

Xun Yu - Female version of the historical Xun Yu.Himiko - Powerful sorcerer from a foreign land who serves Cao Cao.Former officer for the Han Empire who has set out to conquer the world. Invents weapons and new equipment for Liu Bei. Huang Yue-Ying - Eccentric wife of Zhuge Liang.Xu Shu - Magician serving under Cao Cao who defects to Liu Bei.


Zhuge Liang - Initially "unaligned" in the conflict he later becomes Liu Bei's main advisor and warlord.Former bandit who is hot-tempered and overfond of drinking. Zhang Fei - Sworn brother of Liu Bei and Guan Yu.Wields the Black Dragon and Liu Bei's greatest warrior. Guan Yu - Sworn brother of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei.Her character was created for the game and is a heavily fictionalized combination and interpretation of Lady Mi and Hu Sanniang. Mei Sanniang - Long-time female friend of Liu Bei.Liu Bei - Leader of the Shu forces and Lord of Xu.The majority of characters are loosely based on characters found in the Chinese epic Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In battle, these characters are able to cause earthquakes, summon lightning storms and hurl fireballs. Koei introduces elements of magic, especially with the portrayal of notable strategists such as Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi as sorcerers. In addition to the fantasized theme, Kessen II departs from its realistic predecessor. A significant change to the story involves a romance between Liu Bei and the character Diao Chan, being a significant factor behind Liu Bei's decision to go to war, and Himiko, a semi-fictional sorceress (the historical Himiko ruled Wa ).

The last of the Han dynasty family, Liu Bei, begins a rebellion against the kingdom of Wei led by Cao Cao, with much of the game's events being based on the novel with alterations due to the different storylines. Unlike Koei's other games based on the 14th century novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms ( Dynasty Warriors and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms game), the plot of Kessen II is a heavily fantasized version of the novel. While in control of a unit, players are able to use special skills or magic spells to turn the tables, although enemy characters are also able to do so. All units are controlled by the AI unless the player directly intervenes, and battles between forces are carried out in real-time. Before battle, players are given a choice of strategies to take, although they can manually control all units in the battlefield. The gameplay involves playing out major battles as the storyline progresses, with cutscenes between each battle for the development of the events and major characters. It is the sequel to Kessen in name only both Kessen and the later sequel Kessen III are based on events in Japan and China. Kessen II ( 決戦 II, Kessen Tsu) is a strategy game loosely based on the Three Kingdoms period of China.
