The One gave the Amiga version of Lords of the Realm an overall score of 84%, praising the game's controls, and stating "Presentation is excellent throughout, making good use of drag bars to make sure you always know exactly what's going on. The editors wrote that it "strikes a delicate balance between micro- and macro-management-and the result is one of the richest historical sims ever." The editors called Lords "so fresh in its approach, it even makes animal husbandry fun." PC Gamer US presented Lords of the Realm with its 1994 "Best Historical Simulation" award. Lords of the Realm was a nominee for Computer Gaming World 's 1994 "Strategy Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to X-COM: UFO Defense. It can have moments where things feel a bit too slow, but overall it's a fantastic experience that fans of the genre would be remiss to skip over". From structure to game play, Lords of the Realm has notched its own place in wargaming history." The Escapist's Stew Shearer summed up his review with " Lords of the Realm is a stellar strategy game that's more than worth the $5.99 that GOG is asking for it (and Lords of the Realm 2). In a retrospective review, Michael House of Allgame wrote, "Whatever faults can be attributed to the game's mechanics or contents are almost uniformly minor and in most instances an error of omission. This work described English history, ranging from the Norman Conquest through to the reign of King Edward I.Ī reviewer for Next Generation deemed Lords of the Realm a must-have title for strategy fans, citing the randomized events, genuine challenge, impressive rendered cut scenes, player-controlled battles, and overall diverse gameplay.
In the Crucial Entertainment CD release of Lords of the Realm, the game came bundled with a 34-page PDF book of England Under Edward 1 written by Jennifer Hawthorne. in Germany (DOS) in 1997, and Axel Springer Polska Sp. in the UK (Windows) in 1997, DMV Daten- und Medienverlag GmbH & Co. It was distributed by Sierra On-Line Ltd. The game was published by Impression Games in the UK (Amiga) and US (DOS) both in 1994. The game also features a small castle-building portion. Players may also choose to allow the computer to determine the outcome of the battle.
Players manage their armies as well as their land and population, build and lay siege to castles, and generally attempt to crush their enemies.īattles between armies take place in a real-time environment, similar to real-time strategy games, with players able to control individual units as well as control them as a group, during which units group into formations. The game takes place in a medieval setting, with several characters warring for the right to be either King of England or King of Germany. It was first released on June 15, 1994, and is the first game in the Lords of the Realm series.
Lords of the Realm is a turn-based strategy computer game published and developed by Impressions Games.
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