Gameplay is 4X-based (explore, expand, exploit and exterminate) where players explore the world map, slowly building an empire through colonization, warfare and diplomacy with rival powers.
Was this recommendation.?Īge of Wonders III, like the previous games in the series is a turn-based strategy game set within a high fantasy universe where the player assumes the role of a political-military leader. You can also challenge up to eight friends-or strangers-and fight in epic multiplayer fantasy battles. The world of Wesnoth is absolutely huge and only limited by your creativity - make your own custom units, create your own maps, and write your own scenarios or even full-blown campaigns. There are at least two hundred unit types, sixteen races, six major factions, and hundreds of years of history.
get revenge on the orcs by using the foul art of necromancy. guide a band of elvish survivors in an epic quest to find a new home.
vanquish a horde of undead warriors unleashed by a foul necromancer, who also happens to have taken your brother hostage. lead a brutal quest to unite the orcish tribes. step into the boots of a young officer sent to guard a not-so-sleepy frontier outpost. Fight to regain the throne of Wesnoth, of which you are the legitimate heir. Wesnoth has many different sagas waiting to be played. In later games, recall your toughest warriors and form a deadly host whom none can stand against! Choose units from a large pool of specialists, and hand-pick a force with the right strengths to fight well on different terrains against all manner of opposition. The Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based tactical strategy game with a high fantasy theme.īuild up a great army, gradually turning raw recruits into hardened veterans. Warlords Battlecry III is poised to receive even greater accolades than the previous award-winning titles in the Warlords Battlecry series. All of these features, coupled with new races and hero classes, new spells and items, and new building and dragons meld to form a Real-Time Strategy game that once again raises the benchmark for other games in the genre. While being a strong RTS outright, there are also numerous activities for players to engage in between battles, such as obtaining titles and awards, trading and purchasing items & retinue members, and even an upgradeable castle to reflect your importance and influence in the world of Etheria.Įxtra features included in Warlords Battlecry III are specifically geared to please the legions of previous Battlecry players, including the removal of hero and unit caps, the addition of new special abilities for high-level heroes and the creation of an intuitive hero system. Warlords Battlecry III continue to perfect its automated feature system, greatly reducing gameplay micromanagement and quickly proving to be the holy grail of RTS games among gamers of the genre. It is a true sequel to Warlords Battlecry I & II, featuring many familiar races and troop-types, while also adding some new ones into the mix. Warlords Battlecry III further expands the Battlecry tradition of featuring persistent RPG-like fantasy heroes with its retinue of loyal followers fighting massive battles in the Warlords' world of Etheria. The conditions for victory vary depending on the map, including conquest of all enemies and towns, collection of a certain amount of a resource, or finding the grail artifact. The hero will progress in experience by engaging in combat with enemy heroes and monsters. The player creates an army by spending resources at one of the eight town types in the game. The gameplay is divided into two parts, tactical overland exploration and a turn based combat system. The gameplay is very similar to its predecessors in that the player controls a number of heroes that command an army of creatures inspired by myth and legend. The player can choose to play through seven different campaigns telling the story, or play in a scenario against computer or human opponents. It is the third installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic series. Its ports to several computer and console systems followed in 1999-2000.
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia is a turn-based strategy game developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing originally released for Microsoft Windows by the 3DO Company in 1999.