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The Best of all War Games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 32
Date: February 26, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game to buy the price is excellent also you goto a computer store and it costs 54.99 plus tax besides this is a great RPG game to get. The object is to destory the Dark Castle before it destorys you thats it besides there are a couple of Dozen buildings that you can make and alot of allies if i could i would give this 10 stars hope you do to.

Finally, a breath of fresh air in a rather stagnant genre.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 67 / 71
Date: March 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

What to begin with? Majesty first and foremost of all, is something a little outside of the normal classification of games.. yes it is strategy and similar to other popular strategy titles such as Starcraft and Heroes of Might and Magic, in that you hire people to come and serve you and do battle with your foes, while you yourself do not actually "do the work" as it were. With one disturbing difference (at least to a classic RTS fan). You DON'T CONTROL THEIR LIVES. Well not in so many words. In this area it is MUCH more like the Sim(place noun here) games. You dictate where the buildings are to be set, but the peasants do the dirty work. When I first played this game, I set about building different structures and as my peasants built everything (I was happy to see they did it automatically) I began to feel pride in my growing metropolis. Unfortunately when the first evil rat thing came and started attacking, I watched with despair as everything I built crumbled. Clicking on my *(? $@# loyal subjects did nothing and they basically watched it burn. You see... if YOU saw an evil giant rat would YOU want to attack it if there was absolutely NO reason for you to?

Of course not, which is what the game is all about. Your subjects will do as you want... as long as you give them a reason to do it. So you place rewards for doing different actions.

Enter the strategy:

Want that rat killed? Well... how about if you put a hefty bounty on his head? Your greedy little peons will suddenly spring into action now that there is a jingle of gold in their ears... careful though, they may be greedy, but they aren't dumb. You have to make the bounty enough so that some of your Heroes are intrigued by it, but don't put so much on it that EVERY Hero makes a mad dash for it, leaving the rest of your kingdom defenseless. This may seem a little odd, but really, what do you hate about RTS the most? When those idiots get stuck behind a rock or something and they wander back and forth accoplishing either:

A)Nothing

or

B)Getting you killed while you attend something else more important.

Since your subjects have a mind of their own that frees you up to focus on the important stuff.. i.e. getting more moola. Meanwhile, back at the castle, you are busily creating places for you to recruit heroes, for the heroes to stay... and....what's that? Places for your Heroes to SPEND that hard earned cash you gave them? And of course you need money to continue to provide those services to them so whose going to notice if you tax everything a little bit... or even a lot... (Nice to start GETTING taxes, huh?) So you have to balance it all.. you sure wish you could upgrade your armor so that your heroes could buy better weapons, and be more effective, but that dragon munching on your peasants would probably be better off dead, and most of your heroes aren't going to face something like that for free....

One of the most innovative, and addicting games I've played in a long time. Strategy, action, simulation, and most important humor abound, and you'll be playing this game for hours before you put this one down.

A great game... but some weird install problems

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: March 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

First of all... I play games alot... and this one is an excellent game. It has a very intelligent and easy to use interface for dealing with your kingdom (building, etc.). The engine is terrific with multiple battles and spell effects that go way beyond the above average RTS/SIM. What sets it aside is the AI for all the sub-objects (i.e. heroes, monsters, etc.) but, don't think that will get you by if you have poor strategy or don't pay attention. Definitely there is plenty to do in managing "rewards/bounties", recruiting heroes, building guilds and support structures and of course watching your heroes do their thing. The only aspect that prevented me from giving this game 5 stars was the weird (and I do mean weird in a bad way) install problems. I had to uninstall and reinstall multiple times. My system was in peak condition beforehand too. In fact, if I had not backed up the registry... it would have been hard to correct the problems that occurred - everything from the game crashing constantly (even with the available patch) to weird things occuring with the Windows Explorer. I have installed it on several different machines and have come to a conclusion that it happens randomly with no set variables to try to figure out. I intend on notifying Cyberlore... but, even with this... don't be discouraged... the game is definitely worth it. I have now a stable game and it has not crashed or hung on me in many hours of game play. I have even run other things in the background testing the ALT-TAB aspect... no problems. Word to the wise - if you notice a crash... uninstall (delete out all files and check registry) then reinstall... apply patch and things should run fine. Again... this is a great game to fill the void until... DIABLO II!

great game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 20
Date: March 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

One of the best rts games i've ever played ever since playing the demo i've waited for the release date for like ever. However the point of the game is NOT to destroy a dark castle (despite what a certain review says)that is only in the demo version. The real version consists of 16 hero classes and evil baddies you want to smash. The best part about it is YOU DON"T HAVE TO BABY SIT YOUR HEROES! All of your heroes do everything on their own. This however can sometimes be annoying since heroes don't have to attack if they don't want to.(really if you were a hero would you go around fighting off a dragon that would smite you in a blow?) I really think this is a great game i'm a big age of empire I and II fan. This is right next to them and actually above. I've played tons of rts game but this is a refreshing change. NO MORE BLOODY WATCHING OVER YOUR STUPID GUYS EVERY SECOND!

