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a cool old school RTS game with decent music, it's kind of fun and very straightforward. unlike most RTS games like CIV3 and newer, there aren't a huge amount of resources to manage. it's primarily a D and D style military units game with knights/cavalry, warriors/macemen, archers/rangers, theives/scouts, and special critters like drakes/dragons, fairies and whatnot. There's a nicely made world map with mildly cool graphics for the era, but it's not going to impress you, as it's all pretty low-res fare. this is an old game, circa 1996 or so, and so your expectations should be reasonable for the graphics and overall content. this game CANNOT compete in any way with modern games. But it can make for a decent night's fun when your completely bored of all your other games. Don't pay more than 10 bucks, it's not worth more than that as it's not a very "repeatable" game. There's really nothing to frustrate you about the game, your only resources are fame, gold, ale, and crystals, each having an exchange rate, and each used to offset various effects of combat, or a system of gaining followers that you can use as laborors to create more resources or build an army (your population). All units have different levels of upkeep and require different resources to maintain their service. There are also randomly spawned marauding groups that can get quite ferocious in overall strength if they're allowed to ravage the countryside unabated. Your primary enemy is Lord Balkoth, a high level necromancy type guy that flits around the world map on his giant bat, ala Lord of the Rings. Their are 8 basic factions you can choose to play as your race, and you compete for resources on the world map, gaining either more enemies or more trading partners, or even allies. My number one gripe with this game is the horrible stat and magic item system which is really weak, offering no "ooh and ahh" value when you get the really big sword of badassness. In fact, the game is hardly item based at all, and prefers to keep the magic limited to spells, which can become obnoxiously unbalanced. In this era of gaming, playtesting was not widely expected for games of this nature...and it shows. Again, it's really straightforward, there's not much there. The music is pretty cool, reminded me of Diablo I a little bit. Enjoy!Read full review
It's a great turn based, fantasy world, domination game with politics. Even without codes there are a few cheats/glitches (ei: save practices). The customize option makes it possible to determine your character's/army's strength, but also is a good way to adjust the difficulty. Tons of fun if you're willing to give yourself an honest challenge. It is one of a kind. If someone can point me to another game that is truly similar I would be grateful. I always fall back to this game when I'm tired of others. You just have to try it without bias. I love it!
fun game works well
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Well it was a great game from years gone by and i'm trying to recollect the tings from my past that i have let slip through my fingers. Even though a great number of them feel like they are less then I remember I need to remember that it is the same thing any adult feels when he goes back to a park that he played at as a child. but then again a lot of these games are just clasics :). but i had forgotten that they never finished this game in that the game glitchis in the same place that it did when i was a child booow :( over all I am happy with what i've been buying.
Brought back many old memories!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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