Kings Bounty: The Legend
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Product Summary
Brand: AtariPrimary Contributor: Windows XP
Format: DVD-ROM
Release Date: 2008-09-23
Platform: Windows Vista, Windows XP
Model: 27593
Publisher: Atari
Product features:
- Players can play in adventure and combat mode.
- 3 different classes to pick your character from. Each class alters his characteristics and future development.
- Real-Time control in the adventure mode and turn-based play in the combat mode
Video Game Reviews of Kings Bounty: The Legend
Customer Review: Old School RPG Greatness!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
King's Bounty is the best turn based strategy game since X-Com came out in 1993.
It works on XP and Vista 32-bit.
There may be problems with Vista 64-bit.
Concept:
King's bounty is a great mix of turn based strategy, adventure, and RPG elements. You explore a world and find items to increase your stats and gather troops for your army. If you encounter enemies, you battle them in turn based combat. You can also cast spells during the battle to heal your troops, increase their stats, weaken enemies, or alter the battleground.
Heroes
You can choose one of 3 Hero types (Warrior, Paladin, Mage) and customize them through a skill tree or equipping items. Your class, skills, stats and items affect the army that you control.
Warriors have more troops and weak magic skills. Paladins are balanced. Mages have the fewest troops but can cast the most powerful spells during the battles.
Attack - Increases the damage that your troops dish out.
Defense - Decreases the damage that your troops take.
Intellect - Increases the power of your spells.
Leadership - Increases the amount of troops you can have in a battle.
Gold - Allows you to buy new troops and items.
Runes - Allow you to buy skills on your skill tree.
Your Army
There are over 90 different types of creatures you can have in your army.
Tanks - knights, giants, dwarves...
Ranged - archers, elves, beholders...
Infantry - soldiers, snakes, spiders, pirates...
Spellcasting - priests, mages, inquisitors...
Special - werewolves, vampires, ghosts...
So, why is this game so great?
You're constantly being rewarded for playing. It seems like every 10 steps, you're getting gold, runes, new units, and leadership banners. New enemies constantly appear and change the strategy of the battles. The game never feels stale. You're always learning new spells and trying to exploit the enemies' weaknesses.
Just when you think you've got the game mastered, you gain access to new lands, new enemies, new spells, and new units.
There are tons of optional side quests, too. If you complete them, you get gold, experience, or special items. You may even make a new alliance which adds new troops to your army.
The box says rated T for Teens, but this game is fun for everyone. The descriptors say:
Drug Reference - I never saw one, although pirates talked about rum.
Language - I didn't see any harsh language.
Mild Fantasy Violence - knight swings sword, hits monster, and a 25 appears above the monster. There's no blood or impaling.
What could be better about this game?
The story is good, but the writing on some of the quests is sub-par. One of my friends had trouble playing it on Vista, but he got it working.
The game is about 40-90 hours long, depending on how you play. It's a must buy if you like turn based strategy games, old school RPG's, or want to kill time while you're waiting for Diablo III.
Description of Kings Bounty: The Legend
In a fairy tale fantasy world of fearless knights, evil mages, wise kings and beautiful princesses, you are a hero. King's Bounty: The Legend is an adventure game with tactical turn-based battles and role-playing elements. Gameplay is divided into two major sections: adventure mode and battle mode. In adventure mode you control your character in real-time. You move through the adventure map seeking various treasures, fighting monsters and accomplishing quests. In battle mode you lead your troops in tactical turn-based combat. Battles take place on land or sea, in dungeons or castles or even in some items. You yourself don't participate in the combat, but can assist your troops by casting spells or summoning different creatures.A rich role-playing system including 7 parameters and more than 30 skills and perks and a highly-developed system of tasks and relations More than 70 spells to use on the battle arena and in everyday life An alternative option for magic development are the Spirits of Rage to be summoned in combat More than 60 unique creatures with special abilities and skills ready to fight in your army Dozens of different battle arenas. Unique arenas for castle sieges Various traps and bonuses on battle arenas that can change the course of fight Unique system of live items acting of their own will and changing their essence Ability to start a family, find a wife and have children
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