Kings Bounty: The Legend

If you are a fan of short, but not too simple, role-playing games, this is a great choice. There's a lot of battle management, but it's doable, & difficulty can be set - I'm doing it on Normal, & it's challenging enough. The magic system is complex enough 2 allow a different play style between magic users & fighters. There are interesting choices that can be made 2 support evildoers or oppose them, 2 pick factions in local squabbles, & 2 conduct diplomacy & guard missions. I highly recommend this game as an easy 2 get into, hard 2 master, fun 2 play single player tactical/roleplaying masterpiece.

I would normally give this game 4 of 5 stars losing only one 4 lack of replay value because of the single scenario. The game is fun interesting & witty in spots & even allows 4 character growth & customization. The graphics are beautiful & music is good if abit repetitive. The one thing I can't stand is that even after they have issued a patch 4 some issues it still crashes every few hours & this game takes many hours 2 play. Now I dont know about most of you but having 2 reboot vista without being able 2 shut the computer down because of a game bug is not my idea of cool

Very fun & thought provoking game where you need 2 think ten steps ahead before performing any action.

Excellent game & very fun.

I'm running this on a Windows Vista PC & have had no issues with the game at all. I downloaded & installed the latest patch from the game's website before playing.

It is a great fun game & gets better the more you get into the game.

Make sure you save the game after each big battle or an level upgrade.

The grapics are great & I wonder even how people can come up with those
amazing idea's.

You do get a chance 2 use almost every different unit in the game if you choose to.

The one draw back is that some battles you don't stand a chance... Come back again later when you have lots more troops.

King's Bounty is the best turn based strategy game since X-Com came out in 1993.

It works on XP & Vista 32-bit.
There may be problems with Vista 64-bit.

Concept:
King's bounty is a great mix of turn based strategy, adventure, & RPG elements. You explore a world & find items 2 increase your stats & gather troops 4 your army. If you encounter enemies, you battle them in turn based combat. You can also cast spells during the battle 2 heal your troops, increase their stats, weaken enemies, or alter the battleground.

Heroes
You can choose one of 3 Hero types (Warrior, Paladin, Mage) & customize them through a skill tree or equipping items. Your class, skills, stats & items affect the army that you control.
Warriors have more troops & weak magic skills. Paladins are balanced. Mages have the fewest troops but can cast the most powerful spells during the battles.
Attack - Increases the damage that your troops dish out.
Defense - Decreases the damage that your troops take.
Intellect - Increases the power of your spells.
Leadership - Increases the amount of troops you can have in a battle.
Gold - Allows you 2 buy new troops & items.
Runes - Allow you 2 buy skills on your skill tree.

Your Army
There are over 90 different types of creatures you can have in your army.
Tanks - knights, giants, dwarves...
Ranged - archers, elves, beholders...
Infantry - soldiers, snakes, spiders, pirates...
Spellcasting - priests, mages, inquisitors...
Special - werewolves, vampires, ghosts...

So, why is this game so great?
You're constantly being rewarded 4 playing. It seems like every 10 steps, you're getting gold, runes, new units, & leadership banners. New enemies constantly appear & change the strategy of the battles. The game never feels stale. You're always learning new spells & trying 2 exploit the enemies' weaknesses.

Just when you think you've got the game mastered, you gain access 2 new lands, new enemies, new spells, & new units.

There are tons of optional side quests, too. If you complete them, you get gold, experience, or special items. You may even make a new alliance which adds new troops 2 your army.

The box says rated T 4 Teens, but this game is fun 4 everyone. The descriptors say:
Drug Reference - I never saw one, although pirates talked about rum.
Language - I didn't see any harsh language.
Mild Fantasy Violence - knight swings sword, hits monster, & a 25 appears above the monster. There's no blood or impaling.

What could be better about this game?
The story is good, but the writing on some of the quests is sub-par. One of my friends had trouble playing it on Vista, but he got it working.

The game is about 40-90 hours long, depending on how you play. It's a must buy if you like turn based strategy games, old school RPG's, or want 2 kill time while you're waiting 4 Diablo III.

In a fairy tale fantasy world of fearless knights, evil mages, wise kings & beautiful princesses, you are a hero. King's Bounty: The Legend is an adventure game with tactical turn-based battles & role-playing elements. Gameplay is divided into two major sections: adventure mode & battle mode. In adventure mode you control your character in real-time. You move through the adventure map seeking various treasures, fighting monsters & accomplishing quests. In battle mode you lead your troops in tactical turn-based combat. Battles take place on land or sea, in dungeons or castles or even in some items. You yourself don't participate in the combat, but can assist your troops by casting spells or summoning different creatures.

A rich role-playing system including 7 parameters & more than 30 skills & perks & a highly-developed system of tasks & relations More than 70 spells 2 use on the battle arena & in everyday life An alternative option 4 magic development are the Spirits of Rage 2 be summoned in combat More than 60 unique creatures with special abilities & skills ready 2 fight in your army Dozens of different battle arenas. Unique arenas 4 castle sieges Various traps & bonuses on battle arenas that can change the course of fight Unique system of live items acting of their own will & changing their essence Ability 2 start a family, find a wife & have children