Battle Realms

by Ubisoft

Product Features

• Fantasy RTS game inspired by kung-fu movies and Japanese mythology
• Develop village of peasants into clan of highly specialized warriors
• Earn Zen points with noble acts during combat to improve weapons and magic
• Realistic battlefields with weather and wildlife; combat changes as elements shift
• For 1 to 8 players

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005NP3Y
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: November 9, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,639 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Battle Realms is a fantasy real-time strategy innovation inspired by kung-fu movies and Japanese mythology. Players assume the role of the hero, Kenji, and develop a village of peasants into a clan of individual, highly specialized warriors.

While most real-time strategy games focus mostly on resource mining and mass unit production, players of Battle Realms will spend most of the game waging war. Not to say that unit production isn't important; in fact, unit production is intricate and vital. Each unit starts as a simple peasant, and is trained for a specific role in a dojo. Cross-training, experience, and planning can turn a simple peasant into a powerful samurai warrior.

The world and environment of Battle Realms play an important role in the campaign. The battlefields come alive with weather and wildlife. Combat will change as the elements shift. Individual battles can be won and lost, but the war rages on. Noble acts during combat earn you Zen points with which warriors can improve their weapons and magic. Use these resources to build your army one warrior at a time, and conquer Battle Realms.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reminicent of the first time I played Warcraft...great!, November 16, 2001

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Rich (Go GT Yellow Jackets!) (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Battle Realms (CD-ROM)

What a fantastic game -- I am a die-hard fan of the real-time strategy genre, and never thought I'd ever match the goosbumps I got the first time I played Warcraft years ago. Starcraft came close (I still play that game with my brother-in-law online...timeless), Kohan and C&C Red Alert 2 were fun while they lasted, but Battle Realms really does take the cake. Who'd have thought that Ubi Soft, notorious for releasing horribly untested games, would make something as great as BR? True, the game does have a slight tendency to bomb occasionally, but a patch should fix that shortly. BR's 4 clans are extremely well-balanced and unique with special "battle gear" that improves combat acumen. Populations are limited to 30 -- including your peasant class -- and there are built-in discouragements to the rush tactic. I know you don't know me, but trust me: it you've ever liked an RTS game, you owe it to yourself to check out Battle Realms.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strategy is essential, November 12, 2001

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"knabo99" (Petaluma, Ca USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Battle Realms (CD-ROM)

First, the game is great. Incredible graphics, superb sound, easy to use interface. The real thing that sets this game apart is the need for real strategy. The landscape makes a big difference in a battle. Archers see farther when on a bluff. Units can't be seen very well when in the forest (although disturbing the birds can give you away). The limit for units is small and the more units you have the slower they are generated (all units start as peseants spawned from their huts) So, unlike other RTS games where even a unskilled player can throw alot of units at an opponent, this game requires you to plan your units and upgrades for maximum effect. The game makes me leave the computer in frustration on occasion, but it keeps calling me back. The sure sign of a great game.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Instant fun, September 18, 2001

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"nikau" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Battle Realms (CD-ROM)

I am amongst the few lucky who are part of the beta. I was expected a lot from this game and it seems that I was expected right!! With its user-friendly interface, its ressources management system, you enter into the game without any headache to learn how to do things. The unique training system of Battle Realms put a versatileness never reached before. All in this game is made to put the gamer in the center of action with ease and INSTANT FUN.
A fun enhanced by the high quality of graphism, the smoothness of the animation full of imagination and by the living world of Battle Realms which adds this precious "touch" that makes great games.