Reminds me of the good ole NES days !!
From a pure game-play standpoint, this is truly old school. Methodical, strategic planning at it's best with some real time tactics thrown in for good measure. Kind of like playing checkers or chess with an old friend and then arm wrestling to see who wins the next move.
Graphics are what you would expect from what is presumably one of the last PS2 titles to come out from KOEI. I call them 3D cartoons, but excellent artwork. Very similar to other startegic war sim games from them.
Music and sound effects are traditional Japanese and luckily you can adjust both to your listening preferences.