King’s Bounty

King’s Bounty description

Heroes Of Might & Magic, Warlords, Disciples, Age Of Wonders. Familiar names, isn't it? But this could not be, not out in the distant 1990, a game called King's Bounty.

The game-the pioneer of turn-based strategy genre, narrated the misadventures of king Maximus: enemies stole the ruler of a very important artifact - the Scepter of Order, buried it on one of the four continents of the Kingdom, and a map indicating the storage location of the Scepter, divided into many pieces and scattered them to all corners of the Kingdom. Help to find the artifact and to prevent the expanding chaos can only be a valiant hero.

The player as his alter-ego is free to choose a knight, paladin, sorceress or barbarian. Each character has his army and his own characteristics that have the most direct impact on the promotion of the hero in the game a long way. Game the way mentioned does not by chance: the construction of castles in King's Bounty is completely absent, instead the player will have a long and difficult journey, during which he will have not only trampled horseshoe trusty steed, but fairly to swim on the ship.

Castles in the game are still present, but only in order to capture the enemy stronghold and get paid quests from the owners of friendly castles. The money in King's Bounty is not a luxury but a means of payment of all potential benefits, including the purchase of troops, military equipment, ship. A certain amount can be found in chests, placed on the game map, part of the money goes to the player as a reward for defeating enemies, but the most impressive Finance can only be obtained through quests. Jobs usually are to find another part of the map, at the same time destroying its owner.

For this it is necessary to fight the enemy hero in turn-based fight: two armies converge on the small battle field and fight to the last remaining squad. It is noteworthy that the number of possible units in hero's army depends not only on its financial condition, but also his leadership qualities. And if the reputation of the commander is too low, the soldiers can easily deliver at the crucial moment and to go over to the enemy side during the fight.

Generally speaking, the gameplay of King's Bounty much easier gameplay his ideological heir, but this simplicity hides some absolutely fabulous charm that makes return to play again and again. In 1990, there was nothing quite like... 256 colors. The sound coming from the PC Speaker and. Solely keyboard control. King's Bounty - the ever-living hit that will remain forever in the memory of the players. Not to play this game is a crime against video games.

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Source: Archive.org, Mobygames.com