Once I knew there was a turn based stragegy game like HoMM, I was interested in it and bought with no doubt. It didn't make me disappointed. The nice graphics, various quests and items, especially the units and abilities which allow you to enjoy your own style to play.

I can say it's almost as good as HoMM, as this game crashes occasionally, which is a bit annoying. Without this issue, it's definitely a must buy game this year.

This is quite a solid game, and excellent value for the price. The turn-based battles are a great way to chill out when you're looking for a game that will get you thinking without getting you stressed, and adjustable difficulty lets you set the pace you like. The only reason not to get this game is that the sequel (Armoured Princess) is extremely true to the original, while making a number of improvements that make it significantly more fun.

Turn-based strategy games with a fantasy theme have become rare, and quality titles of this genre are even harder to find. "King's Bounty: The Legend" was an unexpected surprise for me. In fact, I hadn't even heard about it until some time after release. A bit wary, and prepared for disappointment, I started playing -- and was hit by a colourful, fun and exciting gaming experience that brought back memories and renewed my faith in PC strategy gaming!

The game features traditional, turn-based combat that gamers have enjoyed in the HoMM titles, the Age of Wonders series and, not to forget, the Disciples releases, to name just a few popular examples. The player's self-composed army of up to five different types of units battles on a hex grid against a wide variety of enemies, many of which you can also hire into your own troops (but beware, not all races get along with the others). The player's character, chosen among three classes, doesn't fight on the field, but can sling potent spells, both beneficial and harmful, and may well turn the tide with his magical interference.

Exploration is done in an open, free-form and real-time world, much like you'd expect from an isometric RPG. The world is lush, varied and filled with countless objects, intriguing chests and NPCs eager to offer you one of the numerous side quests. There is always something to do, someone to talk to, something to discover, and it gets never monotonous.

While essentially a turn-based strategy/tactical game, the RPG elements add flavour: Equipment allows you to customize your character, skills can be learned and updated, and you can even marry and have children, both of which will have an effect on your army. (Yes, you can also get rid of your wife, but she'll take all your children and some of your gold! Now why does that sound familiar?!)

This is a long game. It's easy to get into, and once it grows on you, which happens rapidly, it becomes addictive and the "just one more turn" phenomenon kicks in (okay, fine, exploration is done in real time, so it's more like "just one more click"!). You're looking at 50+ hours of quality gaming fun here, and quite a few people exceed the 70 hours mark. And when you're done, there's always the sequel to dive into!

On the downside, the game requires some backtracking, which can seem a little tedious. The translation is occasionally a tad off, but not really in a disturbing fashion. There are some difficulty spikes, but it generally increases the challenge smoothly and even gamers who aren't familiar with the TBS genre will not be overwhelmed. It's a gentle game, at least in the beginning (and it does get harder -- it's not the type of game that will bore you to tears after three hours). There are also four difficulty modes which allow you to fine tune the game to suit your needs.

And now I have to go back to the game and play some more! :) If you like turn-based strategy games that don't stress you out, and you have a soft spot for fantasy, perhaps even like a quirky sense of humour, then you can't go wrong with this game. :)

Good game, everyone who likes Heroes of Might and Magic or Disciples should enjoy it.

This game is very similar to a single player Heroes of Might and Magic. The graphics are great, the creatures diverse. Unlike HoMM, the creatures don't replenish (except when you reach a major milestone in certain castles) so managing what you have is important. Oftentimes, I was forced to save the good creatures for suppression/boss fights while using the common ones for regular battles.

I bought this game during last weeks summer sale because I've been looking at it for awhile and for that cheap I figured I would take a chance. I've only put 4 hours into the game so far but there's a few things that new players should know. There's not really a tutorial so it was confusing to say the least. Also, still I'm not sure what I am suppose to be doing besides quests and killing mobs. I mean, I'm not being told how to progress the story, I guess by just doing quests. For me this game doesn't have a addictiveness factor either. First few days I put 2 hours in each but haven't come back to the game since. Besides these 3 things I still rate the game 3/5 and look forward to playing more.

Hey, it plays like Heroes of Might and Magic crossed with Space Rangers 2. There's no way that can be a bad thing. Roaming the map, signing up or training creatures and warriors, and collecting spells and character points are all similar to the former. From the latter you have zany quests and hilarious dialog. Nobilis has created a game that's fresh and lively, though the gameplay itself should feel like coming home for those that have spent hours with Heroes of Might and Magic, Disciples, Age of Magic, Master of Magic, and other fantasy/strategy/boardgame hybrids. This is the gaming equivalent of comfort food for me.

