Description

Heritage of Kings?: The Settlers® is a world-building strategy game with fully rendered 3D visuals and unavoidably addictive gameplay. Players can dive into a detailed medieval world offering a unique mix of RTS and simulation gameplay. A fully functioning community can be created; new advancements can be discovered, and enemy forces will be repelled! Features: - A wide-ranging and addictive single-player campaign: 20 medieval missions challenge players to create their own realm by conquering seven fantastic kingdoms and retrieving the Orb of Power. Multiplayer content will be included. - Cutting-edge visual technology: A breathtaking 3D gaming experience that takes advantage of Criterion?'s RenderWare? technology. - Dynamic weather and seasons have a direct impact on gameplay: Units travel more slowly on snow; rivers freeze and become battlefields! - A living environment: A wide variety of animals and plant life create immersion and detail. - Expert concept development and game design contributed by Bruce Milligan: The well-respected RTS designer has worked on several best-selling titles in the genre. - Manage more than 70 types of intelligent inhabitants: Within an interdependent community. - Each character type has its own benefits, uses, skills, and abilities! - Barter materials, items, and advancements with sales people to acquire new abilities and options. - Discover important technological breakthroughs by using inventors, scholars, and alchemists. - An exciting combat system with upgradeable RPG elements, including enhanced abilities, weapons, and technologies. (Ubisoft - Heritage of Kings?: The Settlers®) http://www.ubi.com/US/Games/Info.htm?pId=1095 System Requirements: - Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP - 1GHz processor - 256 MB RAM - DirectX 9.0c compatible 32 MB 3D video card - DirectX 9.0c - CD-ROM Drive - DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card - 1GB Hard disk space - Keyboard and mouse - 64 Kbit Internet connection for online play Supported graphic chipsets: ATI Radeon 8500, nVidia GeForce 2 or better. For a full list of supported graphics card visit www.thesettlers.com Consumer Advice: Low Level Animated Violence