Knights and Merchants

by MacPlay

Product Features

• You are the captain of the palace guard, and with the King himself unable to lead his forces to war against the rogue prince, responsibility for defense of the realm falls on you.
• To do this, you'll need to draw from your tactical & management skills
• Develop a trade system and take towns from poverty to prosperity
• Use the tax money from this system to equip your soldiers and train them in the arts of war
• Then lead your men to war against the rival forces in a bloody civil war -- use your strategy to emerge victorious over the rebels and bring peace to the land!

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008YGNS
• Item Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: March 17, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,426 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

The battle against the aliens for control of our world has just begun! / Rated T: Teen

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sheer Fun, June 20, 2004

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G. Cross "Amazon.com Addict" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Knights and Merchants (CD-ROM)

This isn't a brainless game and doesn't drain your brains as well. Combining a simulation, strategy and a little roleplay, all in one Knights and Merchants is a classic of its time! The sound effects (TROOP RIGHT WHEEL ... CHOW TIME!) the music, ambience of the game is enough to make you feel as though you're really in the realm. With building your village and towns you get your simulation genre, with the building of troops and sending them into military positions you get your strategy. It is not all that fast paced, relaxing and just all out plain enjoyable to play.

We deserve a sequel. The fans demand it. Or at least, just me.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I DEMAND A SEQUEL, February 7, 2005

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crackhead "crackhead" (somewhere) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Knights and Merchants (CD-ROM)

this is a fantastic strategy game. it's like any of the Warcrafts, only better. each mission you have objectives, and the first thing you do is build up your town for a few hours (pretty boring), until you have the resources to make a huge army, and use tactics to crush the enemy and siege their towns. this is much more fun than it looks. you can place archers behind your light infantry to add more support and stuff. or somehow sneak your men behind the enemy to attack from the back. but you have to have many workers and lots of food to feed your soldiers !! that's the realism of this game.

1 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars yuck, December 31, 2006

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T. Lent (Florida Keys) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Knights and Merchants (CD-ROM)

I didnt like this game at all. It was way to long and to tell you the truth, boreing. It takes you so long to get food and then to feed you're troops and then you attack and then youre troops need More food and you're little surfs cannot deal with feeding your dudes and doing stuff around town. Your wepons makers are wayyyy too slow.
ok so it is not all bad, it is still an ok IDEA for a game. But could be re-done. if you want a game like this but 65 time better, play stronghold.