Fantasy Wars
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Developer(s) | Ino-Co |
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Director(s) | Aleksey Kozyrev |
Designer(s) | Dmitry Gulin |
Composer(s) | TriHorn Productions, Artem Kolpakov |
Engine | TheEngine |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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Genre(s) | Turn-based tactics |
Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Fantasy Wars (Russian: Кодекс Войны; formerly Mythic Wars) is a fantasy turn-based tactical video game developed by Russian studio Ino-Co and published by 1C Company and Atari SA. It was followed by Elven Legacy in 2009.
Gameplay
Fantasy Wars features four playable races (humans, orcs, elves and dwarves). The single-player story includes three campaigns, taking place over a series of tactical hex maps.[2] The game uses a 3D game engine and includes role-playing video game gameplay features such as experience points and skills.
Plot
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Release
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Fantasy Wars was distributed electronically by GamersGate and GOG and was published in Europe by Nobilis France.[3] The game is distributed in Scandinavia by Paradox Interactive[4] and in North America by Atari SA.[5]
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 67/100[6] |
Publication | Score |
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4Players | 74%[7] |
Eurogamer | 6/10[8] |
Gamekult | 6/10[9] |
GameSpot | 7.5/10[10] |
GameZone | 7.5/10[11] |
IGN | 7.8/10[12] |
Jeuxvideo.com | 14/20[13] |
PC Format | 64%[14] |
PC Gamer (US) | 54%[15] |
PC Zone | 35%[16] |
The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[6]
Sequel
In April 2008, Paradox Interactive announced a sequel to Fantasy Wars entitled Elven Legacy. Elven Legacy is developed by 1C:Ino-Co[17] and was released in April 2009.[18]
References
- ^ Alexey Kozyrev (12 November 2007). "Fantasy Wars Diary #1". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Dan Adams (20 April 2007). "Fantasy Wars First Look". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Nobilis to Publish ?Fantasy Wars? and ?Death to Spies? in Europe". Nobilis. February 2007. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Nobilis catalogue in the hands of Paradox Scandinavian Distribution!". Paradox Interactive. 1 August 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
- ^ Rohan Pandey (17 August 2007). "1C Games to be Distributed by Atari". GameGuru. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Fantasy Wars for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Bodo Naser (4 December 2007). "Test: Fantasy Wars". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Darren Allen (7 April 2008). "PC Roundup". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Prodigy (28 September 2007). "Test : Fantasy Wars, un manque de fantasy ?". Gamekult (in French). Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Brett Todd (11 December 2007). "Fantasy Wars Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Michael Lafferty (18 December 2007). "Fantasy Wars - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Dan Adams (10 December 2007). "Fantasy Wars Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ CptObvious (1 October 2007). "Test: Fantasy Wars". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Fantasy Wars". PC Format. No. 212. Future plc. April 2008. p. 115.
- ^ "Fantasy Wars". PC Gamer. Vol. 15, no. 3. Future US. March 2008. p. 78.
- ^ "Review: Fantasy Wars". PC Zone. Future plc. April 2008. p. 77.
- ^ IGN staff (13 August 2008). "Paradox Interactive Announces Fantasy Strategy Game: Elven Legacy". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ IGN staff (27 March 2009). "Paradox Interactive's Elven Legacy Goes Gold". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
External links
- Fantasy Wars (official website)
- Fantasy Wars (Ino-Co's website)
- Fantasy Wars (1C website)
- Fantasy Wars at MobyGames