Crusaders of Might & Magic

Discount Price: $8.95

Customer Reviews:

OK, but short [Posted on 2001-01-17]
This game was OK. The spells were good and the weapon enhancements were a pretty cool idea. While it was possible to do different moves with the shield and weapons to make combos of a sort, it ended up being easier to just block the enemies' 2 attacks and attack, block and attack. It is very repetitive.

Perhaps I've been spoiled with RPG games lately, but the character interaction in this game seemed so limited that it brought the entire game down. The entire game was very small and I got through it in about 3 sittings. The best thing going for the game was the voice acting. The storyline was limited by the very small character interaction. Also, I couldn't help feeling like I was playing a bad version of Soul Reaver the whole time. That, or a mediocre clone of King's Field, which was mediocre in its own right.

If you find this for cheap, it may be worth it, but don't be expecting amazing graphics and sound.

tough to play, bad ending [Posted on 2001-02-03]
There wasn't enough choice in direction for the game and became extremely to almost impossible to finish levels as you went. Not enough magic choice and the system of obtaining magical items was also near to impossible and gave very little reward in return.

this game is ok,but it could be better [Posted on 2002-05-23]
I thought that this game was pretty cool during the first three levels, but after that things really went down hill. I also thought that it got too difficult too fast. The first three levels were extremely easy, then i got to level four and it took me like three hours to beat. It seemed like the enemies got tougher and Drake stayed the same. Although, I am new to the RPG scene, so maybe it's just me.

Promises of an average adventurer... [Posted on 2005-10-25]
The game was good in most places - I tracked and bought this game after I played the demo in the Catacombs (which by the way, is the best episode in this entire game, and you have to go through the catacomb each and every time you complete a mission). After buying, I couldn't wait to play it, so loaded it into my station right away.

The game was so-so (barring the first introductory cinematic) until I got my first mission and got to the catacombs, and my adventures had begun. The journey through the catacombs is one of the most challenging episodes in this game. The other challenging places are - the stronghold, the land of the ice giants, the land of dwarfs, to mention a few. The stronghold provides ample opportunities to guiltless gore, with its various demons and monsters. A good trick in the stronghold is to turn one type of monster against another, and watch them fight each other to death, which you see only in some other games (like Doom, for instance).

The ice giants were almost impossible to kill, but finally I got through this stage as well.

After each mission, you go back to the queen, and that can be done only if you go through the catacombs. But the game doesn't become boring because of this, since the experience differs each time - each time you pass through the catacomb, the NPC's are different in types capabilities, powers, speeds, weapons, and weaknesses. So there would not be a single point in the catacombs, anytime, when you would feel alone. And each time, you will pick up a new set of spells (and some of them are so cool that you can't wait to use them on the next demon you encounter). But a caution of note though - not all spells work on all types of demons - use a ' Soul drinker spell on a giant, and you can suck their life, but use it on a skeleton, you would actually ' lose ' your life - doesn't that show real thought from the designers? Well, that is what makes the game more challenging and fun.

The challenge is there, but all that is required from you is to remember the combination - block and attack - block and attack. Do this over and over you can defeat almost anyone (but beware of the ice giants though, they have immense power, and cannot be harmed easily - using soul drinkers on ice giants is a good idea).

Well, in summary, it is interesting almost all of the time, and the graphics are pretty ok for a RTS game. If you don't have any other game, then you can play this game. But there are other games which are far more advanced than this game now. If you get a cheap copy, and really want to see how RTS games work, without getting killed easily, then this is the game for you. If you are the kind of players who would rather fight with a swords (various types, including boomer axes, which return to you after hitting the target), shields (the shield-rush can be used inflict damage to your enemies), magic (and there are many items you can pick-up in this catrgory), rather than picking up guns and nuking your enemies, well, this game could be for you. It was for me! I never regretted that I bought it.

COOL GAME!!! [Posted on 2006-04-21]
This game had some minor flaws, but turned out to be great. I played it many, many times, and still like it.

Bad: Not enough spells or weapons.

Good: Cool armors, talismans, and monsters.

Not having enough weapons and spells is fixed in the PC version, which came out before this one. Overall, I enjoyed it much.

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