Real Warfare II: Northern Crusades

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13

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  1. magicscion
    Jan 13, 2012
    5
    Good game with some nice visuals. The upgrade system and battle mechanics play rather well but the graphics are at best comparable to Medieval Total War 2. The main problem with this game is the large number of glitches and the fact that everything but the battles is UTTERLY BORING. This "game" is just battle, sell garbage, refit army, read poor dialog/nonsensical uninteresting story bits,Good game with some nice visuals. The upgrade system and battle mechanics play rather well but the graphics are at best comparable to Medieval Total War 2. The main problem with this game is the large number of glitches and the fact that everything but the battles is UTTERLY BORING. This "game" is just battle, sell garbage, refit army, read poor dialog/nonsensical uninteresting story bits, new battle, crash, reload, sell garbage.... Since your not in control of the mission assignments and since battling outside the proscribed boundaries yields horrible cost/benefit ratios, i.e. you just took down a whole castle but hey this merchant caravan IS PACKING EVEN MORE guards and and elite units, one quickly grows very bored. Top it off with consistent "game engine error" crashes after every 2-3 battles which require you to reload and REPLAY the same battle this game is about 10 years past its expiration date because man does it STINK!… Expand
  2. Rodymetal
    Apr 18, 2012
    6
    Good game , the battle is just like the previous title which has almost perfect system for historic tactical battles, it refined a bit and feels more fluid especially the camera control. The nice add to this title is the camapign map which is played like Mount & blade system, all in real time, where you can recruit & upgrade your army, and also trade and seige castles, and many otherGood game , the battle is just like the previous title which has almost perfect system for historic tactical battles, it refined a bit and feels more fluid especially the camera control. The nice add to this title is the camapign map which is played like Mount & blade system, all in real time, where you can recruit & upgrade your army, and also trade and seige castles, and many other things. There are RPG elements which are good add, you can enhance your hero abilities and thus can be reflected on your army or other aspects of the game, siege battles are fine but could be better. Graphics and overall atmosphere are great for such theme.
    However, the campaign map adds a lot as I mentioned previously, but the excution is really poor, the campign map feels so buggy, not realistic at all,for example robbers are like organized kingdom army that can crush you, the trade system feels unreal, the upgrade could be much better, and after sometimes you will feel extreamly bored from campaing and you just want to play those epic historic battles which were in Real Warfare 1242, thats why I would give 6 just because of the campaign, and I think if they make it like Total War game campaing but in real time it will be much better.    … Expand

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  1. PC Gamer UK
    Feb 26, 2012
    71
    An engaging and enjoyable take on medieval strategy. [Feb 2012, p.107]
  2. Absolute Games
    Dec 23, 2011
    50
    Real Warfare 2 relies heavily on gameplay gimmicks, eschewing some crucial features that should have been a no-brainer to implement.
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  3. GameWatcher
    Dec 23, 2011
    60
    We're off the opinion that the worst that can happen to a game is it being uninspiring – Northern Crusades isn't a bad game, but neither is it a particularly good game. It simply is and it's hard to give a passionate answer either way as to whether it's worth your time.
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