The amount of detail and the level of player involvement in every aspect of the game is far too reaching to cover in this short review. The result is a game that, at the time of release in 1994, far exceeds the accomplishments of most (if not all) games in the genre. With that goal always in mind, the designers loaded the game (and game play) with an astonishing amount of innovative and player-controlled activity and fully integrated decision making power. The simple goal of the game is for you, a noble lord of Wales or England, to out-manage up to five opponents with enough skill to be crowned King of England. The detail, background and presentation of the game is so professional and well done that the obvious care and dedication of the designers and their staffs shines through from every aspect. If only more expansion packs today give as much bang for your buck.The initial view of Lords of the Realm will cause any serious strategy war gamer to salivate and immediately withdraw from human contact (unless, of course, the person is a potential opponent). Siege Pack adds more of what made LOTRII a classic, and new elements that will make it worthwhile for every strategy fan to visit medieval Europe. Unfortunately, you cannot design new castles or strategic-level maps, making it impossible to create new campaigns. You can customize skirmishes, and even build battle maps using the intuitive map editor.
In this mode, you can choose either open field battles or castle sieges, then play the battles with a computer-generated army or your own composition. But the best feature in SP is the Skirmish Mode.
In addition to new (and much improved) random events such as embezzling, there is a new terrain feature in battle maps: a pitch, which can be set aflame, adding a strategic angle to battles. The designers turned the difficulty up a notch for the new campaign, making it very challenging for LOTRII veterans. Among the additions are: a more challenging AI, a custom series of games, 20 new maps, a map editor, faster Internet support, Skirmish Mode, sieges with 10 new castle designs, as well as enhanced diplomacy and more random events. Read our review elsewhere on this site to find how great LOTRII is 🙂 Siege Pack adds much more to the game than new maps. Description of Lords of the Realm II: Siege PackĪn excellent expansion pack to one of the best medieval strategy games ever made, Siege Pack adds a lot of new scenarios and options to Impression’s classic Lords of the Realm II.
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