Modern strategy monster Daisenryaku Perfect 4.0 stealthily deploys in English

DAISENRYAKU PERFECT 4.0

The 30th Anniversary Title of the Daisenryaku Series! Fight with over 1500 different units on more than 300 maps in this turn-based, single player war simulation game. Daisenryaku Perfect 4.0 lets you shape your experience like no other game in the series’ 30 year history.

Yes, those are hexes you see, stuffed with modern military hardware and dense with stats – the bread and butter of the grognard-pleasing Daisenryaku Perfect 4.0, sneakily launched last night. The latest in Systemsoft’s very long-running series of straight-laced strategy games and the first in English for a while. While complex, the Daisenryaku series isn’t quite as gritty as some strategic sims and is notable for its accessible (and often console-friendly) UI. Plus, there’s Advance Wars-styled combat animations, which are always fun. Below, a bombastic Japanese trailer.

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