Tim Stone reports:
''Jim Ansell, the father of Total War, falls out with Creative Assembly's new owners Sega and leaves to form an indie outfit. His studio's first release is a thrilling thirteenth century wargame that runs Cantabrian rings round Medieval II. Reviewers love it. Punters love it. Even people that don't like it love it. A fierce and fruitful rivalry is born. Ah, if only. In truth this doppelganger was made by a gang of Russians, and, though diverting, isn't half the game Medieval II is. Well, actually in one sense it is half the game Medieval II is. Unicorn Games have basically recreated the real-time battling bit of Creative Assembly's latest and greatest. They'd probably claim they left out the map-based grand strategy so they could focus on the fighting. We suspect they were planning another layer, but bottled out once they realised how much toil was involved.''
GetGames has slashed 50% off of 1C's XIII Century Gold Edition through Sunday as part of its weekend sale.
Game Debate writes: "Death or Glory" harked XIII Century's tagline; death or glory, love or hate, respect is due to developers 1C company for having no interest in catering to the middle ground. XIII century is strategy game with detailed 'hardcore' gameplay mechanics and and more than a passing interest in medieval history.
1C Company and Unicorn Games have released the PC specification requirements for the forthcoming XIII Century: Death or Glory. XIII Century: Death or Glory is a Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game which immerses players in the Middle Ages. This is a world of noble knights and ruthless nomads, a world of courageous deeds and internal wars.
