I love this game most of all out of all my games :) . this is a old game very much like medieval total war but much more simpler game, grate for if you do not have the time to get into a full on game. that is not to say that you wont spend lots of time time plying it. you can play many different nations and that's always a good thing. my only criticism a but this game is that no one has made an up dated version of it.

The idea in Knights of Honor is that you can take command of one of more than 100 different European countries from three different eras of European history. Your goal is to survive and expand. This means that you have to arrange marriages to ensure an heir for your ruling family, as well as improve your economy, make diplomatic and trade agreements with other countries, and assemble armies to stamp out rebels and wage war on your enemies. You can even dispatch members of your royal court to infiltrate enemy courts to spy. The end goal is to accumulate enough political and military might where you either win by score or are crowned the ruler of Europe.

An epic game, and at an epic price!! I used to play this years ago, but lost the discs. Just bought it again at this amazing price, and I am so glad I did!! This amazing game has aged well and brings back good memories! A real fun experience, with good real time political and military strategy, making it well worth a buy. Knights of Honour awaits you sire! :D

This game gives an interesting picture of medieval life, and the strategy portion of the game is fun with many different ways to develop your lands, but I felt the combat portions of the game let it down as they're quite hard to control - there's no comparison to the Total War games.

A great game, lots of depth, huge selection of nations in 3 time periods to choose from. The map was a bit overwhelming though, i feel it would have been a bit better divided into several maps with less potential enemies at a time. It always left me feeling vulnerable controling from England to Ireland while invading down to France, then seeing someone from the north declare war while landing several armies up where i had no marshals to protect up there. Always had to drop the king and prince (or several princes if i was that lucky)from trading to quickly form armies and double team the invading forces.

There was a lot of randomness to the king and prince stats, as well as starting political relations and how built up a town was at the start. It sucked trying the smaller nations starting with a completely undeveloped town and low stats on the king. The more developed a town was the faster population was generated, and could be used for troop recruitment. That left a big gap in how fast a small 1 town kingdom could raise an army compared to one like Germany, and if you happened to start at war with them its a quick defeat. Gameplay wise it would be more fun to have some influence over the starting conditions, rather than just exiting and restarting when its 2 huge kingdoms against one little one.

There was the options to start as the superpowers, such as Germany, France or England. It didn't feel as fun steamrolling the 1 town neighbors when i started with 5-6 towns and was able to have a full army almost as fast as i could run a marshal from town to town. The smallscale kingdom wars were great.

All in all a good game, if it had a modding community to make smaller campaign maps i think it would be a 5/5 game. As it is i'd say its a 4.

Knights of Honor gets you into a nice medieval surrounding.

The goal is to expand your dynasties (nations) empire. You have a system of province developments at hand that help you to make money (mostly via trade) and build stronger armies.

For the strategic nerd, like me, this game is a "must-have" classic.

Always love to play the game once in a while and conquer Europe. Every game is different, as you can choose between dozens of different parties with light advantages (number of territories, special units etc.). The more power and territories you have the more challenging it becomes: You'll have more ennemies turning against you and only a limited number of armies to conquer and protect your empire! Really great game!

Ah... this is a great medieval strategy game. It is, in many ways, like the Total War series. You play on a map of the Medieval world ranging from the western Sahara and Ireland in the West to the edge of European Russia and Arabia in the east. Each province you control has resources, and potential buildings you can construct. Depending on the buildings you make and the units available in the province, you can obtain many different kinds of units, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. There are dozens of types of units, from your cheap but weak peasants, to your rank and file swordsmen, light cavalry, and archers, to your powerful and exotic Teutonic knights, longbowmen, jannisaries, and Mongolian steppe cavalry. Choosing to control your army in battles allows you to see these units fight in real-time on their battlefield. Now, unlike Total War, Knights of Honor is not a 3D game. It is 2D isometric. For 2D isometric, however, this game has amazing graphics. Walls, units, siege weapons, buildings, and castles all look and feel very real. You can even play in a battle mode if you just like fighting and not a lot of strategy and conquering stuff.

Speaking of which, the goal of this campaign is, one way or another, to become the Emperor of Europe. You can do it by conquering every province in the game. Or you can do it by winning the election for emperor of all Europe (which you have to convene and win a unanimous vote on to win). Obviously, a lot of fighting, sieging, and army-building is going to be needed. However, acquiring certain resources makes this easier. These resources, found in select provinces, can be used to make goods. Collect certain types of goods, and you can gain a "kingdom advantage" - which basically gives your country a bonus in some field or another. Collect all the kingdom advantages and you can claim a minor victory. Or you can go forth and try to become emperor of all Europe. There's no fancy end film for conquering Europe, just a still frame and a list of your statistics as emperor, so the reward really is in the conquering.

For a 2D isometric game, it's very fun. It's both turn-based and real-time; armies march in real-time, while cities produce buildings in turn-based time. It's well worth the $10 in my humble opinion.

