Koei

Koei Co., Ltd. (コーエー (Kōē), formerly 光栄 (Kōei)) is a Japanese publisher and developer founded in 1978. The company is best known for its historical based games.

Koei was first established in July 1978 by Kou Shibusawa and Eiji Fukuzawa (the company was named after the first two letters in their first names), and initially focused on personal computer sales and made-to-order business Software. In 1983 it released Nobunaga s Ambition (信長の野望 Nobunaga no Yabo ), a historical strategy game set during the Sengoku period of History of Japan. The game went on to receive numerous awards, and Koei produced several more such games set against the backdrop of world history, including Sangokushi (三国志 Sangokushi ), set during the Three Kingdoms period of History of China, and Uncharted Waters (大航海時代 Dai Kōkai Jidai ; lit. Great Navigation Era ), set in Portugal during the Age of Exploration. In recent years the company has also found success in a series of loosely historically-based action games, the flagship titles of which are Dynasty Warriors (真・三國無双 (Shin-Sangoku Musō)) and Samurai Warriors (戦国無双 (Sengoku Musō)).

In . After Hedlund s departure this subsidiary ceased game development and localization activities in 1995, focusing instead on sales and marketing.

A Canada subsidiary, Koei Canada, Inc. was established in early 2001, and a European subsidiary, Koei Limited was estasblished in early 2003 in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. Koei also maintains subsidiaries in China, Korea, and Taiwan.

=Strategy games=

Sangokushi (三国志 Sangokushi )

Nobunaga s Ambition (信長の野望 Nobunaga no Yabō )

Bandit Kings of Ancient China ( Suikoden )

Kessen (決戦)

Taikō Risshiden (太閤立志伝)

Aerobiz

Genghis Khan

Gemfire

(Only in the PAL version)

Liberty or Death

KOEIPTO

*Dynasty Tactics (Sangokushi Senki )

Rise of the Phoenix (virtually an unknown SNES strategy game)

=Action games=

Dynasty Warriors (真・三國無双 Shin-Sangoku Musō ; spin-off of Sangokushi )

Ni-Oh

Samurai Warriors (戦国無双 Sengoku Musō )

WinBack

=RPGs=

Uncharted Waters (大航海時代 Dai Kōkai Jidai ; lit. Great Navigation Era )

( Saiyuki)

=Sports games=

G1 Jockey

= External link: =

*[http://www.koei.co.jp/ Koei Co., Ltd. (Japan) website] *[http://www.koeikorea.co.kr/ Koei Co., Ltd. (Korea) website] *[http://www.koei.com.tw/ Koei Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) website] *[http://www.koei.com/ Koei Co., (United States) website] *[http://www.koei.co.uk/ Koei Ltd. (Europe) website] *[http://www.koeicanada.ca/ Koei Canada, Inc. website] *[http://gamecity.net.cn/ Koei Gamecity (China) Entertainment website] *[http://www.gamecity.co.jp/ Koei Gamecity (Japan) Entertainment website] *[http://www.gamecity.ne.kr/ Koei Gamecity (Korea) Entertainment website] *[http://www.gamecity.com.tw/ Koei Gamecity (Taiwan) Entertainment website] *[http://games.ign.com/objects/025/025038.htmlfromint=1 site on games.ign.com]