Kingdom Under Fire II goes massively multiplayer

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Jan 28, 2008 1:08 pm PT

Blueside bringing true sequel to action-real-time-strategy hybrid to PC and consoles with a targeted 2009 release window.

Imagine thousands of guys like this on the battlefield.

The Kingdom Under Fire real-time strategy series has always incorporated action and role-playing game elements, dating back to its 2001 inception on the PC. With the Xbox 360 release of Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom earlier this month, the developer went so far as to drop the RTS focus and crank out an action-RPG instead.

Now the franchise is set to embrace an even more convoluted genre description. Developer Blueside today announced that it will be taking the series back to its action-RTS roots with Kingdom Under Fire II, but it's also adding something new. The game will be the first example of a new genre the developer is dubbing Massively Multiplayer Online Action Real-Time Strategy, or MMOARTS.

The game won't be this battle-ready for some time.

Kingdom Under Fire II's new MMO mode will allow thousands of gamers to meet in "siege battles of epic proportions," according to Blueside. Both its multiplayer and single-player campaigns will feature a new storyline in which the balance of power between the Human Alliance and the Dark Legion is upset by a third faction bent on world domination.

With an anticipated 2009 release window, the game is being made for worldwide release on the PC and unspecified consoles. Blueside is codeveloping the title with Phantagram, but no publisher has been announced yet.

84 Comments

  • mattiberg

    Posted Mar 12, 2009 8:25 am PT

    this game sounds freaking awesome! im so buying it !!

  • Don0van

    Posted Mar 1, 2009 9:55 am PT

    This game sounds so fun i cant wait for it to come out gonna watse lots of my life in this game haha

  • ShadowXStorm

    Posted Dec 14, 2008 3:21 pm PT

    Kingdom Under Fire was by far my favorite game on the Xbox, Live was just so fun. When Circle of Doom arrived I was very disappointed that they had stepped away from the mass war scale of KUF. But now it has returned and sounds VERY intreging I will be sure to keep an eye on the progress of this game

  • crippledknight

    Posted Nov 16, 2008 8:39 pm PT

    This, has got to be the best game ever. They messed up with their first 360 release, but they listened to their customers, made a smart move... and now, will bring us this... I will buy this game... the same day it comes out... If you havent tried the ones on regular xbox, please do... the one on 360 isn so good, but this one...... Bye, im gonna go ply my old one from

  • uberjannie

    Posted Nov 16, 2008 7:18 am PT

    DIBS!
    Im going to buy this game. I like the idea of MMOARTS

  • sdxermacx

    Posted Jul 21, 2008 12:01 am PT

    started playin the one on xbox and if it plays like that it would be awsome but the other one for 360 (Rpg) was really bad so it looks awsome

  • wildnine00

    Posted Apr 6, 2008 10:36 pm PT

    Ok this game sounds amazing.

  • Drakie_pooh

    Posted Mar 16, 2008 11:41 am PT

    wow I am eremely pumped about this game. I have always been a huge fan since the crusaders came out. and since then these games have been my most favorite. I cant wait how this whole MMOARTS works out its sounds really crazy. and according to my video game fantasys I think they just fulffiled them all. just big ass battles with other players from around the world while you fight personnaly sounds amazing

  • Syliss

    Posted Mar 3, 2008 8:09 pm PT

    this looks incredible...if it plays like heroes I might finally give up and play my first MMO

  • TheReaper180

    Posted Feb 2, 2008 11:42 pm PT

    Man the graphics have come a long way... if they keep the same basic playing style, then I will eat a kitten in front of a PETA meeting to get this game once it comes out.

  • Shadow_Fire41

    Posted Feb 1, 2008 7:01 pm PT

    hells ya!

  • merick365

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 11:23 am PT

    holy s#it this looks f***king tight!!!! there previous were to but, holy crap!!!!!!!!

  • Kubilius

    Posted Jan 30, 2008 1:14 am PT

    Well previous comments here are pretty saddening or at least not encouraging, but i will still say it - IT'S ABOUT TIME THEY MAKE A HUGE MASSIVE ONLINE STRATEGY GAME No ponnies and dressing up your elfs, but something really huge, with huge battles, resources, castles n stuff!

  • kaziechameleon

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 9:02 pm PT

    this isn't savage 2 you fight and lead simultaneously, imagine a game with dynasty warriors combat for your general unit, then simple action strategy elements that let you control your army in real time.

  • betty_lim1979

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 8:43 pm PT

    Is it another savage 2?
    Look like the concept is quite same to savage 2.

  • Canitbe

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 2:17 pm PT

    Unfortunately, for those of you who think this is a new genre, it really isnt. It's been done before on the PC.

    That being said, maybe it's a new genre on the consoles, shrug.

  • TrueIori

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 2:08 pm PT

    i did not like CoD i went as far as trading the game for folklore but now that it going back to it roots now that what i am talking about

  • Diernes

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 2:02 pm PT

    The kingdom under fire series (prior to CoD) is much beter than dynasty warriors, the original games were the best RTS a console has ever seen, it did have dynasty warriors action elements but at its heart it was pure tactical war rts.

    With some of the most punishing difficulty of any video game I have played.

    Go read the very positive gamespot reviews on this site regarding Heroes/crusaders because CoD was just a lame game using the character liknesses of KUf, it wasnt a kingdom under fire game as far as I am concerned

  • klugenbeel

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 1:08 pm PT

    KUF never sparked my interest, seemed like another Dynasty Warriors, but this being MMO....huge battles...idk, i might check it out at least, but no promises.

  • Adam_the_Nerd

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 12:38 pm PT

    This is ludicrous already. They went from RTS, to crappy RPG now to this? Count me out.

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