This game offers both a real time battle mode and the strategic map overview, similar to what happens in the Total war series although the graphics is not in that league. I did enjoy playing this game however it is limited in what you can build and how much land you can control. I found it easy to use as the political,economic and religious sides are not hard to figure out. I will definitely go back and play this game again, well worth the price.

KOH is totally fun and spunky. Meaning with the limited slots available, the late game can be tricky cause it ain't a free-for-all build fest, mainly in the generals needed to destroy the enemy. Plus just an FYI, if you choose a general not from your fam, or have a spy who is NOT a fam member, you risk the new general being of the enemy's kin. And trust us, when you've taken over nearly the entire world, your armed forces spread really thin, and rebellion knocking at many of your towns doors, it ain't pretty when a general just up and suddenly does a Benedict Arnold. Cheers! J & J

This game really has a lot of choices to conquer europe and I like it that way. you can either win in economy or simply conquer all you see. Managing the areas you conquer can be quite a hassle and maintaining your land is quite the undertaking with limited members in your court. Though this is a game in which you are the king and must lead a country. The A.I is a little dumb in battles, but it is made up with the strength of the leader in battle. They often seem to thin your men faster then you can click to attack them.

One of the greatest games ever made! And that is an understatement truly makes you feel like a king. Go through different time periods and the known accurate continents/countries of that time. And conquer them through military force, diplomacy, espionage, alliances, or even pay a powerful country to conquer your enemies for you. All to become the ultimate king of the entire known world.

Something in between Defender of the Crown and Europa Universalis in game play. Trade, battle or use diplomacy to expand your kingdom in medival Europe. If you enjoy not-too-complex strategy games you'll probably enjoy this good game.

This is a great strategy game for those looking for something set in the medieval era. Whilst not comparable to the likes of Europa Universalis 3, this game has a charm of its own with its 2d graphics and sprites. Great game.

A lite EU2/ MTW type of game which involves quite a bit of strategy as you guide your kingdom through the ages. Unfortunately the game's top resolution is only 1280x1024 so playing it on a widescreen LCD involves either stretching the screen or playing in a window. The battles are on a 2D battlefield instead of 3D like MTW and your battlefield control is limited, but really doesn't take away from the game that much. Overall, I like the game.

Fun little game with basic graphics, but easy enough to master and have fun with.

Easier than Reign - which is very, very, very similar to this game but encompasses eastern Europe. KoH encompasses all of Europe.

Way back when Knights of Honor got out (2005) it really tried to steal the throne from the Total War franchise. The game was made with that in mind and the gamers immediately noticed the similarities, especially when it comes to the gameplay.

That being said, you pretty much know what to expect from this Middle Age sim and RTS game. It really isn't bad and there are so many things to do, whether that be building structures, improving on the economy or waging war with the rest of the factions.

I like the freedom offered to me and the possibility to choose between three starting points in the game as well as the rich diplomatic options. On the other hand, I wasn't much impressed with the graphics but hey, it is a fairly old game. \

If you have plenty of time on your hands and like to put yourselves in the shoes of great leaders, Knights of Honor is one cheap but highly satisfying alternative. If you're looking for a more dynamic title, you should probably look elsewhere.

A strategic game with simple town management, which is what I appreciate. In addition, AI declares war, make peace with each other from time to time, which makes the game more enjoyable just like a real Medieval age condition. If you leave them alone, they will enlarge their terrority and become a threat to you.

However, as getting your own country larger, the town management of tons of town is not really friendly, also, the game becomes repetitive and you should find no more challenges and just waiting for the game to go to an end.

Nevertheless, this game worths a try.

A small game with simple mechanics, but a good one for the casual gamer who wants a game they can replay for a few hours. However, when you start becoming a big empire it does get a bit hectic and you have to micro-manage every city. There is no "auto-manage" mode, so you can concentrate on other matters, you have to manage your armies and citys 24/7, which becomes tiresome. But apart from that a good game.

An excellent strategy based game, well designed. It allows you to micromanage but the player isn't overly burdened either with the detailed maintenance of each individual province as in europa universalis. Well balanced turn based genre makes for an overall grade A enjoyable game play environment.

I have played Knights of Honor (KoH) now off and on since it came out. Mostly On. It has become one of my favorite games, it is easy to learn, and the map of europe you fight upon is large enough to keep you busy conquering it for a long time. I don't usually do the battle part, I found it got a bit boring, nothing like Total War games, but, this game isn't about the battles, its about the strategic map, and what you do there. You start as a small kingdom (you can also start as a larger one though) in medieval europe, and from there you can choose to recreate history, or make your own. Play as Normandy and create England, Play as Epir and restore the Byzantine Empire, Join in the crusades, control the Pope, Storm constatinople, Jihad against the infidels, or even restore paganism to the masses! The choices, and the fun of KoH is that boundless. You can recruit spys to do your bidding, hire merchants to fill your coffers, priest to convert the masses, and of course Knights to lay waste to your foes, and all of these characters can 'level up.' Your rulers be they Emirs, Counts, Khans or Kings can have children, each with different Stats. You can create vassals, forge alliances, or stand alone, its all up to you. I could go on for hours about this game, if you have never played it, unless you don't like anything about what I said above, you are missing out. Knights of Honor can take over your life, and its not so bad letting it either!

