Heritage of Kings: The Settlers

 PC
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Feb 24, 2005
User Score
6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 64 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 64
  3. Negative: 15 out of 64
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  1. JeffL.
    Mar 4, 2005
    3
    Horrible bugs, no ai, heck it wont even install on my other computer. An unpolished game like this shouldn't have been released.
  2. Jam
    Feb 25, 2005
    2
    Playing this game was very boring. After 8 hours of playing retail version I simply uninstalled it, because there were no fun. Game is not interesting for me as old settlers fan, but for RTS strategy fans too. .I would rate: Graphics 9 of 10, GamePlay 1/10.
  3. Color_42
    Feb 26, 2005
    0
    This game should not be called settlers even! Im happy I didnt buy it borrewd it from a friend that got borred in a day I couldnt belive it at first but now after 5missions Im unistalling it HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE GOOD OLD SETTLERS which i played since the first one :(
  4. KobraC.
    Feb 26, 2005
    3
    Absolute garbage.. No AI in Multiplayer/Lan, butchery of the Settlers name. This game is destined for the bargin bin - within a week!
  5. ChrisH.
    Mar 18, 2005
    0
    I recently reinstalled Settlers 2 Gold just for some nostalgia, and have since reinstalled settlers 3 and 4. all this after first playing Settlers 5, and i would much rather play any of the other 4 games then play this ever again. i have never liked the RTS genre, but i could sit down and play settlers 2 for hours on end, loosing all track of time. i really hope that blue byte decide to I recently reinstalled Settlers 2 Gold just for some nostalgia, and have since reinstalled settlers 3 and 4. all this after first playing Settlers 5, and i would much rather play any of the other 4 games then play this ever again. i have never liked the RTS genre, but i could sit down and play settlers 2 for hours on end, loosing all track of time. i really hope that blue byte decide to make another REAL settlers game for the true settlers fans, or else we will just have to replay 2 3 and 4 over, and over, and over again ;)… Expand
  6. ZekeG.
    Apr 20, 2006
    1
    Unbelievable horrible. The pace is so slow I am comatose from trying to get enough resources. A big yawn. I can't believe real people designed such an utterly dull game.
  7. MirkoP.
    Jan 29, 2007
    2
    I didn't know what to expect from this game... It was my firs time with this title and the feeling after spent 6 hours of game playing is... miserable! Graphic ok, but the collection of resources and battle is boring in best hand... I have uninstalled it after seven, long, and painful hours.
  8. PhilipW.
    Feb 26, 2005
    0
    Not a settlers game, just another dodgy non-resource based wast of space.
  9. kanefriessner
    Jul 26, 2012
    2
    First of all, it's not Settlers. I don't know why were the developers replaced the Settlers gameplay with this, because it's not so good. The campaign is boring. Very boring. The skirmish is worse. There is no AI. Yes, you read it good. There is no AI. I played on a skirmish map for nearly 1 and a half hour and then I discovered that the enemy is standing and doing nothing (like PatrickFirst of all, it's not Settlers. I don't know why were the developers replaced the Settlers gameplay with this, because it's not so good. The campaign is boring. Very boring. The skirmish is worse. There is no AI. Yes, you read it good. There is no AI. I played on a skirmish map for nearly 1 and a half hour and then I discovered that the enemy is standing and doing nothing (like Patrick Star). Anyway the economic system is a failure too. The workers (I think they are slaves, because they don't need beds to sleep or food to eat, maybe they are aliens) are gathering resources too slow, terribly slow. This thing makes the game horribly boring. Maybe watching the wall for 2 hours is more exciting. To say something good, the graphics are pretty good. But it's not enough, because the gameplay is bad and the whole game is way too boring. A bad game, don't buy it!… Expand
  10. FGM
    Nov 1, 2019
    0
    It'a boring, slow, uninspired, graphics are mediocre, combat is tragic, units management is horrible, voice acting is like 12 year old makes a prank call, missions are long and boring, quests are super generic and the game overall is a puke and probably was a puke at the time it came out. It has nothing to do with Settlers, settlers is a kingdom management game, this is a bad taste RTS. IIt'a boring, slow, uninspired, graphics are mediocre, combat is tragic, units management is horrible, voice acting is like 12 year old makes a prank call, missions are long and boring, quests are super generic and the game overall is a puke and probably was a puke at the time it came out. It has nothing to do with Settlers, settlers is a kingdom management game, this is a bad taste RTS. I regret spending my quids on it in 2019.… Expand
  11. DavidWilliamC.
    Feb 25, 2005
    3
    Its not good.
  12. SamK.
    Feb 9, 2005
    1
    What a shame! Why do they call this Settlers? They should call it something else because it's NOT Settlers. It bears no resemblance. Anyone who likes the old stuff and is expecting a better version of the same will be hugely disappointed as I was. They should have called it something else and then maybe I'd give it an 8 or 9. Settlers fans - settlers is dead.
  13. AndyR.
    Dec 17, 2004
    3
    If you're a fan of the settlers series you'll be gobsmacked by this effort, it's NOTHING like the settlers AT ALL! it's more like a mix of empire earth crossed with stronghold. Sure the graphics look nice, but since when has settlers had a currency!? any what is with buying settlers!? The whole game has just shattered the original settlers economics. Having said that, If you're a fan of the settlers series you'll be gobsmacked by this effort, it's NOTHING like the settlers AT ALL! it's more like a mix of empire earth crossed with stronghold. Sure the graphics look nice, but since when has settlers had a currency!? any what is with buying settlers!? The whole game has just shattered the original settlers economics. Having said that, if it wasn't titled as part of the settlers series, it would be a rather good game.… Expand

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58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 29
  3. Negative: 5 out of 29
  1. Gamer's Hell
    72
    If you felt "Warcraft III" had lost some appeal due to the shift from city building to more direct fighting, then The Settlers - Heritage of Kings is the game for you. It is a tad more oriented to the management side and has a couple more upgrading and research options than the Blizzard title, so you might enjoy the base building and upgrading.
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  2. Computer and Video Games
    65
    Settlers is far from awful, it's just mind-numbingly dull. Which is far, far worse.
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  3. Gamer.tv
    60
    If you want your strategy to lean toward "SimCity"-style social engineering, then look no further than Heritage of Kings.
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