True Three Kingdoms

About

True Three Kingdoms is a side-scrolling beat 'em up that lets you play as four legendary Chinese generals. Each character has distinct weapons and attack combos demonstrated before battles. Progress through stages with options to save or continue. Combat feels fast with basic mechanics suited for portable play. The game uses pre-release designs from Dynasty Warriors 3 for its characters. Released in 2002 as an unlicensed title, it offers a simplified take on the hack-and-slash formula. Players familiar with the Three Kingdoms era or the Dynasty Warriors series might recognize the historical context and character choices.

Storyline

True Three Kingdoms is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up and is implied to be set in the Three Kingdoms period of China. When a new game is started, the player is presented with four dynasty generals to play as, who are represented with pre-release renders of the generals from Dynasty Warriors 3: Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Zhang Fei (they are also shown in the game's intro with their pre-release renders). Each general has their own weapons and a set of attack moves they can perform, which are demonstrated after the general is selected. Before each stage, the game presents the option to save progress or continue to the stage.