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King Richard never conquered Jerusalem on his crusade, but you will. That is where the game begins. First I took a quick tour through the tutorial even though I had already played King Arthur and had seen Lionheart Kings’ Crusade at GamesCom. The battle system is very similar with but has multiple phases including pre-battle deployment (in some situations) and this time, military engineering for siege and defensive equipment. I was also familiar with the interface, I just really wanted to see how well the tutorial did to explain it all and I have to say even a novice should pick up the game fairly quickly. The controls are pretty easy and they do a great job of explaining everything.
The Crusaders in Lionheart
There are some variations in Lionheart from the game mechanics of King Arthur. Each of four factions, The French King, Templars, Papal Court and Holy Roman Empire, support the Crusades with troops and bonuses. In each of the 16 campaign missions you are forced to decide whose interests you will serve. Doing so gains you particular benefits as well as Fame points with the faction. Fame points in turn unlock special units, abilities and bonuses.
Oddly, none of them support strong archers which are really one of those most useful units in any campaign as they offer ranged support and the ability to knock down enemies before they even reach your front lines.
Along with the factional support structure you can also assign special items to your units. These include upgraded (unique and masterwork) weapons, armor and potions. You can also assign a captain (effective in melee), healer (restore 30% of fallen soldiers).
Lion Heart King's Crusade
Developed by Neocore Games, Lionheart: Kings' Crusade places players between the years of 1189-1192, calling upon warriors to enter the heart of the battle in one of the most vicious wars of all time. Players will have the opportunity to take on this challenge as either Richard the Lionheart, set to invade and take back the treasured Holy Land once and for all, or as the great Saladin, who patiently waits and prepares his people for the oncoming invasion.
Lionheart: Kings' Crusade invites players to rewrite history through controlling and upgrading leaders and their armies, guiding various historical factions through political events, collecting relics, and unlocking new content in a feature-rich campaign set to take on the strategy genre by force.
Genre: Real-Time Strategy
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Developer: Neocore Games
Release Date: November 27, 2010
MSRP: $39.99
Exclusively on: PC
T for Teen: Mild Violence
King Richard never conquered Jerusalem on his crusade, but you will. That is where the game begins. First I took a quick tour through the tutorial even though I had already played King Arthur and had seen Lionheart Kings’ Crusade at GamesCom. The battle system is very similar with but has multiple phases including pre-battle deployment (in some situations) and this time, military engineering for siege and defensive equipment. I was also familiar with the interface, I just really wanted to see how well the tutorial did to explain it all and I have to say even a novice should pick up the game fairly quickly. The controls are pretty easy and they do a great job of explaining everything.
The Crusaders in Lionheart
There are some variations in Lionheart from the game mechanics of King Arthur. Each of four factions, The French King, Templars, Papal Court and Holy Roman Empire, support the Crusades with troops and bonuses. In each of the 16 campaign missions you are forced to decide whose interests you will serve. Doing so gains you particular benefits as well as Fame points with the faction. Fame points in turn unlock special units, abilities and bonuses.
- The French King - Heavily Calvary focused
- Templars - Economic upgrades and heroes
- Papal Court - More easily recruit units, higher Morale, special characters
- Holy Roman Empire - Strong infantry units, infantry-related upgrades
Oddly, none of them support strong archers which are really one of those most useful units in any campaign as they offer ranged support and the ability to knock down enemies before they even reach your front lines.
Along with the factional support structure you can also assign special items to your units. These include upgraded (unique and masterwork) weapons, armor and potions. You can also assign a captain (effective in melee), healer (restore 30% of fallen soldiers).
Lion Heart King's Crusade
Lionheart: Kings' Crusade invites players to rewrite history through controlling and upgrading leaders and their armies, guiding various historical factions through political events, collecting relics, and unlocking new content in a feature-rich campaign set to take on the strategy genre by force.
Genre: Real-Time Strategy
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Developer: Neocore Games
Release Date: November 27, 2010
MSRP: $39.99
Exclusively on: PC
T for Teen: Mild Violence
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