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RootStrategySubgenreRTS

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Details

IGDB Rating 86
Metacritic 88
Released August 19, 2002
Developer The Creative Assembly
Publisher Activision

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Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Tags

Classification CheckpointDB

Strategy › RTS

Genres

Real Time Strategy (RTS) Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS) Tactical

Gameplay

Fantasy Historical Warfare 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) Single player Multiplayer Bird view / Isometric Text

Keywords

medieval turn-based horse war micromanagement rivaling factions human original soundtrack release morale christianity

Game Length

Main 31.5h
Extra 35.5h
100% 40.5h

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