<s>
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Three	O
Kingdoms	O
period	O
of	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Kessen	B-Device
in	O
name	O
only	O
;	O
both	O
Kessen	B-Device
and	O
the	O
later	O
sequel	O
Kessen	B-Device
III	I-Device
are	O
based	O
on	O
events	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
unit	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
special	O
skills	O
or	O
magic	B-Application
spells	B-Application
to	O
turn	O
the	O
tables	O
,	O
although	O
enemy	O
characters	O
are	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Koei	O
's	O
other	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
14th	O
century	O
novel	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
(	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
game	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Kessen	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
heavily	O
fantasized	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
novel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
Han	O
dynasty	O
family	O
,	O
Liu	O
Bei	O
,	O
begins	O
a	O
rebellion	B-Operating_System
against	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Wei	O
led	O
by	O
Cao	O
Cao	O
,	O
with	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
being	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
novel	O
with	O
alterations	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
different	O
storylines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
fantasized	O
theme	O
,	O
Kessen	B-Application
II	I-Application
departs	O
from	O
its	O
realistic	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koei	O
introduces	O
elements	O
of	O
magic	B-Application
,	O
especially	O
with	O
the	O
portrayal	O
of	O
notable	O
strategists	O
such	O
as	O
Zhuge	O
Liang	O
and	O
Sima	O
Yi	O
as	O
sorcerers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
battle	O
,	O
these	O
characters	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
cause	O
earthquakes	O
,	O
summon	O
lightning	B-Architecture
storms	O
and	O
hurl	O
fireballs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
characters	O
are	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
characters	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Chinese	O
epic	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
score	I-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
