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The game takes place in the [[Ransei]] region. Various Pokémon from the first five generations appear in this game. The game is [[Nintendo DSi]] enhanced. | The game takes place in the [[Ransei]] region. Various Pokémon from the first five generations appear in this game. The game is [[Nintendo DSi]] enhanced. | ||
== Development == | |||
''Pokémon Conquest'' was the second collaboration between Nintendo and Tecmo Koei, with the first being the Murasame Castle mode in ''Samurai Warriors 3''. Because [[Tsunekazu Ishikawa]] was a fan of ''Nobunaga's Ambition'' and Tecmo-Koei president Kou Shibasawa was a fan of ''Pokémon'', this presented an opportunity to work with each other. Among one of the key design elements of [[Ransei]] was the fact that the first ''Nobunaga's Ambition'' game featured 17 regions, just as there were 17 different Pokémon types at the time. Among Koei's game franchises, this is the first collaboration effort for ''Nobunaga's Ambition''; all previous collaborations had been through the ''Warriors'' series. In deference to this, character designs for ''Pokémon Conquest'' were primarily taken from ''Samurai Warriors 3'' as opposed to a ''Nobunaga's Ambition'' game. | |||
For ''Pokémon Conquest'', each of the [[Warlord]]s' initial (Rank I) costumes are based on their default costumes from ''Samurai Warriors 3'', and an original costume when they rank up to Rank II. (The exceptions are [[Nobunaga]], where this is reversed, and [[Hideyoshi]], whose Rank I and Rank II costumes are taken from ''Samurai Warriors'' and ''Samurai Warriors 3'' respectively; his Rank III costume is original). There are some minor modifications in character appearances and costumes between the two games, however: | |||
* Some characters' costumes were altered to better associate them with their Perfect Link Pokémon: for example, [[Motonari]]'s hair was turned green to better resemble {{p|Servine}}, while [[Kunoichi]]'s outfit became primarily black instead of white, in order to better associate her with {{p|Sneasel}}. | |||
* Some characters' appearances were altered to better express their ''Samurai Warriors 3'' characterizations: for example, [[Mitsunari]], [[Kiyomasa]], and [[Masanori]] are all depicted as children in ''Pokémon Conquest'' to reinforce [[Nene]] acting as a mother of sorts to Hideyoshi's retainers. | |||
* Almost all of the characters are depicted without their weapons, though some remain if they are not particularly "weapon-like": for example, [[Shingen]] and his iconic war fan, [[Motochika]] and his shamisen, [[Ujiyasu]] and his cane, and [[Okuni]] and her parasol. | |||
* Some clan crests are altered to incorporate a Pokémon motif: [[Oichi]]'s costume has a number of [[Poké Ball]] symbols where the Azai clan crest was in her ''Samurai Warriors 3'' costume, while Yukimura's costume has Poké Balls as part of the Sanada clan crest instead of coins. | |||
Similarly, the choice of Perfect Link Pokémon for a given Warlord may be influenced by their ''Samurai Warriors 3'' personality or moveset: | |||
* Motochika's attacks are primarily based on the water element in ''Samurai Warriors 3'', hence his pairing with {{p|Dewott}} | |||
* [[Kanbei]]'s appearance resembling a ghost in some side story missions is the inspiration behind his pairing with {{p|Lampent}} | |||
* [[Tadakatsu]]'s reputation of being the ''Samurai Warriors'' series' unbeatable foe is the inspiration of pairing him with {{p|Dialga}} | |||
Of the ''Samurai Warriors 3'' cast, only three characters are not also present in ''Pokémon Conquest''. | |||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||