Absolutley HORRIBLE!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 9 / 27
Date: March 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Needless to say if you look on the back of the box it states from ages 9 and up. It has pretty much the same quests, and gets quite boring after 2 or three scenarios. Don't waste your money, you will be disappointed. I took mine back after 1 day. Hope this helps....

Not bad, but definitely not great

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The game is fun, much like Dungeon Keeper in game play and feel, but the graphics and UI are primitive, typical of games from 4-5 years ago. The zoom only allows two zoom levels, one incredibly close and one a little too far away. There's no way to adjust the speed of the game; you have to use the default speed that's sometimes a little too slow and sometimes a little too fast. And the gameplay becomes repetative pretty quickly. The comparison with The Sims is ridiculous. This game has none of the complicated behaviors and AI in The Sims.

It's a fun game, but not the breakthrough product. Dungeon Keeper II or Age of Empires II might be a better choice.

Just plain fun.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 14
Date: April 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

In Majesty you take the part of the king of a fantasy kingdom. Although you have ordinary minions, they are no match for the ferocious and magical enemies that will attack your kingdom, and so you must also recruit mighty heroes. But the problem with heroes is that they're heroic; they tend to go their own way rather than strictly obey orders. And that's the fun of Majesty. You can support your heroes with money, spells, and enhanced weapons, but then you must sit back and watch them go about their highly entertaining business. You can let them know what you want them to do by placing bounties on things, but your heroes will not necessarily pursue your bounties. Sometimes they'll attack monsters, and sometimes they'll go carousing at the inn when there's work to be done. Sometimes they'll undertake quests, and sometimes they'll turn around and run when they see a monster. Whatever they do, it's fun to watch, and fun to listen to as well because they've all been given amusing things to say. This is a simple game to play, but not a dull one, because there is quite a bit of strategy involved in growing your kingdom and combining complimentary classes of heroes. Majesty is that rarest of computer games: something that you can just sit down and toy with and have a great deal of fun.

Majesty, a Fantastic Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: April 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is an amazing game. You are the king of Ardania and you must set your land right. You have the power to destroy your enemies or let them destroy you. There are many quests in which you have to accomplish goals. The object of the game is to complete all of the quests. You can build a major economy or relax as your heroes wipe out your enemies and die. You can choose to have one of three types of no-human races in your kingdom. They are the Dwarves, Elves and Gnomes. Each of them have their own abilities and weaknesses. You control a palace and anything that you make to go with it. You can't control your heroes. They fight whoever they want but you can persuade them to fight who you want with bounties. You can make different temples too. Certain temples have religous problems with others so you can only make three at a time. If you choose the Barbarian temple you will omly be able to have one temple. Each temple has their own spells they can cast if in range. Besides beefing up your kingdom you can beautify it too. You can create Royal Gardens, Statues and some buildings that appear are Gazebos and Fountains. In addition to the area around your palace you can build far away too. You can create Inns and Trading Posts far away which gain money for your kingdom. Inns are also helpful because they give your heros a place to rest. Also, inside the kingdom you can create blacksmiths to upgrade your heroes' armor. Overall this is a fabulous game and you should buy it.

Good but not Great

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 09, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I wouldn't really classify this game as a RTS. Place the buildings, set some rewards, and your troops just do their thing. It's an entertaining game but not involved enough for my liking.

Not too impressive

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is pretty fun if you like being slautered and having very little control over it. Imagine this: you're having a nice little time building your little kingdom when all of the sudden 3 huge minatours come and start hacking away at all you have worked so hard for. You want them killed so you put a reward on their heads, but all of your hero dudes are off chasing giant rats and stuff. In the mean time your pathetically wimpy city gaurds are getting slautered. Well I think you get the picture. I personally had fun until I got hacked to death with nothing to do about it.

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