Near the year 184 A.D., China was reaching the end of the Han dynasty. The corruption of the Imperial Court triggered a rebellion, and civil war engulfed the land. Men and women of strong will climbed onto the stage of history. Some chose to stop the chaos, while others fulfilled their own ambitions. Together, they wove the threads of a legend that came to be known as the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII is the latest installment of the award-winning historical simulation series.