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. *

Adventure games

*''

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'' (''采配のゆくえ'')

Erotic games

*'' Danchi Zuma no Yuuwaku'' *''

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Games published by Koei in Europe

*''

Disgaea is a series of tactical role-playing video games created and developed by Nippon Ichi. The series debuted in Japan on January 30, 2003, with '' Disgaea: Hour of Darkness'', later re-released as ''Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness'' and ''Disgaea D ...

'' series *''

Dynasty Warriors 3 is a hack and slash video game developed by Omega Force (ω-force) and published by Koei (with distribution handled by THQ for the PlayStation 2 in PAL regions). It is third in the ''Dynasty Warriors'' series in North America and the second in ...

'' *'' La Pucelle: Tactics'' *''

Atelier Iris is a role-playing video game developed by Japanese developer Gust for the PlayStation 2, the first of the ''Atelier Iris'' saga. Despite the ''Atelier'' series' long run and popularity in Japan, ''Atelier Iris'' was the first of the series t ...

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Phantom Brave is a tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation 2 video game console, developed and published by Nippon Ichi Software. It was released on January 22, 2004 in Japan, on August 31, 2004 in North America and on February 4, 2005 in Europe. The Nor ...

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Persona 3 released outside Japan as ''Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3'', is a 2006 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. It is the fourth main installment in the ''Persona'' series, which is part of the larger ''Megami Tensei'' franchise. Atlus orig ...

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Persona 3 FES released outside Japan as ''Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3'', is a 2006 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. It is the fourth main installment in the '' Persona'' series, which is part of the larger ''Megami Tensei'' franchise. Atlus ori ...

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