Your job is a big one: unite China under your rule. To accomplish this task, you must sway your enemies through use of diplomacy, subterfuge, and force, all the while keeping your homelands protected and your people fed. No one man could do all this, so you must delegate authority to a variety of historical officers with varying degrees of ability. Some are suited for leading troops in battle, and some are better at spying. It's up to you to pick the best man for the job.

The game's biggest problem is its interface, which consists of dozens of nested menus, packed with commands that are not very well described in the thin manual. This is not a title you load up for a quick gaming fix, but one that--if it's your cup of tea--you start playing on Friday night and continue through Monday (after calling in sick). Unfortunately, few gamers will have the patience or resolve to overcome the more frustrating aspects of RotTK VI. --T. Byrl Baker

Pros:

• Incredibly deep gameplay for a console game
• Historical content is interesting

• Convoluted interface with too many menus
• Perhaps too complex for most people's tastes