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YALORH (yet another legend of robin hood)

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 14 / 14
Date: January 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a really well done game for the PC that requires very little hi-performance hardware, yet looks beautiful and performs its functions with little or no lag on low speed pentiums. Some people on the various forums have reported system hangs and crashes. I have had only one 'hang' at the very end of the game, but it has not repeated after replaying the game twice. Of course, Robin Hood IS just a legend, so pinning the authors down on errors in the games history elements isn't really relevent, however they begin their manual with the 'real-life beginnings' of Robin Hood, which have some mistakes. They claim King Richard left his brother John in charge of England when he left for the crusades, he in fact made his brother John swear he would not even enter England until Richard returned. They have William Longchamp listed as Prince John's right-hand man, when he was the one King Richard left in charge of England to make sure John stayed out of England.

If you can get by the historical anomalies though, its a very entertaining game that can be very challenging, or very easy to play depending on the difficulty level selected. There are a number of artifacts to collect, and if you get them all, there is a surprise at the end of the game, but I won't spoil it here.

There are 17 missions in all, with 5 castle maps and 3 sherwood forest maps. It rewards the player for NOT killing enemies, but either knocking them out or going around them. Something unique in the world of PC games these days. There is not a lot of re-playability to this game, there are a finite number of artifacts and once you get through the missions they can become repetative (especially the sherwood forest missions), but the castle missions make up for them, the artwork is excellent even though you are limited to a 2D environment.

Overall this is a lot of fun to play, but has some limitations that can be frustrating at times, so I gave it 4 stars.

Justice be Served - The Sneaky Way!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 19
Date: November 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Robin Hood is a one or more, tactical squad based game. You start the game as Robin who just returned from the war, expecting to find his land back. What he discovered was that his dad had died, and the Sheriff of Nottingham is running loose, taking advantage of the people right and left.

You start the game by yourself, but as the game progresses you'll get additional people in your group, like Will Scarlet, Friar Tuck, John, Maid Marian, etc. You then get to use them in each mission to accomplish each mission's objective.

If you've ever played Fallout Tactics or Commandos, you'll feel right at home here. It also has some RPG/Strategy element of Freedom Force as well. You get to use Stealth and Cunning with some fights as well, starting from archery to sword fightings. My favorite part is when I am standing on a rooftop and shoot arrows down at the Sheriff's people - really cool!

Overall, a five out of five. Try it out - you're not going to regret it!

Where legends come to life - or at least the PC.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: July 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Ever wish you had the chance to save the damsel in distress? Does the thought of robbing the rich attract you? Want to hang out with Robin Hood or better yet be Robin Hood? Well then your dream has come true with this game.

After the easy to follow installation, which worked on 98, 2000 and XP without flaw, you are ready to begin the challenge of taking on Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham and saving England for King Richard.

You have plan out the strategy and find the men, recruit those that will help you, run the campaign and at the same time make sure you don't get caught.

The game is fairly fun to play and easy to follow and with a little work easy to master. What I found a little disappointing was the user manual, which lacks real help although the website seemed easy to follow along.

The graphics are above average and the speed is okay, I think you should have more people to choose from when creating you "band of merry men", but that's what updates are for.

Overall the T rating is appropriate and I can see a sequel coming out soon.

Too bad it is over...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: July 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is one of those games where in the end you wish it had just a few more levels.

This game is pretty unusual in its gameplay. At first, it just seems frustratingly difficult, but once you get through the first level and understand what this game is all about, it is very entertaining. The story of course is well known, so you won't be overly surprised in the end. However, I am very pleased with how the story is integrated.

Unfortunately, the game gets a bit repetitive, and I found myself wishing the game would force me to use different characters for different missions.

If I had to rate this game with a percentage like many magazines do, I would probably rate it somewhere around 85%. However, I did decide to give it 5 stars here. Not because the game is the best game I ever played, but because I want to give this game a 100% buy recommendation.

robin hood is back

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: January 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I saw an ad for this game and at first glance thought 'wow'. I have only played the demo but I am thirsty for more. The graphics may only be 2d but they are gorgeous to look at. The gameplay is superb. Each character has his/her own unique skills you can use to get through each mission. The replay value here is enormous, since there is no one way to finish a mission. I found myself replaying the demo until I was salivating. I will buy this game as soon as I can. I highly recommend this game to anyone who is a fan of squad based tactical games.

It seems kidish but its not

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 15
Date: December 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

When you first look at this game you think,"Robin Hood" How kidish." Wrong. robin hood is not in any way shape or for kidish exsept for the name. I downloded this game as a joke with my friends(only a demo) and I found it exstremly fun and intertaing. There is only one level in the demo version but it is so fun I played it about 14 times before I ran out of defarant ways to beat it. and thats just one level. I strongly recomend this game.

