Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms

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User Score
8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 227 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 199 out of 227
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 227
  3. Negative: 4 out of 227
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  1. Novahawk
    Oct 7, 2007
    5
    I would have to agree with what Meestyk pi said about this title. He forgot to mention another enormous flaw about this game, , which inherited it from the original Medieval total war 2 title. Since the naval battles are "still" not RTS like land battles, there is evidently no real strategy here. The only way to win is to overwhelm the enemy fleet with numbers and quality of your fleet. I would have to agree with what Meestyk pi said about this title. He forgot to mention another enormous flaw about this game, , which inherited it from the original Medieval total war 2 title. Since the naval battles are "still" not RTS like land battles, there is evidently no real strategy here. The only way to win is to overwhelm the enemy fleet with numbers and quality of your fleet. But, since your fleet can only move so far as it can in one turn, the flaw being that when you watch your own fleet trying to destroy an enemy fleet, the enemy fleet will be able to successfully escape your own fleet (while taking light to heavy casualties), and then live another day even if you run out of moves! In reality, this is totally unreal because naval battles last only until one or the other fleet is under. But here, you will face an enemy fleet that will flee for as long as they still have men on board! 5 for selling us the same game and a laughing stock AI.… Expand
  2. JohnH.
    Nov 16, 2007
    6
    It is my fav single player game at the moment. But, it's simply not a multiplayer game at all and that makes my score a 6 instead of a 9 or 10. If it was almost was as good in multiplayer as it is in single player it could rival Civilization imo.
  3. thequillguy
    Jun 3, 2011
    7
    Playing an aptly named Grand Campaign on Medieval Total War 2 for the past two years has given me a new found appreciation for the RTS genre. If you read my review of the original shogun experience, you would have thought Iâ
  4. BenHazelden
    Oct 13, 2014
    7
    Good DLC for Medieval II Total War if you want some detailed short campaigns, also very useful if you are demanding some of the very fine mods of this game. An all round good DLC kit.
    7/10 - Ben Hazelden

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#20 Best PC Game of 2007
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#63 Most Discussed PC Game of 2007
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#70 Most Shared PC Game of 2007

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. PC Gamer UK
    90
    There's almost no reason not to mount your horse and charge through the doors of PC World, beheading the security guard with a Zweihander and screaming blood-oaths as you enter your pin number, to get hold of a copy of Kingdoms. Only the weak will not be buying this expansion pack, and frankly, the weak are there to be trampled. [Sept 2007, p.82]
  2. PC Zone UK
    90
    Whilte it may not be totally perfect, the sheer depth and replayability of Kingdoms raises it high above any RTS expansion I've ever played. [Oct 2007, p.68]
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  3. Eurogamer
    80
    The problem with all these things which have been coded to create historical semi-realism is that it creates a limit of the tech-tree they can climb.
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