Total Annihilation: Kingdoms

by Cavedog

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• ASIN: B00001XDTK
• Item Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: July 1, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,383 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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In these epic quests, four immortal sibling monarchs are locked in a massive campaign to rule the land of Darien. Build your legions of armies, hone your magic skills, and gather your resources to wage war on an epic field of battle. Full 3-D graphics, multiplaying capabilities, and an online gaming community add to the adventure.

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The Epic Campaign to Conquer The Land of DarienProduct InformationMassive armies will clash.Forests and cities will burn.Tremendous magical forces will level entire castles in the blink of an eye.In these epic quests four immortal sibling monarchs are locked in a massivecampaign to rule the land of Darien. Build your legions of armies hone yourmagic skills and gather your resources to wage war on an epic field of battle.The balance of power lies here in your hands.Product Features Play as the monarch of one of four unique civilizations each with its own combat strategies. Command vast armies of skeletal arches undead foot soldiers magic-casting wizards and dragon riders. Campaign through 3D environments that include lush forests marshes rolling hills and swamps. Lay siege to castles and cities filled with wandering monsters and magical life forms. Hardware support provides enhanced graphics and special effects.System Requirements Windows 95/98/Me Pentium 233MHz 32MB of RAM 80MB Hard Disk Space 4x CD-ROM Drive 100% Sound Blaster compatible VGA 16-bit color or better Mouse 

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why TA:Kingdoms is a good game, December 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Total Annihilation: Kingdoms (CD-ROM)

I am a gamer, and I own every major RTS game since Age of Empires (including Tiberian Sun and Age of Kings), and let me tell you, TA:Kingdoms is one of the cream of the crop. The 3D graphics are the best of any RTS game ever, and so are the physics. The interface is very good, letting you do practically everything you could dream of with the click of a mouse and a couple key strokes. The sides are very different (second only to Starcraft), and the AI is very smart, with several interesting tactics up it's sleave. The support from Cavedog is second to none: downloadable maps, units, and huge patches (such as one which makes the game run much better on slower computers). Other companies make you buy add-ons to get this kind of stuff. One gapping error is the lack of a scenario editor, which I have to say is really unexcusable nowadays, but with good multiplayer support and a relatively long campaign, you can live with it. The worst Con, by far, is the system requirements. While the package states that you can play this game with a 233 P1, this is a very bad joke. You really need a P3 with 128 megs of RAM (unless, of course, you're willing to turn all the graphics options off). Overall, however, this is a definite winner: if you've got a real machine, and like RTS, buy this game.

The Good: Incredible graphics. Unbelievable physics. Great interface. Four very different sides. Good "humanistic" AI. Nice campaign. Very good support from Cavedog.

The Bad: No scenario editor. A HORRIBLE system hog.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Suprisingly fun and long!, January 25, 2006

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Mathew A. Shember (Cupertino, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Total Annihilation: Kingdoms (CD-ROM)

This was a curiosity purchase that sat for awhile. I finally fired it up on an XP machine. Do get the upgrade if you can find it.

There are 48 scenerios in the self play. The AI is ok. If you are a defensive player, you will like this game.

The scenerios range from what feels like a demo of new features. For example, when the cannons first appear, you get one scenerio defending a pass. I didn't ahve to do anything as the cannon fire wiped out that attackers that kept charging into the guns.

The hardest scenero for me was vengence. You are warned to set up before detecting and it is true. I got noticed and was swarmed. I built of up defenses in order to build the army. Unfortunatly, the AI dug in rather well and it took a constant barrage of air armadas of dragons and fairies to defeat the well placed towers. Each tower was coverd by the others.

The GUI can get annoying as if you don't pay attention and click you will send units or builders in a direction you didn't intend.

The gold dragon was a fun introduction. Though I will admit it made the fighting easier.

The story line is good. However, you will switch between sides during the play. It gets a little strange at times as you invade and set up a base. Then the next scenerio you play the otherside and are supposed to destroy the base.

Overall it's not a bad game. Especially at current prices.

I am going ot look for the addon.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as bad as advertised., February 14, 2001

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B. GOODWIN "dragon678" (LIMA, OHIO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Total Annihilation: Kingdoms (CD-ROM)

Why is everyone upset with this game? I'm not sure, but I'm not one of them. I guess everyone expected alot more than the original Total Annihilation and what they got was something designed a little better. Maybe a little too pretty. Here is what the game has going for it. Excellent detail to the each unit, building, and the surrounding terrain. A good story. Units with special attack features and some of these are really cool. The gameplay is pretty good also. The on-line gaming at boneyards. This is where the game really excels and is probably more competitive. What could've been better? The soundtrack wasn't very good. There was too much quietness when playing. And in some of the battles, the only way in was a narrow passage where only 2 units could stand side by side. the computer would just pack this passage way and it would take forever to get in (it took me over 7 hours on 2 such battles towards the end of the game). I would probably rate this closer to 3 1/2 stars, but I did enjoy this game. Lots of different characters and some pretty good battles.