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Play Lords of the Rising Sun (US edition · English) Online
Lords of the Rising Sun
Play Lords of the Rising Sun Online — A member of the Minamoto family seeks power in twelfth-century Japan through a campaign that combines strategic decisions with direct challenges.
Browser play
PC Engine CD / TurboGrafx-CD — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| I / II | Z / X |
| RUN / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Lords of the Rising Sun
Quick start
Select the campaign and leader, inspect the starting map and identify your nearest friendly and hostile positions. Move troops towards one supported objective before attempting to expand on several fronts.
Controls
The direction pad moves the map cursor or the controlled character in action scenes. I confirms strategic choices and primary actions; II cancels or provides the secondary action.
Lords of the Rising Sun — About this game
A member of the Minamoto family seeks power in twelfth-century Japan through a campaign that combines strategic decisions with direct challenges. Armies move across the country, castles become targets and alliances can change the situation before the next battle begins. The broader map is therefore not merely a menu between fights: choosing where to commit troops determines which positions can be held afterwards. Personal dangers and action sequences interrupt that planning, reflecting the risks faced by a leader trying to become shogun. Keep important approaches protected, inspect neighbouring forces and pursue an objective that the available army can support. A carefully chosen alliance or defended position can be as useful as an immediate attack on another castle.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · pce
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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