Amazon.com Review
Braveheart fans expecting a game of the same quality as the movie should beware. This game does not do the movie justice. We can almost see what the designers were trying to do here: combine a sweeping strategy game and complex diplomatic model with a real-time combat engine to reenact 13th-century battles. Unfortunately the end result is a muddled mess.
We thought we were in for a treat when the good-looking strategic map loaded up, but we were mistaken. The interface is convoluted and the manual does an incredibly poor job of describing its operation (in fact, several features are not discussed at all). We figured things out after a few hours of trial and error, but by that time we also had discovered that the game was repetitive and dull.
The combat routines are laughable. The designers gave us all sorts of neat formations to line our troops up in, presumably to give us a tactical edge in combat, but every fight immediately degenerates into a circle-shaped general brawl. The only thing worse than the graphics and sound effects during the fight sequences was the fact we had to sit through them for interminable amounts of time, always knowing who the winner would be before the conflict even began. Braveheart obviously was a great idea that was kicked out of development and onto store shelves before it was ready for prime time. --T. Byrl Baker
Pros:
- Blends strategic concerns with tactical combat
- Set in an interesting historical period
Cons: - Unfortunately, the strategic portion of the game is boring, and the combat routines are a repetitive mess
Product Description
You've Seen the Movie You Know the Legend Now LiveIt!Product Information"They may take our lives but they'll never take our freedom!"Based on Mel Gibson's award-winning movie Braveheart the game recreates theatmosphere and excitement of Scotland's legendary struggle for freedom againstthe English invaders.As a Scottish Lord in medieval England you have to unite the clans and defeatthe British army. Braveheart mixes economy and troop management on a 2D map withrealtime-strategy battles in 3D.Unite the clans!Product Features Real-time strategy and 3-D tactical combat Trade diplomacy and resource management Entire terrain of England and Scotland accurately recreated from satellite data Night and day battles weather effects and seasonal variations Epic battle in true 3D allowing you to fight at army level of close-in man to man Includes film footage and dialogue from the original film Product Reviews"Braveheart emulates the power and fury of the battle scenes in MelGibson's Oscar-winning movie!" - PC Gamer"William Wallace's legacy transcends the movie screen." - Next GenerationSystem Requirements Pentium 200 MMX Windows 95/98/Me DirectX 6.0 32MB RAM 8x CD-ROM 2MB SVGA video card 250MB hard disk space most major 3D video and audio API's supported Internet (TCP/IP) LAN (Windows Networking) Modem Null-modem cable for Multiplayer/Network Options Keyboard Mouse
