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Summary: 14 Reviews!! Ack!!!
Review: 14 reviews for one of the best turn-based strategy games ever published? Well... needless to say I wasn't overly impressed with this game when I first played the limited demo version. But this is a game that grows on you. It's beautiful images and graphics lull you into a land of epic-fantasy. This game owes it's origin to Microprose's Masters of Magic, so if you played that game 10 years or more ago and like it - you will love this modern day adaption. Can't wait for the sequel - Coming in 2002.
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Summary: The genre's not dead after all......
Review: After losing what little social life I still had, thanks to this game, I have to say it is hands-down the best strategy game I've ever played. The graphics are not real flashy, but they are pretty and they work well with the game type. Age of Wonders is not the most original game in the universe, but it's a lot more so than much of what's been on the shelf lately. I must also admit I am obsessed with elves, so this game naturally appealed to me. All that aside, however, it has the one thing that makes a game great, and that is that it's FUN. The most beautiful graphics in the world, and the best soundtrack, not make a mediocre game good. Age of Wonders has that great, addictive gameplay. (Which, come to think of it, is probably why I nearly failed math....)
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Summary: This is a great game
Review: Age of Wonders is one of the best, but underappreciated games i have ever played. Age of Wonders is a great game, but for some reason, not many people have it (in proportion to how many people should). Anyone who likes Lord of the Rings, or anything in that area would live this game. Just about anyone else would love this game also. The single player campaigns are huge, I have not completed them yet, and the scenario option is great. The map editor (installed by default) is very easy to use and elaborate, allowing every detail to be changed. Overall a great game with lots of detail that everyone should own.
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Summary: This is a great game
Review: Age of Wonders is one of the best, but underappreciated games i have ever played. Age of Wonders is a great game, but for some reason, not many people have it (in proportion to how many people should). Anyone who likes Lord of the Rings, or anything in that area would live this game. Just about anyone else would love this game also. The single player campaigns are huge, I have not completed them yet, and the scenario option is great. The map editor (installed by default) is very easy to use and elaborate, allowing every detail to be changed. Overall a great game with lots of detail that everyone should own.
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Summary: Solid.
Review: Although it may not be the most innovative or the most expansive game on the market, Age of Wonders captivates the hearts of gamers withits solid tried-and-true gameplay. Even if the game borrows details from several others, it just improves so much on the gameplay that it's hard not smile. While the game lacks any randomness, it captures the old-school feeling of true feudalism. The color palette is fantastic and I was surprised at the superior quality of the music - excellent, to say the least. The units are well-balanced, and despite the low number of different unit types the game allows for a fascinating amount of strategy, unlike the other games which mainly specialize in getting as many units, items, and characters on-screen as fast as possible.Even if a game doesn't fill your screen with glittering effects, or doesn't offer you fifteen billion different customizable units doesn't exactly mean that it cannot be excellent. Age of Wonders is.
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Summary: Not Master of Magic
Review: Closer to MoM than others I have played, cute creatures.
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Summary: Wonder Full Game
Review: Couldn't get enough of this game. Stayed up all hours of the night trying to finish each campaign. Then I went back and played it as the "other guys"! Without exageration, this game has provided me with well over 500 hours of enjoyment.
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Summary: nothing new, but still fun
Review: Fans of <I>Master of Magic</I> or <I>Heroes of Might and Magic</I> will fill right at home with this game, since it is, at its core, the former made to look like the latter. While not at all original, then, this is still a truly enjoyable game. There are plenty of races and units to choose from, and the game looks considerably better than the games that influenced it. I thought the storyline was fairly original, and enjoyed the fact that it isn't completely linear (the choices you make affect which races you can control along the way). The biggest downside to this game is that although there is an interesting campaign as well as stand-alone scenarios to play, there is no random map feature. For each existing map, the races you can select from are preset, and some of the races aren't represented very well. For example, if you like playing as Highmen, you're stuck with playing the same three maps over and over. The game does come with a map editor, and you can get some decent maps from fan sites, but a random map generator really would have increased the longevity of this game. In summary, if you're a fan of turn based strategy games, then you should get many enjoyable hours out of this game, even if it doesn't really introduce anything new to the genre.
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Summary: nothing new, but still fun
Review: Fans of Master of Magic or Heroes of Might and Magic will fill right at home with this game, since it is, at its core, the former made to look like the latter. While not at all original, then, this is still a truly enjoyable game. There are plenty of races and units to choose from, and the game looks considerably better than the games that influenced it. I thought the storyline was fairly original, and enjoyed the fact that it isn't completely linear (the choices you make affect which races you can control along the way). The biggest downside to this game is that although there is an interesting campaign as well as stand-alone scenarios to play, there is no random map feature. For each existing map, the races you can select from are preset, and some of the races aren't represented very well. For example, if you like playing as Highmen, you're stuck with playing the same three maps over and over. The game does come with a map editor, and you can get some decent maps from fan sites, but a random map generator really would have increased the longevity of this game. In summary, if you're a fan of turn based strategy games, then you should get many enjoyable hours out of this game, even if it doesn't really introduce anything new to the genre.
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Summary: nothing new, but still fun
Review: Fans of Master of Magic or Heroes of Might and Magic will fill right at home with this game, since it is, at its core, the former made to look like the latter. While not at all original, then, this is still a truly enjoyable game. There are plenty of races and units to choose from, and the game looks considerably better than the games that influenced it. I thought the storyline was fairly original, and enjoyed the fact that it isn't completely linear (the choices you make affect which races you can control along the way).
The biggest downside to this game is that although there is an interesting campaign as well as stand-alone scenarios to play, there is no random map feature. For each existing map, the races you can select from are preset, and some of the races aren't represented very well. For example, if you like playing as Highmen, you're stuck with playing the same three maps over and over. The game does come with a map editor, and you can get some decent maps from fan sites, but a random map generator really would have increased the longevity of this game.
In summary, if you're a fan of turn based strategy games, then you should get many enjoyable hours out of this game, even if it doesn't really introduce anything new to the genre.
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