Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders

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Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders
Cover art used in the Western world
Developer(s)	Phantagram
Publisher(s)	NA: Microsoft Game Studios EU: Deep Silver
Platform(s)	Xbox, Microsoft Windows
Release	Xbox NA: October 12, 2004 EU: October 29, 2004 Microsoft Windows WW: February 28, 2020
Genre(s)	Hack and slash, Real-time tactics
Mode(s)	Single-player

Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders is a tactical wargame developed by the Korean studio Phantagram for the Xbox. It is the sequel to the 2001 game Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes, and continues its storyline. Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders combines third-person action and role-playing elements in its gameplay, which differs from its predecessor.

Its prequel is Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes. Another sequel was released in late 2019 entitled Kingdom Under Fire II for Windows.

A Windows port was released for Steam in February 2020, and resurrected by the co-developer of the original Xbox version, Blueside.^[1] A DRM-free version was released on GOG.com in early April 2020.^[2] The modern Windows release came with several enhancements including full controller support, plus an all-new mouse & keyboard mode (Though, a gamepad is recommended); modern resolutions and widescreen view.

Gameplay[]

The gameplay of Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders contains elements from the Dynasty Warriors games and aspects of Real-time strategy and role-playing games. As well as controlling the main character, the player fights with multiple armies or "units", which are controlled in real-time with either a minimap or the main screen. When the main character's unit engages in combat with an enemy unit, the gameplay is similar to Dynasty Warriors.

Any unit in close-quarters combat cannot be used for anything else until the combat is resolved; an exception to this is when two units are in close-quarter combat with the enemy: one unit can retreat while the other keeps the enemy unit occupied.

Reviews[]

The game was very well received receiving an average scores of over 80% on aggregate, with a few minor criticisms.^[3] It received runner-up placements in GameSpot's 2004 "Best Strategy Game" and "Most Surprisingly Good Game" award categories across all platforms.^[4]

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External links[]

• "Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders", web.archive.org, archived from the original on September 13, 2008, official website