So what did we think?
Overall, Heroes of Annihilated empires is a stylish and great mixture of the RPG and RTS styles. The action flows well, the spell cards are extremely inventive and enjoyable to use and the intense battles later on in the game will keep your fingers and brain extremely busy.
The maps are well designed and gloriously detailed and the added option of taking part in multiplayer games and skirmish mode means that the fun doesn’t have to stop once you’ve completed the single player campaign. It’s a shame there isn’t a map editor in multiplayer mode, but Heroes of the Annihilated Empires is the first game in a trilogy from GSC Gameworld and we’re looking forward to see how they expand on this first enjoyable experience.
Pros
Nice mixture of RPG and RTS styles
Magic is great fun to use!
Some great battles
Cons
Enemy AI can be inconsistent
Enemy AI occasionally feel too strong!
Some garish colours schemes
Adding an RPG element to the gameplay ensures that there is something for everyone in this entertaining and challenging game. A great effort for the first in a trilogy.
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Heros of Annihilated Empires is available now , click the following links to order: Play.comSystem requirements
1. PC
Minimal: CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2000+, Video: nVidia GeForce FX5200 128Mb or ATI Radeon 9000 128Mb, RAM: 512 MB, Sound: DirectX 8.0 compatible.
Recommended: CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3200+, Video: nVidia GeForce 6600 or ATI Radeon X800, RAM: 1 GB, Sound: DirectX 8.0 compatible.
2. OS:
Windows 2000/XP
Latest Video and Sound drivers are highly recommended for optimal performance. Find the drivers to most frequently used hardware on your game disk. To improve game performance, please close all background programs (instant messaging, antivirus, system monitoring).