Great level design, interesting units, and a good storyline make fantasy wars worth the purchase

User Rating: 9 | Fantasy Wars PC
By Keldaris | Review Date:
The unimaginative name was a definite turnoff, but there are so few TBS being released that I decided to give it a try anyways. I'm glad I did, because Fantasy wars is one of the most fun games I've played in a long time.

The graphics are great for a TBS. Very colourful, and with good animations for when you attack.

The storyline is acceptable. Standard fantasy war of the good elves and humans, chaotic pillaging orcs, and some nasty demonic power in the background. Nothing special, but it's not bad either.

The gameplay is where the game shines. Most games are flash without substance, with deeply flawed AIs. So once you figure out the secret, the game turns into a boring repetition of the same moves. This is not the case with fantasy wars. Actually, fantasy war's AI isn't brilliant, but it is decent. When it's combined with the tight mission design, the game becomes a good challenge. You need to be careful with your units and where you move them if you want them to survive.
It becomes really challenging if you try to beat even mission within the "gold medal" timeframe.

With 3 campaigns, the game can take quite some time to complete. So it's well worth the purchase.

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