Overview
Founded by couple Kou Shibusawa (Person) and Keiko Erikawa (Person) in 1978, Koei established several genres in the Japanesegaming industry. They laid the foundations for Japanese RPGs with games like The Dragon andamp;amp;amp; Princess in 1982 and the eroge genre with games like Night Life (Game) in 1982. They then became best known for historical strategy games, after the influential strategy title Nobunaga's Ambition in 1983. While they primarily worked on Japanese computer games, they would eventually start producing games for consoles as well, adapting many of their strategy games for the limited console interface.
Today they are best known for the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Franchise) and Dynasty Warriors/Musou franchises as well as their many other strategy and simulation games, most of which are set in the Three Kingdoms period of Ancient China or the Sengoku era of Medieval Japan.
In 2009 Koei merged with Tecmo (Company) to become Tecmo Koei (which was later renamed Koei Tecmo (Company)). At this point, Koei Co. Ltd. was effectively defunct.
Nobunaga's Ambition (Game)
30 September 1986
The second game in Koei's Nobunaga's Ambition series of historical simulation-strategy games set in the warring states era of Japan, and the first to be released outside of Japan.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Game)
31 December 1985
The first game in Koei's long-running strategy game series, based on the Chinese historical novel of the same name.
EMIT Vol. 1: Toki no Maigo (Game)
25 March 1995
The first part in a series of adventure games developed under Koei's "English Dream" label, a collection of games used to help teach the English language.
EMIT Vol. 2: Inochigake no Tabi (Game)
25 March 1995
The second part in a series of adventure games developed under Koei's "English Dream" label. Yuri continues to unlock the secrets of the tunnel in the bookstore's basement, including meeting another version of herself.
EMIT Vol. 3: Watashi ni Sayonara o (Game)
25 March 1995
The third part in a series of adventure games developed under Koei's "English Dream" label. Yuri continues to dig deeper into where the mysterious old man and the "other her" come from.
Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends (Game)
24 January 2003
Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends is a stand-alone expansion.
Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons (Game)
25 February 1994
A privateer simulation/RPG that lets the player conquer the seven seas through trade, piracy, and exploration. It is known as Daikoukai Jidai II in Japan and is the sequel to Uncharted Waters.
Zill O'll (Game)
7 October 1999
The first game in the Zill O'll JRPG series that was never released outside of Japan.
Winning Post (Game)
28 May 1993
Winning Post is the first title in a long running series of horse racing simulation games. It was developed by Koei and first released for the X68000 in Japan on May 28, 1993.
Winning Post (Game)
4 October 1996
An enhanced remake of the second game in Koei's horse racing simulation series Winning Post. It was released in Japan under the title Winning Post 2: Program '96, and was the first to be released outside of Japan.
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 (Game)
12 February 2013
The fast-paced Musou-style legend of the post-apocalyptic savior Kenshiro returns to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the original manga its based on.
Genghis Khan (Game)
31 December 1987
A turn-based strategy game originally released in 1987 by Koei, the creators of Nobunaga's Ambition and Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Dynasty Warriors (Game)
28 February 1997
A traditional 3D fighting game and spin-off of Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, pitting heroes from each of the Three Kingdoms against each-other. It's best known for its large genre switch made standard for the game's numerous sequels.
Warriors: Legends of Troy (Game)
4 March 2011
Warriors: Legends of Troy is a western-developed take on Koei's Musou franchise set during the Trojan War.
EMIT Vol. 1: Toki no Maigo (Game)
25 March 1995
The first part in a series of adventure games developed under Koei's "English Dream" label, a collection of games used to help teach the English language.
EMIT Vol. 2: Inochigake no Tabi (Game)
25 March 1995
The second part in a series of adventure games developed under Koei's "English Dream" label. Yuri continues to unlock the secrets of the tunnel in the bookstore's basement, including meeting another version of herself.
EMIT Vol. 3: Watashi ni Sayonara o (Game)
25 March 1995
The third part in a series of adventure games developed under Koei's "English Dream" label. Yuri continues to dig deeper into where the mysterious old man and the "other her" come from.
Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends (Game)
24 January 2003
Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends is a stand-alone expansion.
Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends (Game)
9 November 2004
This expansion provides new levels, items, skills difficulty settings, and other enhancements to the original game.
Zill O'll (Game)
7 October 1999
The first game in the Zill O'll JRPG series that was never released outside of Japan.
Warriors Orochi Z (Game)
27 November 2009
An anthology of the Warriors Orochi games, ported to the PlayStation 3.
Winning Post (Game)
28 May 1993
Winning Post is the first title in a long running series of horse racing simulation games. It was developed by Koei and first released for the X68000 in Japan on May 28, 1993.
Winning Post (Game)
4 October 1996
An enhanced remake of the second game in Koei's horse racing simulation series Winning Post. It was released in Japan under the title Winning Post 2: Program '96, and was the first to be released outside of Japan.
Super Mahjong Taikai (Game)
12 September 1992
Released in 1992 for the Super Famicom and Turbo CD.
