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Boxart: Knights of Honor
ESRB-10+
Violence

Knights of Honor

Rating: 4.5 (89 votes cast)
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System requirements

  • Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows 98 Second Edition
  • 1 GHz Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon processor
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 1.2 GB free hard disk space plus space for saved games
  • 16 MB video card with 1024x768 resolution
  • DirectX 9.x compatible sound card
  • 76%

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    As King, it is your duty to lead your people in their struggle to raise your kingdom from its humble beginnings to a position of power and prestige. War, diplomacy and a burgeoning economy are the means by which you increase your power and expand your influence. A unique Knight-management system will offer you brand new possibilities to enhance your personal strategy.

    • Loyal knights blessed with special skills stand true at your side. Use them wisely in the military, the administration of your lands and in diplomacy, and then use their hard-won experience to further develop their talents as you see fit.
    • Astute development of your estates and castles both satisfies your people and secures you decided strategic advantages. A suitable infrastructure can soon promote a flourishing economy. Exotic resources and relicts are spread over the game world and will reward your complete kingdom with special amenities.
    • Lead your hand picked troops into battle and conquer enemy realms. Storm massive fortresses or lay siege to them and starve your enemies out or even poison the water. Defend your own realms against invading forces and use your tactical skills wisely.
    • Use your feel for diplomacy when concluding trade agreements or entering into military alliances. Choose husbands for your daughters wisely, consolidating your power through marriage. Be ever on the watch for assassins and spies - and do not get caught yourself.

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    14th Aug

    By Goergyboy

    This is a very good game, whether as a time killer or a 'conquer the world' campaign with the option of short game win conditions to choose from. Sometimes the unit pathing can be annoying, but that is rarely an issue. The court concept is really well done, and interesting, and the skills the marshals can learn are not as bland as most games with this kind of feature. Towards the end it can become a bit of a grind fest if you are trying to conquer the whole world, but it's worth the price.

    11th Jun

    By Kel

    A little bit old fashioned, but with definitely more depth than many more recent titles. The idea is to manage your kingdom, region by region, to build infrastructures, manage armies and officers (and tailor them with special bonuses). A fine game, very strategical (meaning that there is not a single path to victory and that if you dont take into account all the parameters, you can't win). All in all a very decent historical game.

    18th Apr

    By vahadar

    A very good surprise between Europa Universalis, Rome and Medieval Total War and classic Civ sims. You have to take care of our royal familly, ensure they do not die on the field, using marshalls instead to lead your armies. The Diplomacy is good, which is very important to enjoy those kind of games. Geopoliticy and history is good, not as accurate as Europa Universalis but enough to enjoy the game. One good thing is that you can choose any nation to play with, so the choice is very good, play with early arabic Sicily before the Normand invasion or with great powers like Germany (holy empire), Byzance (...) The game period is divided in three stage, early medieval, middle age and high medieval with particular countries at each period. A must have.

    3rd Mar

    By DennisBuller

    Maybe I am being picky. But I am tired of all the strategy games (including this one) where you try and manage a huge territory and by the time you find out someone is attacking you they are taking over your city. What is nice about games like "Medieval Total War" is the territories are broken down into segments. You can build a defensive line and strategize about how to get around the enemies. With games like Knights of Honor it feels like I am always reacting to what the computer is doing and the territory is impossible to defend. Maybe it is just me.

    4th Jan

    By tamanend

    purchased on a lark. knew very little about this gem before booting it up and giving it a whirl. similar in scope to the campaign game of Medieval 2 - Total War in that it plays on a map of medieval europe from a character based strategy viewpoint. your marshals, merchants, spies and clerics gain experience in the field and actively grow as characters as they go about their duties for your crown. (an important distinction to me, as opposed to the "lonely immortal sovereign"made very popular by the civilization series) the strategy is deep, even inflation is taken into account in the game's economic model. even more interesting is the diplomacy model, after about 50 hours of play i'm pleasantly surprised by how the AI interacts with each other and with the player. i find i'm never at a loss to explain why certain relationships are heading south or growing stronger, the AI reacts logically and without smoke and mirrors to leave you confused as to how to react. even down to the individual personalities of the rulers - the differences in dealing with a backstabbing, aggressive and honor-less regent as opposed to his timid, trusting and honorable neighbor are fascinating as well as fodder for infinite strategic scenarios, plans and gambits. the graphics are colourful and vivid. i'd also recommend going to the black sea studios forums for a small but fanatical fanbase, as well as information on modding this wonderful game (as well as a place to pick up some ready-made mods right off the bat). i truly cant stress how glad i am that i found this game. simply put, if grand, *character based* medieval strategy games catch your interest, you will LOVE knights of honor.

    22nd Jun 2008

    By gamerx

    best strategy game at gamersgate, EU looks like a simple economic sim compared to KoH. play with your knights(merchants, spies, clerics, marshals, etc.), regular generic troops, culture specific units, and command provinces, kingdoms, build your castles(more or less with the specific fortifications you like). all in all the great fun we all expect! it even beats the long time tbs lords of the realm 2. -oh, and dont forget to pick up mods at BSS forum. great game, a must have for anyone. cant wait for KoH2...

    30th Aug 2007

    By Pizzaman991

    Its a really good game i love it.The only thing i dont like is that it dosent have play on eruope online.
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