Total Annihilation: Kingdoms: Official Strategy Guide

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Summary: The perfect guide on how to be the best at TA.
Review: I think that this book was a great help to my completion of the game and how it gave me great tips on how to play very well online. I recently have moved up in status because of this.

Rating:
Summary: Great for 'Play the Adventure'; weak on intricate detail
Review: Mark Walker's TA Kingdoms strategy guide is very helpful for solving the 'Play the Adventure' section of the game, but rather sparse on the intricate details of the game.

For instance, sighting range, hit points, and weapon damage for each fighting unit are listed, but other details like unit velocity or weapon range are not.

The book spends a lot of space repeating what is already in the game and in the game manual. I was hoping for more information about how unit experience affects performance, why certain units cannot effectively battle other units (like Verunan war ships vs. Sky Knights), and other fine points of strategy and game design.

The book does include strategy pointers for multi-player campaigns and computer opponents; and the book is very well-written, laid out, and easy-to-read. However, I would only recommend spending the sixteen dollars if you get stuck on the 'Adventure'. Get the rest of your info on the TA web site or on newsgroups.