Be a 15th century samurai leader!
Sword of the Samurai is an action, strategy, political (though not directly) and eco sim, that takes a good gander at the life of a 15th century samurai leader and the activities that he (and very rarely, though sometimes – she!) was involved with. You will have to grow into the role though, from a small, young samurai, to the level where you gain land, amass armies and prepare to invade the neighboring lands to make them your own. But it's definitely fun, and it's pretty interesting to sink into, no matter what! So, the idea is that the shogunate, at first will give you missions, but later on you'll be the one dealing with these, playing this role. So, it's a diverse game, it is action oriented, and it has this strategic edge that I'm sure will really make you be interested in it all. It's fun, graphically it's not eh worst (!) 8 bit game out there, though definitely on the lower side, graphical quality wise. But given the matter at hand, I think that it will spark some interest, and, plus, the lower grade graphics don't really negatively influence the game. So, become a honorable samurai, land lord, winner of armed clashes, mighty swordsman, and also, download Master of Magic, for a non Japanese influenced though similar strategic/action game.