During the late years of Eastern Han Dynasty in China (3rd century), it was
customary for the emperors to befriend eunuchs, and often the eunuchs could
use their influence on the emperor, attaining high positions. Eventually this
led to a growing corruption and weakened the emperor’s power. Illegal
organizations and private armies appeared everywhere.

A nobleman named Dong Zhuo let his army rush into the capital Luoyang, kill
all the eunuchs and dethrone the emperor Ling Di. Dong Zhuo burnt the city and
put the prince Xian Di on the throne, who was under his control. Few dared to
resist the new power in China. Among those few was Xue Aotian, the son of Xue
Yuntao, the chief of imperial kung-fu school. He swears to return to Luoyang
and to face Dong Zhuo in battle. But other powers are in the game. A
mysterious nation called Yumen, who existed since the ancient times, now has
appeared on the stage of history. The great battle for China begins.

Even though Zhengtian Fengwuzhuan is set in a concrete historical epoch in
China and features real characters, it utilizes Japanese-style anime character
graphics. The player navigates the hero from third-person perspective over
pre-rendered backgrounds. The battles are random and are viewed from a side-
scrolling perspective. The characters can act in battles once the time bar
displayed near a character becomes full. There is a variety of special
techniques and spells to use, beside the standard physical attacks.

Zhengtian Fengwuzhuan