Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes

Amazon.com Players choose one of seven heroes in Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes, then begin an adventure in a land that's torn by the War of the Xok Knights or the War of the Heroes. You can choose the Light side and play as Curian the orphan warrior, Keither the famous knight, or Moonlight the legendary magician. Or you can play as a hero of the Dark side. Rick Blood leads this group by virtue of his skill at arms. Likuku the ogre, Amaruak the lich, and Richter Rosenheim, an ancient vampire, all chafe under Blood's rule and plot against him, each other, and the Light side. The story will be familiar to fantasy fans: the continent of Bersiah is gripped by epic struggles between the peoples of Light and the vile creatures of Darkness. There are 20 missions for each race, plus seven story missions for each hero. As the missions unfold, players learn truths about the last war and relationships between heroes. The game combines the best elements that are found in role-playing games like Diablo and Baldur's Gate, and real-time strategy games like WarCraft and Warlords. Each mission contains RPG-type action and dialogue events. After victorious battles, your character's experience will allow you to increase abilities and powers. Visually, there are six sets of background schemes (those of dungeons have modulation effects) and 120,000 frames of character animation. The game contains 70 units, three types of resources, and hundreds of items. Up to eight players will be able to play simultaneously in ladder-mode and league-mode multiplayer games over the Internet. Review Hybrid strategy/role-playing games have been around for many, many years, but real-time strategy and role-playing games are fairly new combinations. These two genres, when combined, fuse the frantic tension of RTS gaming with the character attachment and story development you get from role-playing games. Korean developer Phantagram is the latest to test the waters in this area with its hybrid game Kingdom Under Fire, where a rich, hero-driven storyline meets frantic real-time strategy. SSG's Warlords: Battlecry tested these waters earlier this year, and if you take that game and add a pinch of Diablo II and Baldur's Gate, you might get something approaching Kingdom Under Fire. Kingdom Under Fire takes place on the continent of Bersiah and chronicles the struggle between the elves and humans of the Race of Light and the orcs and ogres of the Race of Darkness. There are seven major heroes: three from the Race of Light and four from the Race of Darkness. Curian, Keithr, and Moonlight form the Light contingent. Curian is an orphan who became a renowned warrior, while Keithr is a legendary knight who founded the nation of Azillia and has returned to protect Bersiah from the terror of Darkness. Moonlight is one of history's most famous and powerful magicians. Together, these three comrades will form the backbone of the Race of Light's resistance to the dark hordes. The Race of Darkness is led by Rick Blood, a ruthless conqueror who commands several heroes by virtue of having vanquished them in battle. One of these is Likuku the Ogre, who desires to rule the continent of Bersiah according to a "survival of the fittest" doctrine (with himself undoubtedly being the fittest). Amaruak is a lich who is counted among Rick Blood's favorites, while Richter Rosenheim is an ancient vampire lord who distrusts Amaruak and despises Likuku. The motivations of each of the heroes influence the direction of the campaign, and there are places in the various scenarios where these competing desires and ambitions play out to tell the story of Bersiah and the war between the races. Thanks to the competition between the main characters, the story is bound to take twists when you least expect it. In addition, Kingdom Under Fire has a cast of subheroes to flesh out the story and provide contrast to the main characters. In keeping with the conventions of the real-time strategy genre, Kingdom Under Fire is based on gathering resources, building structures, and using them to produce units. These resources are gold, iron, mana, and food, and the traditional peasant units harvest them. All the familiar RTS devices form the basis of the game, and you'll be able to build extensive bases, upgrade structures, and train units. Most of the units produced have special abilities, such as the lich's black plague spell or the ability of vampires to cloak themselves. Because the heroes play such an important role, there is the additional consideration of items like armor, weapons, and potions and other magic artifacts. Only heroes can wield these, but their use can turn the tide of battle. The RPG portion of Kingdom Under Fire contains hints of such popular games as Diablo II and Baldur's Gate. This part of the game can include up to three characters and is an integral part of the progress of the various campaigns. In between various missions, the story will be told through RPG segments w
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