Dynasty Wars

A sequel, Warriors of Fate, was released in 1992.

• Title — Dynasty Wars • Developer — Capcom • Publisher — Capcom • Producer — Yoshiki Okamoto • Designer — Noritaka Funamizu S. Sato Kenji Kataoka • Programmer — Y Mutsunobu M Kobayashi Yuzo Tsunazaki • Artist — Akemi Kurihara Y Tamago Mayumi Tanabe M Matsuura Shinji Sakashita Sayuri Shintani • Composer — Manami Matsumae • Genre — Beat 'em up • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Arcade System — CP System • Platforms — Arcade, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST, PC Engine Super CD-ROM² • Series — Tenchi wo Kurau

The players' goal is to wipe out the Huang Ching, the organization responsible for the unrest of the Han dynasty and later defeat the tyrant Dong Zhuo, and up to two players can fight side by side to accomplish this goal. This game always scrolls to the right. Players must be able to survive the rebel hordes to reach and kill the rebel general in each stage to free the province. Players can use three buttons: to attack left, attack right, or use special tactics. In the arcade version, inserting more coins and pressing START increases the maximum life of the player. Completing stages and an experience point system in the form yellow orbs allows the player to level-up, gaining more vitality and stronger weapons. These weapons are upgraded for every 3rd blue orb collected. In-game treasure increases player score, and food packs replenish vitality. There are 4 selectable characters, each with their own varying amounts of attack power and initial vitality. Aside from unique weaponry, each character also has a unique partner character during a certain special attack. For every 3 blue orbs collected, the player's weapon improves, depending on his current level range. There are a total of eight stages (called rounds), corresponding a province in reference to the historic battles in the novel.

Home computer versions for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST and Commodore 64 were developed by Tiertex and published by U.S. Gold (or ERBE Software in Spain) in 1990. NEC Avenue produced a PC Engine Super CD-ROM² version of Tenchi o Kurau, which was released exclusively in Japan in 1994. It adds an extensive intro and in-game cut scenes. A version for the Capcom Power System Changer was planned and previewed but never released. A completely different game based on the manga and made by Capcom was released on the NES as Destiny of an Emperor in North America.