XIII Century: Death or Glory

 PC
Metascore
62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
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  1. Pelit (Finland)
    80
    Feels like Total War: Medieval. The sad thing is that Medieval has a better battle system and a much better strategic campaign. [Aug 2008]
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  2. GamingExcellence
    77
    All in all, XIII Century: Death or Glory is a must for the real-time strategy enthusiast.
  3. GameSpot
    75
    Attention to battlefield detail and smart AI make XIII Century a serious real-time tactical challenge.
  5. IGN
    72
    When the battles are this enjoyable and challenging, it's hard to fault Unicorn Games for not including more context for the fights, but it's simply impossible to avoid that criticism when the Total War games have such a hold on the same genre and setting as XIII Century.
  6. PC Gamer UK
    70
    Think of it as an unofficial add-on. [July 2008, p.80]
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  7. Gaming Nexus
    67
    High on complexity, difficulty, tactics. Low on grand strategy. Will appeal to miniatures, table-top gamers and RTS players looking for a challenge.
  8. PC Gamer
    37
    On top of the mediocre graphics, translation bloopers, and occasional crashes, these flaws will greatly hasten XIII's fade into history. [Oct 2008, p.70]
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  9. Play (Poland)
    20
    After the release of Medieval II this Ukrainian game still had a fighting chance thanks to its radical concept, but even putting aside the chaotic AI it's completely unplayable - it runs at staggering 5 fps even on powerful gaming rigs. [May 2008]
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User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Rodymetal
    Nov 10, 2011
    8
    This game is amazing and underrated, not much advertisment on it, shame. Yes it can be compared to Medieval 2: Total War in general, howeverThis game is amazing and underrated, not much advertisment on it, shame. Yes it can be compared to Medieval 2: Total War in general, however the battle system is different, it needs more initial planning in order to win a battle, it can be considered as hardcore version of total war battles. The only con here that the game dosent have a campign map, only series of battles, but they are tight and needs a lot of strategy and planning, a battle can last much longer time comparing to total war games. The graphics are nice, better than Medieval 2, and comparable to Empire, while the sound and voice acting are average, the AI is decent, multiplayer is very enjoyable but usually its hard to find people online to play against. I am sure the next releases will be much better especially with campaign map.… Full Review »
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