Cossacks: European Wars

 PC
User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 123 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 94 out of 123
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 123
  3. Negative: 9 out of 123

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  1. KurtH.
    Nov 1, 2001
    9
    You really should look into buying this game if you enjoy strategy games. It gives a sort of taste of culture, the architecture of the buildings are amazing. I have never played "Ages of Empires" but I'm sure its not as good as this.
  2. George
    Jul 4, 2001
    9
    This game is superb! It is not an "AoEII" clone, in fact it makes "AoEII" look like a flaming turd in every possible way! The only disadvantage it has is the map editor, and some bugs, but those don't interfere with gameplay.
  3. Nepen1he
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    games out of politics, juegos fuera de la politica, jogos fora da política
  4. WillJ.
    Jul 8, 2001
    9
    This game is brilliant. Its only weakness I think, is that the missions are on easy mode are too hard! I've only completed two of them in ages, although after playing each other a couple of times, you soon get the hang of it.
  5. AndreiM.
    Jul 26, 2001
    9
    It's a great game if you have patience and you are a skilled person in tricks and can lay on massive attacks suddenly.
  6. AnthonyB.
    May 24, 2002
    9
    Terrific game...think Age of Empires on steriods!
  7. Unurautare
    Nov 18, 2015
    9
    17-18th century warfare, base building, good graphics for it's time, good but hard campaigns, for example the Russian campaign where Russia it let's you play as evolves from a backwater state into an European superpower but I feel the last mission wasn't that good, then again maybe the developers had the multiplayer in mind which does indeed seem to be the case since you have multiplayer17-18th century warfare, base building, good graphics for it's time, good but hard campaigns, for example the Russian campaign where Russia it let's you play as evolves from a backwater state into an European superpower but I feel the last mission wasn't that good, then again maybe the developers had the multiplayer in mind which does indeed seem to be the case since you have multiplayer only historical missions/battles, which is a shame since I never really got to play and experience them all because of that. Each nation has it's own architecture and unique units, you also have naval warfare, but most of all the game allows you to play it as you want. If you like small scale battles you can play without peace time and try to defeat your enemy fast, but you can also build up thousand of troops, compared to most RTS games where you build squad sized units. A great game for it's time and even years after.… Expand
  8. CheeseSteakJim
    Nov 20, 2015
    9
    PROS-- Massive maps, up to 8000 units! Awesome skirmish battles, replay ability is great (still playing in 2015), fun single player missions, unit variety and technology upgrades add nice depth.

    CONS-- Bugs like troops getting stuck in terrain or going walkabouts, can be frustrating.

    Classic RTS, so much fun!
  9. Danil_Shtangeev
    Mar 17, 2019
    8
    I've spent many hours playing this game with my brother. One of the most often played strategy game of my childhood
  10. Sandro86
    May 17, 2019
    9
    I remember this masterpiece. Units were so detailed. Building the city and consequent battle seemed so delightful.
  11. apokalipto
    Aug 10, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  12. DarkFox82b
    Mar 12, 2022
    9
    Вбивця твого часу і одна із чудових RTS, в які мені доводились грати.
  13. Chemiker
    Jun 24, 2023
    8
    Казаки: Европейские войны — историческая стратегия в реальном времени.

    Первая игра серии Cossacks, не помню начинал ли знакомство с нее, или с других аддонов 1 казаков. Но в любом случая я играл много именно в Back to war. Тут же когда начал играть, собственно решил пройти кампанию, мне она не давала покоя еще в Back to war, ибо был мелким и она мне не поддавалась, тут же представлены 4    Казаки: Европейские войны — историческая стратегия в реальном времени.

    Первая игра серии Cossacks, не помню начинал ли знакомство с нее, или с других аддонов 1 казаков. Но в любом случая я играл много именно в Back to war. Тут же когда начал играть, собственно решил пройти кампанию, мне она не давала покоя еще в Back to war, ибо был мелким и она мне не поддавалась, тут же представлены 4 кампании, англ, фран, украин и русская, все по разному не плохие, я получил удовольствие от прохождение, если бы не 2 обстоятельства, это просто ужасная работа на современных система, пробовал другие версии, все одно, ну может быть еще гог версию не пробовал.

    Эта ситуация, мне даже напомнила как я пытался играть в нее давно, и она меня отпугнула именно вылетами, их тут очень много. Это было на 7, а щас на 10, на XP вроде не играл, может там дела обстоят лучше, надеюсь ибо продукт не приятен, и даже случайные карты генерятся с ошибками, просто ужас

    Через много вылетов, я даже заметил закономерность, когда камера смотрит на какой то объект на карте, происходит вылет, если быть осторожным и обходить такие участки, конечно же сейвится) автосохранение есть, но чаще бы)
    Или играть по карте) Симулятор штаба какой то.

    Вообщем я каким то чудом прошел всю игру, она съела мои нервы, мне пришлось отдохнуть от нее месяца 4 чтоб закрыть)

    Вообщем игра может и хорошая, но тех состояние ужасное. Если вы хотите в битвы то ваш выбор
    Cossacks:Back to War
    Пройти кампании?
    ДЛС Cossacks:Campaign Expansion для Cossacks:Back to War
    Знал бы не мучался)
    Ну и да русского в игре нет, придется ставить русификатор
    Знал бы не мучался)
    А вот одиночные миссии, я не нашел в паке выше, так что пришлось помучатся чтоб их пройти.    … Expand
  14. dr-kenobi
    Sep 7, 2022
    8
    Класика. Розбалансовані нації, але коли назадтротиш десятки годин, грати з іншими про суцільна насолода.
  15. ofg1616
    Sep 6, 2023
    10
    in a word, a masterpiece, I played it for years, the remake of the game should come, I have the cd version of the game, but I can't enter it in win 11, help

Awards & Rankings

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#82 Best PC Game of 2001
43
#43 Most Discussed PC Game of 2001
70
#70 Most Shared PC Game of 2001

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. IGN
    75
    The real selling point of Cossacks is the opportunity to stage massive combat situations where up to 8,000 troops can be present on the battlefield at once.
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  2. GameSpot
    71
    If you don't mind another variation on an oft-played theme, Cossacks has more than enough variety to ensure fun empire building and colorful clashes.
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  3. GameZone
    85
    Although based on the AoE formula, enough new gameplay ideas to keep the jaded real-time strategy gamer and history buff alike playing for a good long time to come. If you have the patience and time, I suggest you check out this game.
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