# Nobunaga's Ambition — user reviews > 118 indexed App Store user reviews of Nobunaga's Ambition by KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., rated 3.50/5 from 32 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nobunagas-ambition/id383307693/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nobunagas-ambition/id383307693.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 15 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 9 ## Newest reviews (15 of 118) ### 2/5 — なんだこれは *2026-04-04* ゲーム性シンプルでおもしろいが画面フリーズが多すぎる。1回起きると何回アプリを落としても頻繁に起きる。そこだけ直して欲しい。 ### 4/5 — コツを掴むと、、、！ *2022-03-27* 初めは、なんだこのムズイゲームは！？ って思ったんですが、ある程度攻略法が出回っているので(古いゲームですから。) それで、少〜しだけ学んでプレイすると、面白い面白い！ シンプルイズベスト！ 信長の野望シリーズは数々してきましたが、 武将風雲録が好きで今もしてますが、 こちらのゲームはサクサク行くのでついつい暇な時はしてしまいます。 もちろん、武将風雲録とは違った楽しさからです。 スマホ版は、少しプレイヤーを強くするシステムがあり(武将カード・GPS機能)やり易いのでは？ まだまだサッパリ分からない点多いですが、ぼちぼち検証していきたいですね〜！ コーエーさん。いつも有難うございます^ ^ ### 3/5 — A game of clicking through the cpu’s turn! *2021-07-13* If you enjoy doing one action and then touching the screen twenty times to get through all the enemies turns, this game might be for you! Add in looking up how to play the game because you start out with no food and the gold goes to upgrade your province. After two hundred more enemy messages, enjoy getting your 15 gold and 8 food a year. Heavy taxation there! And maybe five years into the game, you’ll have enough food and gold to attack! All the while the computer is attacking left and right as you look at your low gold and food numbers that inch up each year. It’s a blast if you are the semi-conscious player! ### 4/5 — 30年ほど前の古っ〜〜いゲームです。 *2021-05-10* 30年ほど前の古っ〜〜いゲームです。 そのあたりを理解している方にお勧めのゲームです。私は昔を懐かしんでプレイしたので楽しめました。 最新のゲームとの比較はしてはいけないと思います。 ### 4/5 — 昔と同じくのめり込めるが改善してほしい部分も *2020-03-28* 改善して欲しいところ 【兵忠・訓練度】 ファミコン版は、表示画面に全て表示されてたが 兵忠は施しの時に兵を選択しないと確認できないみたい。 訓練度は、訓練した時のメッセージでしか分からない。 【武将】 武将カードを戦闘デッキと内政デッキに設定できるけど、どんな効果があるのか分からない。 領地に武将を割り振りとか、戦の時に選べるのかと思ったが、そういったメニューがないので全く分からない。 せめて、もう少し詳しく説明をサイトから、ダウンロード出来るようにして欲しい。 ### 4/5 — 昔と変わらないシンプルなゲーム性 *2020-01-09* 30年前と変わらないシステムで懐かしくプレイしました。 ゲーム性は言わずもがなでシンプルイズベストの典型で、今の子供達にも親しみやすいものと思います。 難点と要望ですが ・アプリが落ちる、起動しなくなることがある （iPad再起動が必要。かつたまに複数回必要） ・年貢はターン消費しても良いけど初期値は45%くらいにして欲しい。初期値20%は低すぎる。 ・部隊編成はターン消費なしにして欲しい　 ・武将デッキの説明がない くらいでしょうか。 空き時間に昔を懐かしみながらプレイさせていただいてます。 ### 2/5 — 戦争できない… *2019-11-05* 寿命を無限にしてプレイしてたのですが、1600年から戦争できないんですけど… だったら、無限なんて作らないでほしい。 ### 2/5 — Bug *2019-01-31* Was playing game then nobunaga died, now all territories are silver and i cant beat the game. ### 4/5 — Good old vintage game *2019-01-24* A pricy game, but it’s nice to get to play to this good old Nintendo game. ### 1/5 — what a 5h!t game do not buy *2018-12-07* waste of money! ### 4/5 — Good concept *2018-12-02* The game concept itself is great, but I’m not really sure how to play. How do I get gold? Once I spend it it’s all gone and I cant do anything. People always have bigger army’s then me. It’s very difficult and the tutorial doesn’t help much ### 4/5 — Faithful to the Original *2018-11-16* This version is quite faithful to the original version on the SNES. I’ve played Koei games for three decades, and this classic still holds up well. The gameplay is very straightforward, considering all the options you have available. I love the music; it takes me back to a more pleasant time. Excellent all around. I noticed some negative reviews. The issues discussed in these reviews can be fixed very simply: 1. On your first term, adjust your tax rate to 50%. You won’t have a decent harvest otherwise. 2. Early on, focus on domestics; Town, Dam, and Land. 3. In battle, numbers are most important. If you have a large, numerical advantage, training and morale are much less important. By the middle of my most recent campaign, I wasn’t training troops at all, but simply recruiting soldiers and pressing forward. 