As a re-release of Kingdoms of England, released only for the Amiga, Vikings: Fields of Conquest improves upon the Amiga version with better AI and enhancements for the PC market.
The core of the game remains an interesting abstract game of economics and power politics in the Middle Ages, in which solid economic, diplomacy, and military models all coalesce into a challenging whole. The emphasis of the game is clearly on playability over realism, as students of history will be quick to observe various quirks and unrealistic features in the game. The game might also prove too "dry" for some, as most of the events are resolved with number-crunching of statistics behind the scenes.
Overall, an excellent game for anyone interested in a challenging, boardgame-style turn-based game, but probably not for novices to the genre or wargamers who crave realism and historical accuracy. On a side note, its sequel Vikings II offers little more than prettier graphics, and before that, Kingdoms of Germany is essentially the same game as this one, only with a less interesting geography. The game system was also planned to accommodate future expansions, but unfortunately it failed to attract enough public attention to warrant their releases.
Review By HOTUD
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Doesn't work on my PC
there is no sound and siege of towers with catapults goes lightning-fast ... is it only me?
I'm using DOSBox 0.74 to run the DOS version.
I frequently hit a bug, where instead of 0 troops defending, I have 255 swordsmen, crossbowmen, and champions. (They vanish after the battle.) In one case, this was followed by the game crashing; three of green's armies disappeared, in addition to the one that was ambushed.
Also, the AI never retreats, and sometime after a land attack, there's the "sea invaders could not retreat and were destroyed" pop-up. I remember the original working differently, which makes me think there's a "treat all AI attacks as sea invasion" bug.
This is all in about 2-3 hours of play.
download the manuel from
http://hol.abime.net/1571/manual
hope it solves the hack protection (didnt test yet)
Ahh nvm theres a hot key, L. Can only be done while in game. Sneaky little way to do it. Fun game though! Set it on the hardest level and have at it!
Game works. Have the manual. I can save games... but how do I load a saved game? Manual doesn't say and I see no menu for it.
this is such a good game, the graphics are almost as good as minecraft. I am an add1ct.
VIKINGS BABBY
how do you download it so it works..i downloaded the emulater then the game..but it wont run
Thx mexbrush for the manual.
Awesome game, still playing time to time.
Manual can be found by any search engine, a quick search
Sound issues anyone? With D-Fend Reloaded
Stupid question, but I don't remember how to scroll the map?
how to deal with the password? does anyone has the full code to the password?
awsome game
No comment nor review for this game at the moment.