Great game for RPG,Strategy and Turn Based Battle System game fan.Music,Graphic,Battle System is good. But story is too simple... And easy difficulty will get tired of many quest.

King's Bounty The Legend is brilliant! It is amazingly beautiful... it needs to be seen to be believed. And great fun!!!

Nice,beautiful and addicted game, good sound, gameplay is very similar to Heroes of Might and Magic III. But this game is not a turn base strategy, it is original RPG game. So many quest, it will took you much time to complete all of them. After about 10 hours playing time, i still can't marry a wife lol. This game is quite hard too, creep is very strong, they are always outnumbers to you. But with some hours training, you will revenge them soon lol.
If you don't own it, buy it now, just 2.5 bucks in this summer sale.

KB:L is a good continuation of the old King's Bounty series that Heroes of Might and Magic was based on. It abandons the city management aspects to focus entirely on a single hero and his army. The tactical combat that comprises the bulk of the gameplay is very well done with a wide variety of unit types and potential tactics. There is some degree of replayability due to enemy and reward randomization, although the maps and storyline remain the same. KB:L is well worth picking up for any fan of turn-based tactical combat.

How can I express my appreciation for this game? King's Bounty and its sequel (Armored Princess) are true gems in a time in which most games are rushed out of the door, unfinished, or just mindless entertainment. The graphic is rich and suggestive, the game runs smoothly and without annoying bugs, and the blend of strategy and RPG elements is perfect: you will soon find yourself at 3 am, exhausted but still wishing for that "just one more turn, just one more battle". You run around the world resolving interesting quests while advancing the main plot, and in doing so you battle (in a classic-style turn-based system) army after army of very well designed and balanced enemies. You have challenges at any level of difficulties, but try to win the game without losing a single army at impossible! What can I say, I am very happy that this game came along to revive a stagnant genre, and I am looking forward for any new sequels. Recommended without reservations.

This is a great fun little game at under 1GB it is easy to store. The graphics are really cool on King's Bounty The Legend and it gives the game its own style. As well as the graphics the story line isn't that bad ether!

As someone who played the original Kings Bounty DOS Version over a decade ago, I really enjoyed this updated version. It kept true the the style of the gameplay and lots of new features that made it more fun to play such as side quests, and a character leveling system. The graphics are quite good as well. I also played KBAP and it was also very good, although it is more or less the same except you are in a different world. There are a few extra spells, and creatures, but it is mostly the same. Still I never got bored playing. At Normal Difficulty it is just hard enough that you have to pay attention.

This is one of the best games I've played in the last years. The game actually seems to be a sort of sequel of Heroes of Might and Magic. The gameplay, then consists on the classic heroe/army approach present in the HoMM saga. However, it is certainly more fluid than it was in HoMM 5. Apart from that, visuals are great, a bit cartoonish, but colourful. My score: 8 out of 10.

King's Bounty: The Legend is a sequel to Heroes of Might and Magic 5 with more focus on RPG. King's Bounty originally being a predecessor to HOMM, King's Bounty: The Legend is not just a remake. The Story is more immerse and wanted me to complete every side-quest until I got to the final fight. For singleplayer it's way more fun than HOMM5. Since the battles are all challenging and you might event want to replay it several times at higher difficulty level.

If you like the HOMM series and rpgs, then this game is worth a try. Good gameplay (though the battles feel a little repetative at times), decent story, nice graphics and sound.

For RPG lover, a funny and entertaining game, in the line of HOMM5, but with a faster pace. Comparing the two, I really prefer KBTL. Colourful, less micro management and with interesting quests. You can easily spend lots of hours in a row and having great fun.

This takes its groundings from classics like the HOMM series and is a breath of fresh air into the game market in which the majority of games released have been FPS. This games similar to others of its series provides and intriging single player experience that provides many hours of entertainment beyound what can be found in many other current releases. This means at its current budget price gamers will be provide with value beyound that of the next splinter cell or gears of war. I highly recommend this game with its old school gameplay and length.

A really awesome game that offers a lot of play time. Lots of strategic gameplay choices to be made: equipment, skills, spells (including scrolls), wives, to have children or not, army composition, skilling up your rage spirits, it goes on and on. Combat is fast but challenging.

