18 March 2010

Conquest! Medieval Realms

Overview   ( More Info )

Conquer your Foes, Exercise your Brain – This is Conquest!

Conquest! Medieval Realms, developed by Illustrious Software, is a turn-based game that combines the pure strategic gameplay of Chess and the key principles of military strategy in a historical setting. The objective is to conquer up to 7 opposing AI or human players by defeating their armies and capturing their lands.

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Features

  • Conquest! is a simple game to learn, but you will need strategy, tactics and cunning.
  • Play as the English or the French in the Hundred Years War, or fight the Wars of the Roses.
  • Play games with up to 8 human players across a LAN or the internet.
  • Easy to learn but hard to master, Conquest! is good mental exercise.
  • Try your skill against 5 levels of AI in the campaign or skirmish modes.
  • Randomly generated maps give you billions of potential battlefields to fight on.
  • Use the included editors to create your own maps and campaigns

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Review on PC Games and Reviews
69% - …this is a no-brainer. It's neat and challenging and right up your street.

Review on Bytten
74% and a Bronze Star - Another area where the game impresses is the overall presentation

Review on Out of Eight
75% - The random map generator is excellent, the campaigns are long, and the editors that allow you to create custom scenarios and campaigns in addition to sculpted battlefields.

Review on Deaf Gamers
Conquest! Medieval Realms is a game that will appeal to those who like their strategy games simple and addictive.

Product Data

  • Complexity: Basic
  • Field of Play: Tactical
  • Historical Period: Medieval
  • Theater: 100 Years War, War of the Roses
  • Unit Scale: Squads
  • Turn Play: Yes, IGOUGO
  • Players: 1-8
  • AI: Yes
  • TCP/IP: Yes
  • PBEM: No
  • Game Editor: Yes
  • Manual: PDF (Download and Physical)
  • Display Resolution: Variable – 800x600 to 1280x1024

System Requirements

  • Windows XP, Vista
  • 1 GHz Processor
  • 128MB of Free System Memory
  • 300 MB Hard drive space (additional space for DirectX/.NET)
  • DirectX 9.0c compatible video card
  • DirectX 9.0c and .NET Framework 2.0 or later
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