9 8 9 . ▁Like ▁most ▁of ▁Info com ' s ▁games , ▁it ▁was ▁released ▁for ▁several ▁popular ▁computer ▁platforms ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Apple ▁II ▁and ▁PC . ▁As ▁the ▁title ▁indicates , ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁book ▁Sh ō gun ▁by ▁James ▁C lav ell . ▁It ▁is ▁Info com ' s ▁thirty - third ▁game . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁game ▁reprodu ces ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁novel ' s ▁scenes , ▁few ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁inter connected ▁in ▁any ▁way . ▁The ▁player ▁assumes ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁John ▁Black th or ne , ▁pilot - major ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁trad ing ▁ship ▁Er as mus . ▁During ▁a ▁voyage ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 6 0 0 , ▁the ▁Er as mus ▁is ▁ship w reck ed ▁in ▁Japan . ▁Black th or ne ▁must ▁surv ive ▁in ▁a ▁land ▁where ▁every ▁custom ▁is ▁as ▁un famil iar ▁to ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁language . ▁After ▁learning ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁society ' s ▁ways , ▁he ▁is ▁drawn ▁into ▁a ▁political ▁struggle ▁between ▁war l ords ▁and ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁a ▁Japanese ▁woman . ▁Event ually ▁he ▁em bra ces ▁Japanese ▁life ▁and ▁is ▁hon ored ▁as ▁a ▁sam ur ai . ▁ ▁Fe el ies ▁Info com ▁continued ▁its ▁tradition ▁of ▁feel ies , ▁or ▁extra ▁items ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁package . ▁The ▁feel ies ▁included ▁with ▁Sh ō gun ▁were ▁a ▁map ▁representing ▁John ▁Black th or ne