YES! Now this is a Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: September 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is sure to become a classic!
Amazing "and award winning" gameplay, gorgeous graphics, and a fantastic setting make this game a must have!
The gameplay is very impressive, and it's functoionality peaked my eyebrow. The character animations are very nice.

The game is driven by point and click action with the mouse, which was done very nicely. A real work of gaming art. The storyline is wonderful and reignites the greenwood tales of old.
This game will be considered playable for decades!

It was released in 2002 and I just go it now in 2004! Two years old and I loved it! Plus It's on the brink of 2005 right now and I am still impressed with this game! It's style, graphics, and playability will make it hard to think of this game as outdated.

I was happily surprised at the low system requirements, which really makes this a perfect game for laptop/notebook computers without taxing their systems!
And look at the price! I mean, you just can't get games this good for the price! It's fun, it looks good, and you'll want more when it's done.
If your looking for a game to buy, get this game.
I hope Spellbound Studios makes more games just like this one!
The only thing I would like to see in a future game done like this is the ability to have add-on adventure/scenarios and a user creation scenario package. That would make this type of game all the more sweeter and really would be a perfect compliment to it.

Fun through the whole game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I got this game for Christmas and so I decided to try it out. From the beginning I just loved it!

The NPCs are amazingly realistic. For example: if you knock out a guard, one of his fellow guards might hear you and attack you OR he might flee in terror OR he might go and alert a commander who's patrolling the city OR he might wake up his friend and ask him what happened. If they alert the commander you will hear him say "Guards, guards" or "But he's dead" and he will point exactly in your direction.

The combat system is not like any other game I have played. Usually you just click on a guy and you attack him. In Robin Hood when you click on a guy you can draw a line in a circle or to the right and it does different attacks. There are around 8 different attacks. If you select several guys and draw a line they will all do the same attack. You can also jump on top of buildings and shoot the guards with your arrows while only their archers and crossbowmen can hurt you.

The graphics are very detailed for a 2D game and you can hide behind almost anything so that the guards wont see you.

In Sherwood Stutely has made a camp for you and after you rescue him and his friends you can go there. There are many things you can make your men do such as train on melee or archery, heal themselves, cook food, make leather purses to bribe the guards, make nets to throw on guards...

Some of the missions are a bit easy like the first ambush ones but of course im only at the start of the game (rescuing Will Scarlet).
However those missions are really fun because you can lead the guards into the traps that are set up.

I think this one of the best games I have ever played and I recommend it to all.

Strength or stealth? Your choice

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Let me start off by saying that Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood Forest is an excellent game. It cleverly combines stealth and combat, and you can always choose whether to take to the sword and the bow or to sneak past the guards to complete your goal. And the AI is very realistic. For example, suppose you just killed a guard, you walk away and leave the corpse there, and another guard comes to the scene. Chances are he'll run to the nearest sergeant and tell him about the body. Then the sergeant will organize a group of solders and send them to investigate the body. If they see you then they'll do one of two things
1: they'll attack you if they think they can take you.
2: if they don't think they can take you, they'll run away and report your location to the nearest sergeant.

And yes, I know I said that you could take to the sword if you wanted to. But it's not a good idea to do it too many times both because if you simply kill everyone in your path and leave a trail of bodies behind then the enemy could track you pretty easily. And also because the more lives you spare the more merry men you get, and you need merry men to produce materials at your workshops and to replace casualties.

In this game you have all the main characters such as Will Scarlet, Maid Marian, Little John, and of course Robin Hood himself, and more! But besides them, you have nobodies who serve as your minions. There are three types of regular merry men.

There's the mustachioed merry men [my personal favorite] who are armed with a bow and a sword, they're good in melee combat but in my opinion you should train them in the bow more then the sword. After all, a few well-trained archers could turn the tide of many battles, plus they can tie up unconscious enemy solders and they can use their shields to protect themselves and comrades from enemy arrows.

Then there's the aggressive merry men [my personal second favorite] these men are the most bloodthirsty of the regular merry men. Sure, they can revive unconscious allies and heal their friends but they can also murder unconscious enemy solders. They're small, but don't let their size fool you! Just one of these guys could probably take on about half a dozen of the weaker solders such as swordsmen all at once in melee combat armed with only a pitchfork! All in all, these guys are probably the best in melee combat, and they're always disappointed if they don't manage to kill their opponent.

And finally, the strong merry men.[my personal least favorite] These are great brutes armed with a club who can sling an unconscious or dead man over his shoulder and carry him. But despite their size they're lousy fighters. Personally, I just use them for labor in Sherwood forest.

Bottom line is, if you're used to fast arcade games where you basically just punch the buttons and see what happens, this game is not for you. But if you like strategy, stealth, and combat mixed with a famous story, buy this game! You won't regret it!

Huge fun to play...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Excellent game with well designed missions, innovative controls and pretty good graphics. Highly recommended for anyone who likes puzzle/strategy games!

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