

Following his final victory at the "Battle of Chang Zheng", Zhuge Liang raises a rebellion with what remains of the Wu and Shu armies. Not long later Cao Cao learnt that Liu Bei was leading a large rebellion in his former province of Xu.ĭuring the final battle, Himiko went into a jealous rage and tried to destroy everyone, but Cao Cao and Xun Yu were able to pacify her.

However Liu Bei and his officers escaped and vanished. the good-hearted Liu Bei and the second to play as the Machiavellian Cao Cao. In spite of this new information Cao Cao captured Liu Bei's capital and subjugated Wu. The character design of Kessen II is one area where the game really shines. This explained as to why Diao Chan knew a tune Cao Cao remembered his mother singing from time to time. Xun Yu also became jealous of Diao Chan, as she too was in love with Cao Cao, but reluctantly agreed to serve him as a warrior rather than a woman.Īs Cao Cao continued to win battles against Liu Bei, his uncle, in fear of what the ultimate result would be, revealed that Cao Cao and Liu Bei were brothers by means of the same mother. In response Cao Cao dethroned the Han Emperor and created Wei. While this was going on Liu Bei managed to create the territory of Shu.
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Liu Bei later allies himself with Sun Quan for the Battle of Chi Bi, but Cao Cao manages to overcome them despite a brilliant fire tactic, proving the power of the Mandate of Heaven.įollowing Chi Bi Cao Cao is forced to let Liu Bei and Sun Quan recover as Ma Chao launched an attack on the capital. Cao Ren, Cao Cao's cousin, nearly gets killed Xiahou Yuan, Cao Cao's best officer, is slain in an ambush and finally Cao Cao himself is nearly beheaded in battle against the sorcerer if not for Himiko's intervention. Later in life, he gained control of Chinas northern plains, which he ruled as Wei, one of three kingdoms. Cao Cao was a warlord and government official of Chinas late Han Dynasty. The game shifts the setting from Japan to the Three Kingdoms era of China.
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As Himiko secretly held romantic feelings for Cao Cao, she'd often take out her frustrations on Diao Chan which would just anger Cao Cao even further.Ĭao Cao manages to constantly quell Liu Bei's efforts to defeat him, but soon finds trouble when Zhuge Liang enters the scene. Kessen II is a real-time strategy game and follow-up to the PS2 launch title, Kessen. Cao Cao also develops a bond with Diao Chan, which annoys the sorceress Himiko to no end. However, he is also noted to be battling Yuan Shao at the same time as dealing with Liu Bei, thus explaining why some of his stronger officers come in later. Kessen II takes this emphasis on combat and elevates it further, plunging the. It is almost immediately established for him that he has the Mandate of Heaven, and dives into the personality of some Wei officers, not to mention the details of Diao Chan's time in captivity.Ĭao Cao begins with trusted officers like Xun Yu and Xiahou Yuan. Liu Bei takes up arms in the hopes of rescuing his Diao Chan from Cao Cao. Cao Cao's intro is very similar to Liu Bei's, but obviously focuses more on his point of view.
