The graphics engine is nothing fancy a pure 2D engine but it's able to present the information well. The religious view allows you to view each provinces religious influence and allows you to send missionaries to convert provinces.
The economic view is where you can manage your nation's economic aspects from building improvements to your provinces to managing trade with foreign nations. Combat is simple to initiate simply involving moving troops into an enemy province the battle is then resolved using many variables from the terrain to each commander's skill. The military mode is where you command your varies armies on the sea and on land. This can be quite confusing given that one of your nations can be at war with a rival that is on good terms with another of your nations.Īll your time is spent on the same map, a provincial view of the European continent and surrounding territories, with 4 different map views Military, economic, diplomatic, and religious. Instead of having to manage a single empire, it's armies, its economy, and its diplomatic relations the player has to manage 6 or more at a time. While the idea of allowing a player control over multiple nations seems like a good idea given the short span of many nations during the tumultuous period it can overwhelm the player. Each different stage of a nation plays differently from the barbaric beginnings controlling a conquering force to a nation that settles down into an empire with a burgeoning economy. It is a time period that is not often portrayed in video games spanning from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Viking Invasions.ĭue to the nature of the constant rise and fall of nations during the time period you command not one but several nations as they progress from barbarism to nation-states and eventually their demise. Great Invasions is a strategy game that allows you to take control of the many nations that existed during the dark ages, from the year 350-1066 AD. Online, players can compete against friends in four-person supported play through the Internet or a LAN.
Gamers must provide a place for their nation to prosper while simultaneously holding back potential threats such as Attila the Hun and angry legions of Vikings. Featuring over 150 nation tribes, players may take control of up to ten states at the same time, and then launch invasions, start wars, and migrate to new territory. Taking place during a time of barbarians and evolving nations, Great Invasions: The Dark Ages "350-1066 AD" focuses primarily on large, multiplayer battles.
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