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''Kessen II (決戦 II, Kessen Tsu)'' is a strategy game produced by Koei (Creators of the [[Dynasty Warriors]] and [[Samurai Warriors]] series). It is the sequel to Kessen [[In Name Only]] as both Kessen and the later sequel Kessen III are based on events in Japan, while this installment is a story loosely-based on [[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]].

The gameplay involves playing out major battles as the storyline progresses, with cutscenes between each battle to provide development to the events and major characters. Before battle, players can choose which strategy to take, although they can manually control all units in the battlefield. All units are controlled by the AI unless the player directly intervenes, and battles between forces are carried out in real time. While in control of a unit, players are able to use special skills or magic spells to turn the tables as well as enemy characters.

 

* [[Action Girl]]: Mei Sanniang and Sun Li.

* [[Always Save the Girl]]: The plot is centered around this.

* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Zhao Yun

* [[Bratty Half-Pint]]: Himiko

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Yu Jin

* [[Cain and Abel]]: {{spoiler|Cao Cao and Liu Bei}}

* [[Camp Gay]]: Yu Jin

* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]: Himiko and Xun Yu, who {{spoiler|abuses the captive Diao Chan.}}

* [[Establishing Character Moment]]: Sima Yi gets one when, as he appears before Cao Cao, an enraged Himiko launches a fireball towards him, which he deflects by ''blowing ice'' on it.

* [[Freak-Out]]: Liu Bei has one after hearing that {{spoiler|Zhuge Liang and Mei Sanniang have abandoned him, right after [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here|Zhao Yun had left after learning his true motivation]].}} Causing him to believe that {{spoiler|Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would do the same.}}

* [[Snow Means Death]]: Cao Cao in Liu Bei's ending.

* [[Start of Darkness]]: The death of Cao Cao's mother drove him to become a cruel tyrant bent on world conquest.

* [[Verbal Tic]]: Yue Ying, "Yeah." It's given a lampshade:

* [[Villainous BSOD]]: {{spoiler|Cao Cao after learning that Liu Bei is his brother.}}

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: Guan Yu has a life long fear of frogs

 

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[[Category:Real Time Strategy]]