4. Don’t forget to arrange your troops. I prefer to take all the soldiers from units 4 and 5 and put them in the first 3 units, so my ideal arrangement is Infantry (Commander) 35%, Cavalry, 44%, Rifles, 21%. Fewer, larger units are much better as you can bring more of your force down on the enemy at any given time. It makes movement much easier, too. 5. Be sure to rest occasionally. Preserving your Daimyo’s health is paramount. Your daimyo dying of old age is the main way campaigns are lost. For this reason, a younger daimyo is much better than an older one, as you have much more time to conquer the land. 6. One good way to expand is by using a ninja to assassinate event daimyo. ONLY USE ONE NINJA! Multiple will fail. If you don’t succeed, don’t make a second attempt, just accept that that ruler has to be taken out in battle, and move on to the next target. The enemy can retaliate if you fail, and you will lose 10-15 points of health, if they do so, which is no good! Also, remember to have a great amount of money saved up in your home province, so that you can bid for the murdered enemy’s territory. A bid of 500 or so is usually more than enough. That’s it! This is a great game. If you are patient and halfway-bright, you will find playing this game to be a rewarding experience. It’s considered a classic turn-based strategy game for good reasons! ### 1/5 — 期待して *2018-10-06* ファミコン版が傑作だったので期待して購入したが、全てにおいて薄っぺらで１時間でやる気をなくした。残念！ ### 1/5 — 詐欺ゲーム *2018-06-10* 収入が何年待てど無い。バグ？この状態でどうしろと？なにもできずにゲームオーバー。 このゲームは詐欺です！金返せ！ ### 4/5 — 懐かしく新しい *2018-03-31, version 1.4* iPhoneの小さい画面でやるには、丁度良いゲーム内容と操作性。近来の「信長」しか知らない人は、別物と考えて購入を考えて欲しい。これは、あくまで戦国時代を舞台にしたボードゲームなのだ。大きめのフャミコンカセットを挿入し、やりまくった昔を思い出すのも良し。あくまでボードゲームとして、新しく始めるのも良し。姉小路や蠣崎で強者の領地を獲得してゆく楽しさは昔以上のヴィジアルと音楽で否が応もなく盛り上がる。今川の版図の拡大や勝頼の逆襲など何度も楽しんでいます。 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — クソゲー *2026-05-20* まあもう古いからしょうがないけどね。 ろくにスマホ移行もできてないまま発売するのは、相変わらずゴミだけど無能だらけだからしょうがないか。 ### 1/5 — Awful do not waste your money *2021-07-11* CPU outpaces you at a silly rate even on lower difficulties. It's unplayable. I'm asking for a refund. ### 1/5 — 似ていて非なるもの *2021-03-28* 昔、２０年前以上前にプレイしてとても面白かったので懐かしく久しぶりにプレイしたものの似ている全くが違う。部隊に個々の武将がいなくフィールドも狭く騎馬も1コマしか進めない騎馬の意味がない。 何しろ籠城戦が無い。これでは攻めが圧倒的に有利になる。城にいる方が強いはずなのに、、、。 このようなゲームがあるならばもう買うのはやめます。お金の無駄遣いです。残念でした。 ### 1/5 — 度々すぎる、、、 *2020-12-31* どんなに育てても、しょっちゅう疫病で、兵が半減に。度々すぎてやる気なくなる。 ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2020-05-10* I’ve played other old school turn based games like RTK and Genghis Khan but this was unplayable. The computer builds resources and armies 5x as fast. I gave it a few attempts but was highly disappointed! ### 1/5 — 本能寺の変 *2020-03-13* 本能寺の変で明智光秀を倒したら、二度と本能寺の変が起きなくなってしまった。 どうにかして欲しい。 ### 1/5 — Hate to write a negative review but... *2019-08-08* Really poor, especially given the price. Nothing is explained like what the decimaled numbers represent, of what is the importance of wealth, land. Had to find a snes manual online to kind of get the idea. The battles are ludicrously slow paced and simple. Every piece moves on space. No explanation that calvary are twice as strong as standard troops and rifles are 4x as strong. No ranged attacks either, so it is like checkers. Bribes are only useful if it works to betray troops, moral reductions are pointless. Numbers have no relative importance. Troops can be trained to over 1300, but are slightly better than troops better than 300. The battles if completed by the computer don't win. I've sent double the troops just to lose them all, yet equal troops attacking my fiefs win. Ninja attacks are pointless, as they reduce usually 5 to 10 of town value, which is commonly over 200, and easily over 500. A waste of a turn. Yet murders are stupidly powerful and seem to work easily, especially on low iq daiyos. Not worth training troops when you can just kill the leader. So the game pretty much goes like this: first change tax rate to 50, next give peasants food. if you don't get killed in the first two turns, you can murder a neighboring daiyo and buy their land. Then put as much as you can into land and then take the surplus food and give it to the peasants. Repeat. Keep troops somewhat equal to neighbors and when you feel wealthy enough start buying troops. Take lands. Unify japan. I unified the southwest like this, and just couldn,t keep motivated to unify the rest. Too slow and redundant/ tedious. I got this after playing for over 10 hours. It is a huge waste of time and i am trying to get a refund. ### 1/5 — Ridicules *2019-03-24* One move per turn when computer gets 4 or 5 taking over fief after fief and every turn their fiefs economy increases ridicules amounts in just one turn but you can make only one move so while their land and town and gold and food increase 200 in one turn you spend the usually 100 gold given to you at the beginning between yours and then have to wait even longer to get the gold back!! Lol just buy it and you will see what a waste of money it was... ### 1/5 — 兵糧もお金も増えないし、使えない *2019-03-24* 課金されたうえ、全く遊べません。 