Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes

by Gathering of Developers

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00004SZK5
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: January 20, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,551 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Stop us if you've heard this one before: orcs and ogres battle against humans and elves in a war for ultimate domination of a fantasy kingdom. It's not the most original premise for a game, but Kingdom Under Fire does try to innovate. The game diverges from similar titles like the WarCraft series in that it really makes an attempt to meld two distinct types of gameplay. On the one hand it tries to be a real-time strategy game, with buildings to be built, technology trees to climb, and epic battles to fight. One the other hand it tries to be a role-playing game, with heroes to develop, quests to complete, and plenty of scripted events to further the plot line. There are main characters that carry over from mission to mission, and if they die the game ends. This adds a strategic element that most games of this type lack, and the missions are designed to take full advantage of this twist.

Kingdom Under Fire's disparate elements would make for a memorable game if each was executed properly, but execution is precisely where the game falls short. It suffers from graphical glitches and horrible voice acting that do little to draw players in. It also has few of the conventions that gamers have come to expect from real-time strategy games, such as combat formations and the ability to select and control an unlimited number of units. The pathfinding is terrible, as units often get stuck on some impassible terrain and must be guided by hand where you want them to go. This is frustrating under normal circumstances, let alone during a heated battle.

Kingdom Under Fire tries hard to be a great game, but the designers should have shed the tired theme and polished the gameplay if they wanted it to meet modern expectations. --T. Byrl Baker

Pros:

• Terrific mission design
• Role-playing elements add strategic considerations to this otherwise tactical game

Cons:

• Poor production values
• Can't select an unlimited number of units

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Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for the RTS game fans!, January 20, 2001

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KUF lover (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes (CD-ROM)

First of all, the graphic of this game is awesome. Since I once was a huge fan of Starcraft and Warcraft II, this game has some similarities and differences with those games. This game has the Heroes, which make players of this game get in deeply involved. Also you can play as RPG mode like Diablo II. The movements and motions of the characters are very smooth and realistic. Sound? A++! However, this game is quiet similar with Starcraft. Nevertheless, special moves and magic attacks are fantastic, thanks to advanced technology. This game is not perfect yet, but some future patches will definitly make this game a big hit! Caution, this game is highly addictive! I play about 2-3 hours daily. Over all, I strongly recommand this game!

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money., February 10, 2001

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M. Monroe "fubar11" (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes (CD-ROM)

The box looks cool; the idea is good and that's about it. This games tries to mix two game-play styles (i.e.: Diablo & War Craft). The War Craft duplicate is good but it lacks the diversity of the original. It doesn't have as many advanced characters and using spells is tricky. The Diablo imitation is even less impressive. Armor and other equipment is a joke and trying to manage two players is a pain. The AI is laughable and the cut screens are unavoidable and annoying.

Wait for War Craft III

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A really Good Game, July 15, 2002

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Gary L. Buckner (Marion, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes (CD-ROM)

Kingdom Under Fire was a really good game and, I enjoyed it immensely. Unfortunately I lost the CDKEY and was unable to reinstall it after my computer crashed so, I haven't played it lately. To me it was an equal to the Warcraft games and, I would play it again if I could only reacquire another key in order to get the game to reinstall.