This game really captures some things about medieval times well. Primogeniture was chief among the pieces of this grand strategy that I loved keeping track of, and it's kinda cool worrying about stability of your mense and your legacy at the same time. Wish we could see something similar for other parts of the world like East Asia or the Americas.

A fantastic strategy title that allows hands-on building of your kingdom. Mold it the way you want it, run it the way you want and conquer the way you want. Still looks good for an older title and runs great on my Win 7 machine. I have put too many hours on this title. Makes you really feel like you are the one who owns and runs the kingdom....

KoH is a true unknown gem. I have to admit i had never heard of it before i bought it. I did so just to support PI, which would be reason enough. If you also consider that this game is actually a lot of fun, deep and challenging, the purchase becomes an obvious choice...Don't hesitate to invest a little money on this game. It is worth it a lot more than some other new-style multi GB games, that are expensive and can't even put up a challenge !

Very simple game but very addicting. Never had so much fun watching a little army march into enemy lands and pillaging towns. Great game to have on your computer when your on a plane or more or less bored.

Very neat game that covers the time periods from 1000 AD until just before Europa Universalis takes place 1400. Game was made in 2004 so it's a little older but don't let that fool you. Pretty accurate concerning units, royalty and general history involved in that era.

This is a good game and very fun to play with. Not too challenging or demanding, but still complex enough to make it fun. Basically every action you intend to perform (except to build improvements), such as raising an army and conducting operations with it, espionage etc., requires you to summon a knight to command it. Since there are limited slots for your court members, the limitations caused by that puts up a very good challenge. Otherwise its a tipical medieval game like Lords of The Realm: everything is slow to happen so you have to plan in advance or you're dead. Good economic/goods system, the best so far in any medieval strategy game. Diplomatic system is great too, your neighbours indeed act very realisticly considering the circunstances they're in.

One great thing about this game (great because it suits it) is the absence of a separate interface for strategic level and combat level. Everything happens in the same map, like the latest version of 'romance of the 3 kingdoms' which works very well.

A really nice game, the city developement and the court system were well thought out and were an interesting aspect in the game. The battles and diplomacy had you doing the same things over and over though. Despite that though, this game is worth the price.

The game is all "real time" as in its not turn based, so if you play it on easy and command a battle the default is that the game pauses during a battle, if you play on hard you have no choice the game continues during the battle so cities and so forth can be attacked while you duke it out on the feild of valor. If you like the dificulty set to high it may be recomended that you let the AI do the battles while you cordinate the whole war.Once you've gained victory (or defeat) your generals (marshals in KoH) gain XP which they can use on skills like Dread which makes your enemies moral drain faster or Command which makes your troops moral drain slower. Even skills like enginering allow your general to use siege equipement such as catipults and battering rams.You have a royal court which can be commanded to do various activies such as trade, govern a town (for increased income) or even spy (amont other options). While ruling your nation you can have diplomatic releastions with other nations, such as trade agreements which allow you to send merchants to their lands or even no aggression pacts all the way to alliances. If you have an alliance and you go to war you can request that your allies join you this is important as while playing Bohemia I saw the massive nation of Germany taken down but a bunch of small nations due to its lack of allies.The graphics are all 2D which in this day and age is sadly considered behind the curve. On the upside if you see 2D graphics as an "art style" you'll love KoH, all of Europe is neatly done in glorious 2D from rivers and mountians to shimering waterfalls. The detail level is fairly high and just adding walls to your cities will show up on the main map.The sound in the game is solid, you'll hear eagles cry as they soar above your mountains and armies march accrosed the feilds of battle, even the water crashing as it goes over the edge of a water fall. The game hosts a fair ammount of sound detail and randomly plays era correct music.

This is a must buy game if you like RTS and Medieval stuff! I spent over 100 Hours playing this game. The learning curve is really easy.

After playing EU3 and not controlling a thing in battles apart from retreating or sending in more units it was a nice change to fight medieval battles yourself. Even though the fighting tactics are very simple compared to Total War-series, but on the other hand I like the economy and pathing/AI part much more then in TW: Medieval 2 for example.

Also it always warms the heart when you can pillage the enemy's countryside.

If you want to have fun for a few hours every day and shape the medieval world (especially after installing some mods from the forum) then this is the game for you. The downside is easiness after getting some practice in playing the game.

An excellent game. I find that the game tends to grind on in the later stages as one seeks to conquer the whole of Europe, but it is fun nonetheless. I also found the game to be easy even on the hardest difficulty (though the battles themselves were very chaotic and difficult, the autobattle function almost inevitably yeilding better results for me). I only wish there was more differentiation between nations or more of an rpg bent in developing the "knights."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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