Kohan: Ahriman's Gift

by Strategy First

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00005QIR2
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: November 13, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,557 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ahriman's Gift - A True Gift for RTS Players!, November 20, 2001

By 

DragonAGB (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kohan: Ahriman's Gift (CD-ROM)

If you like Kohan - Immortal Sovereigns, you definitely would want to get your hands on this one. It brings the best strengths from Immortal Sovereigns and also adds new features and campaigns to the game. New character classes are added and also some new magical spells. The tutorial session is the best tutorial session that I've seen compared to many other RTS/Real Time Strategy games.
Overall, you are in for a pleasant surprise with this game!

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Stands out from the pack - but for hardcore RTS fans only, June 28, 2002

By 

International Hobo - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kohan: Ahriman's Gift (CD-ROM)

This game is perfectly suited to the hardcore RTS fan, but I felt compelled to write a review for people who enjoy Real Time Strategy games but are *not* hardcore gamers.

If you are a hardcore gamer and like RTS, you will love this game. The game world abstraction is superior to almost every other RTS (drawing heavily from the excellent 'Settlers of Catan' boardgame, and from hex-based table top battle games) and game play is challenging and addictive.

If, however, you are more of a casual player - you enjoy messing around with, say, 'Command and Conquer', but you never really found the time to finish it - you would be strongly advised to try the demo first and not to buy it blind. The game is unforgivingly hard on the casual player (and does not allow for much defensive play, largely forcing you to blitzkrieg your opponents if you are to have any hope of winning).

As a trivial aside, turn based fans will almost be able to play in a turn-based fashion by slowing the game speed to 25%, making decisions, and then speeding it up to 400-1600% for a few seconds. It's a clumsy way to play, but then this wasn't designed as a turn based game.

People who bought 'Kohan: The Immortal Sovereigns' may feel that this is a little expensive for a largely identical game engine with new campaigns, but the Kohan diehards will be glad of the new material. It feels a lot like an add on pack, but costs like a new game.

Although certainly not destined for mainstream success anytime soon, the Kohan series is definately going to develop a loyal and satisfied cult following.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Strategy Game!, October 12, 2004

By 

Jamie Dillon - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Kohan: Ahriman's Gift (CD-ROM)

Kohan: Ahriman's Gift is without a doubt the best strategy game I have ever played. Great class balance, graphics, upgrade structure and map generator. This is the first strategy game I ever played, and found it quite beginner-friendly, in addition to being a game I keep going back to after trying others.