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James Clavell's Shogun

Overview

The game reproduces many of the novel's "scenes", few of which are interconnected in any way. The player assumes the role of John Blackthorne, Pilot-Major of the Dutch trading ship Erasmus. During a voyage in the Pacific Ocean in the year 1600, the Erasmus is shipwrecked in Japan. Blackthorne must survive in a land where every custom is as unfamiliar to him as the language. After learning some of the society's ways, he is drawn into a political struggle between warlords and falls in love with a Japanese woman. Eventually he embraces Japanese life and is honored as a samurai.

Developers
Gang of Five
Platform
Commodore 64
Alternate Names
  • Shogun (Mastertronic / Virgin Games)
  • James Clavell's ShōgunEuropeFlag of Europe region
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