バグなら早く直すべき！！ ### 1/5 — 金収入が来ません *2019-03-05* 待てど暮らせど金収入が入ってこないためゲームとして破綻してました。 返金申請します ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — シンプルで遊びやすい *2024-02-21, version 1.4* シリーズ最初期の作品のリメイクだけあって、要素がシンプルで遊びやすいです。最初は何をどうすれば安定した戦力を持てるのかわからないままあれよあれよと侵略されますが、一旦セオリーを掴むとサクサク進めてちょうどいい暇つぶしになります。 原作当時よりハードの能力は当然上がってるのでテンポよく進むし、色々な情報をスムーズに見ることができます。 悪い点は、たまにフリーズすることと、一部の国(特に伊賀国)をタッチしづらい点です。 ### 5/5 — Great game *2021-10-02* Played this game from young, still love it! Wish they can make more of these type of games. ### 5/5 — Nice and fun *2020-05-15* Unlike the RTK2 there’s no generals or officials in this game, which could be a disappointment for some as lack of depth, but also making this strategic game easier to adapt to for non Japanese players. You don’t need any historical knowledge to enjoy the game. Just focus on the basics of strategic games, finding the right balance between strength and resources, and maneuvering according to opportunities or threats around you. You can even turn off the battle command if you only want to focus on the strategic side. ### 5/5 — True to the Original! *2018-11-26* Well done! Nobunga was my favorite Nintendo title growing up. Hesitated for awhile to purchase this iOS version, partly due to negative reviews (and mostly lack of time to play). Now, after playing for a few days over the holidays, I am exceptionally pleased with this app and would easily recommend to anyone else wanting to reminisce. The developer spent a lot of time putting this app together, especially in making it true to the original. Gameplay is just like the NES version (but less clunky) and brings back lots of memories. App hasn’t crashed once. You can just lock the screen or switch to something else and later pick up exactly where you left off. I love that you can play at your own pace (turn-based) and don’t need WiFi/data or any multiplayer nonsense. Some additional instructions would have been nice. But again it’s so similar to the NES version, a quick download and review of the old NES manual was sufficient to remind me how the game mechanics work (e.g., unit types). Zooming into the map to select specific fiefs could be easier, as could an option to speed up repetitive turn-based choices. But overall, this game is (just as it was decades ago) a lot of fun. ### 5/5 — Solid *2018-03-31* I attempted this game on the old school shades of green game boy... didn't understand it as a kid. I've got a bit of strategy under my belt now and totally dig it! It's a VERY slow paced game, not for someone looking for an instant gratification action game. Simple clean presentation, but extremely deep gameplay. Well done 👍 ### 5/5 — Surprised how good it is *2018-02-15* I have no idea why there are bad reviews. Most complaints I have read are people that just don’t know how to play. I almost didn’t buy it based on the bad reviews. Luckily it was just the people reviewing the game that is the problem and the game itself is pretty good. And $10 is a lot for an app but not really for this kind of game. Not perfect but it’s a good game. ### 5/5 — これが初期信長の野望 *2017-09-19, version 1.4* 信長の野望 全国版をPC、FCでプレイした人ならば、その時味わったシンプルがゆえの良さを感じとってもらえると思います。私は大名倒したら、その大名の属領全て手に入ったり、1名の忍者で弱小大名を暗殺できたり、全国版ならではの、実際にはありえんだろうっていう昔のシステムの良さを楽しんでいます。 ここ近年の信長の野望の内容を求めるならば、物足りなさを感じると思いますが、ゲームタイトルの通り、これは「全国版」です。ググって見てください！ ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2017-08-19* If you enjoyed this on your Nintendo system back in the day, you will not be disappointed. Exact same game play. Lots of fun. ### 5/5 — AI DOESNT CHEAT *2017-01-16* As the title says. You receive a move for each fief you hold. Please don't make the developers suffer by posting otherwise. ### 5/5 — Great game! *2016-07-17, version 1.3* I love this game. Spent countless hours back in the 80's playing the original version on my Nintendo system. It has a great balance of strategy and randomness that makes it fun to play over and over again. I wish it was available to play on my MacBook Pro too. All in all I'm very happy I can play this game once again. Please make more games like this. Thank you! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*