Contents.Gameplay Lords of the Realm II is very different from many medieval strategy games. There is no magic, and unlike many strategy games, it has no.

May 04, 2004  Lords of the Realm III is a real-time strategy game of historic medieval conquest that spans castle building, siege, politics, religion, and conquest. The game is set in the Middle Ages, between 850 AD and 1350 AD, and features authentic castle designs and characters. Various scenarios and campaigns encompass the British Isles, Germany, France.

Players need to carefully manage food (cows, dairy, grain), population, and happiness levels whilst avoiding population meltdowns or other players invading their counties. The game is a combination of a turn-based resource management game, in which players grow crops, accumulate resources, manufacture weapons, manage armies, and build and lay siege to castles; and a with players controlling units individually or in group formations in battles or during sieges.Compared to the original, Lords of the Realm II features updated graphics and an improved management system.Development Impressions Games general manager David Lester commented during development, 'We wanted the game to be more multiplayer friendly, and one way to do that was by adding realtime combat. Besides, when you can bring a castle down by aiming a battering ram or a catapult at it in realtime, it's a lot more satisfying.' Reception Sales In the United States, Lords of the Realm II debuted in 16th place on 's computer game sales rankings for December 1996.

It rose to #9 in January, and it remained in the firm's top 20 for another two months, before dropping out in April. Returning to the top 20 in May and June, Lords of the Realm II became the 14th-best-selling computer game in the United States during 1997's first half. It exited PC Data's monthly top 20 after a placement of 19th in July. By November, global sales of Lords of the Realm II had surpassed 350,000 copies.Lords of the Realm II went on to be the 19th-biggest computer game seller of 1998, with 245,324 in sales and $2.99 million in revenues. Its total sales ultimately reached 2.5 million copies worldwide.

Critical reviews ReceptionReview scoresPublicationScore7.6/10Tim Soete of called Lords of the Realm II 'a challenging and entertaining experience for strategy enthusiasts.' However, he opined that the game was overambitious in its real-time combat aspect, with troops that are difficult to maneuver and battlefields that tend to become overcrowded. A critic found it 'simply an outstanding upgrade and improvement over the already excellent original.'

He particularly emphasized the realistic economic model, such as the fact that building an army requires drafting peasants from the population, with a resultant drop in village morale, whereas in most such games armies are built from a separate and unlimited stock of potential soldiers. Like Soete, he saw problems in the combat, such as the enemy AI's ineptitude at siege warfare, but deemed them minor issues. Sequels The game had an expansion pack released in 1997, Lords of the Realm II: Siege Pack, consisting of new combat scenarios. It was followed by a spin-off and a sequel.References. (Press release).:.

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