History lessons are usually dull: statistics, figures and an array of pointless people doing inadvisable things. Medieval history, on the other hand - now that's something else. Boiling oil, spears in faces and large contraptions designed to hurl lumps of masonry into the castles of fat polygamists are guaranteed to wake you up from your pencil-twirling, windowgazing reverie.
- Lords of the Realm II is a full version program only available for Windows, being part of the category Games with subcategory Strategy and has been created by Impressions Games. With Lords of the Realm II, you'll definitely have to make use of creative strategies to boost your chances of winning.
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And so we come to the LOTR franchise (no, the other LOTR franchise). Last seen eight years ago in 2D turnbased form, the game is returning with a real-time clock ticking, 3D models environs as well as a ledged multiplayer component. Putting you charge of managing resources, strategies and tactics of various medieval forces (mainly those with a thirst for k conquest), it blends the diplomacy of Civilization with all the RTS trimmings of cavalries charging, arrows firing and battering rams pounding.
Feeding Time
A recent play revealed a familiar blueprint, yet one smoothed and refined by years of experience. Taking Western Europe from 1066 to about 1430 as its springboard, LOTR III sees you trying to appease the church, feed your subjects and maintain control over your errant knights while playing through scenarios like the Norman Invasion, Barbarossa's campaigns in Italy and the 100 Years War. Micromanagement is streamlined through various vassals such as knights, burghers and members of the clergy, who provide advice and keep riff-raff at arm's length.As a power-crazed monarch, you have to balance these different classes of underling depending on the needs of your territories. Some provide extra groats for your bank balance, for example, while others create new armies or provide food for your existing troops.
Speaking of which, you've got more than enough metal to make the foreign devils quake in their ill-fitting boots. There are eight basic unit types, plus an extra speciality' troop for each of the eight ingame nationalities and a full complement of siege weapons. These include catapults, battering rams, scaling ladders, trebuchets, siege towers, boiling oil and ballistae. Battles take place in real time, so resource management runs alongside your warmongering, and you can jump in and out of skirmishes as you want (putting faith in your military tacticians' humble Al).
Sounds Familiar
The multiplayer contingent isn't the tacked-on afterthought you might expect either, with up to eight players duking it out and carving up lumps of Europe. Another notable feature, established partly from conjecture and partly from a straw poll in the office, is that it's the voiceover guy from Reeves and Mortimer who guides you through the tutorial. We wave our pikes in anticipation.
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Lords of the Realm
DOS - 1994
Also released on: Amiga
Download extras files
Manual, map, refcard and misc available
Description of Lords of the Realm
David Lester's masterpiece and definitely THE game that finally brought Impressions into the spotlight, Lords of The Realms is a great medieval strategy game that strikes a great balance between combat and empire building.
As veteran wargamers M. Evan Brooks observes, '...[the game] offers an interesting portrayal of thirteenth century politics and military maneuver. The '3-Cs' of medievalism are covered: castle construction, crop rotation, and combat. Think of it as a cross between Kingdoms of Germany and Castles II, but with more depth.'
What makes the game very addictive is, first and foremost, the fact that it finally broke away from the notorious 'spreadsheet-style' syndrome that most previous Impressions titles share. Although it still crunches a lot of numbers, and you will still keep track of many more statistics than you care to count, Lords of The Realms presents these statistics visually: you will see the graphical effects of all your orders (e.g. troops marching to their destinations), and seasonal changes (wheat stalks blow in the summer wind, and wilt with the onset of winter).
The AI is quite competent, and there are many nice historical tidbits in the game, including the simple but effective diplomacy model, to entertain both die-hard and casual gamers. Similar to Kou Shibusawa's Nobunaga's Ambition, Lester's Lords of The Realm is not only a labor of love, but a highly personal game where the designer's genuine interest in his country's heritage are fully borne by the game's excellence. It's unfortunate that Lords of The Realm II is not as addictive as this strategy game (although it is also an excellent game in its own right).
Highly recommended, especially to anyone who's interested in medieval history, and fans of Defender of The Crown who want more substance and accuracy in the game. Thumbs up!
Review By HOTUD
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Comments and reviews
Josepatri2016-10-071 point
How can i save a game?
The game optios too save the game are operative, but when you save the particular game, when you try to restore, the game dosen´t appear´s.
How can we save the game in our own PC???
Thanks
Spot2015-10-111 point
Great game, not run-of-the-mill. Really makes you focus on managing and resources, has depth. Cows for the win!
Sir Reginald2015-07-12-1 point DOS version
She no worky ... not compatible with my system (Windows 7, 64 bit).
Oh well.
Nocz2014-08-25-4 points DOS version
I loved this game as a boy. Got excited when I saw that I could revisit this and the following games!
Marcela Guzman2014-07-181 point DOS version
fucking real epic classic game. Awesome
drorus2014-05-040 point DOS version
real epic
oixion2014-04-210 point DOS version
epic classics
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Fuzzpaw2014-03-170 point DOS version
Love the classics
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Tibago2014-03-070 point DOS version
Awesome. Love it.
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shawnaaron2014-02-220 point DOS version
Love this game
KSC2032014-01-210 point DOS version
Sweet classic
clareece2014-01-070 point DOS version
been a long time since playing this game
Lords IIrealm2013-09-040 point DOS version
Increible
Paul K2013-07-211 point DOS version
I had the German map too. It came with the CD release of the game.
jd4202013-05-080 point DOS version
Love it
phoenix2013-05-060 point DOS version
cant get pass the soundcard in the setup, help
ihkaijuoi2013-04-070 point DOS version
the game is the best for me...
Alan2013-01-181 point DOS version
Fantastic game! Would also like to know how to find the German map. I remember playing it once it must be out there somewhere!
catalin2013-01-070 point DOS version
fine i find you
shinedly2012-05-290 point DOS version
Is there any way to play on the Germany map?
Collock2012-04-210 point DOS version
This is one of the greatest sand box games of the 90's. Although Lord of the Realms II was much more popular I did not care for it because it was scenario based and took much of the grand stratgey out of the game play.
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Other Releases
Lords of the Realm was also released on the following systems:
Amiga
- Year:1994
- Publisher:Impressions Games
- Developer:Impressions Games
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