One of the only games I can think of that is actually easy on easy difficulty and hard on hard difficulty. While you can play it on impossible you will need to plan things out well and load often as you learn how to handle the harder battles.

King's Bounty the ledgend shares the main gaming principles with the 3DO Heroes of Might and Magic series but now updated to 3d graphics.
It works - the graphics is very pretty and a bit cartoonish in style and the story is fairly entertaining.
The successor - armored princess, smoothes out some annoyances in the gaming mechanics.
Enjoyable for anyone who fancies killing fantasy creatures (and saving the world) by means of might and macic.

Truly a great game. Didnt expect too much but got very pleasantly surprised. Its extremly addictive with a fun mix of strategy and RPG (and a little humor thrown into the mix).

If you are a big fan of turn based strategy games, this game is a MUST have.

The genere is one of my favorites and I have been a fan of HoMM for years. As many others have already mentioned, this is/was the precursor of the HoMM series.

PC Gamer just placed it in the top 100 games of all time, last month. 5-5 stars for me.

If your not sure, download and try the demo. Just be aware that the demo gives you a "leg-up" with starting items XP and such. The actual game play is a lot more challenging.

For $9.99 you can't go wrong. I actually prefer it to the newer Armored Princess version.

This game is wonderful. There are so many possibilities for developing your character. The combat aspect of the game takes a bit getting used to but is very fun and balanced. Over world exploration is simply point and click and character interactions are dialogue boxes. Overall a well done polished game.

While not a true remake of the original King's Bounty it follows similar gameplay principles. There are a few minor niggles, but overall this is a very well done game.
The game is real time in your wandering across a very colourful, well presented fantasy world, switching to turn based tactical combat when you encounter an enemy. The tactical combat is incredibly well done, with certain additions to the battlefield to improve variety and virtually every troop type you can recruit having their own special abilities.
There is an excellent sense of humour running throughout the game which can take it a little to the bizarre at times, though it's a welcome break from po-faced Tolkien wannabe's.
The minor niggles can irritate, but never really break the charm of the game. On occasion you will find yourself stuck in an impossible situation due to having too few troops and already exhausting the local supplies, saving regularly is a must. The difficulty seems a little off kilter too, what should be a sequence of challenging battles can become far too simple and relatively easy sections thrown off by a sudden challenging fight. There can also be a lot of backtracking across previously cleared lands to complete various quests or progress the plot.
On the whole however this is a charming, at times hilarious, game which is highly recommended.

King's Bounty:The Legend is a game thats all about turn-based combat. It's combat is very similar to Heroes of Might & Magic combat which is one of the best combat systems on PC of all-time. It's easy to learn, but still has depth to it.

There is now an Armored Princess standalone expansion for King's Bounty:Legend. They're both similar to each other, if your new to the games, then by all means do get the cheaper one to see if you like the game enough, and if you do get the other in the future. There's also a King's Bounty Gold pack that is $5 more than King's Bounty Armored Princess, so if you ever consider getting Armored Princess, you might as well buy the Gold version and get King's Bounty:Legend for $5 which is great value.

I'd rank King's Bounty at 8.5/10.

While there are lots of neat features the heart of the game, the combat, is claustrophobic and repetitive. Less than halfway through i just could not bear to fight another battle. I love turn based tactical combat but the tiny battle fields-each exactly alike made me miserable. There is too much text to read...tiny, tiny text that made my eyes hurt. The stories are cute but voice overs would have been better.

King's Bounty - The Legend can easily be described as Heroes of Might and Magic without the need to upgrade towns and defend them all the time.
It's all about exploring, finding new and better troops and the fighting to increase the level of ones hero.

I want to add my glowing praise to the other reviews on the site. This is a 4-5 star game and is well worth looking at.

The gameplay is similar to the Heroes of Might and Magic series but with more humor. In some ways it reminds me of Disgaea.

The graphics are better than would be expected, with vibrant colors and good art direction.

The interface is easy to understand, although in some ways a true "numbers geek" might be disappointed that some of the gameplay mechanics are not immediately visible to the player.

Highly recommended for any tactical strategy fan.

This game has been extensively reviewed and described. I just want to add a perspective from someone who has played a LOT of games over the past thirty-five year, since the Dawn of Gaming. Over that time, just a few games have been so addictive and to make me play all night, and then when the final victory scene comes up, immediately click on the new game button. For me, the original Master of Orion and a couple of the HOMM series were such games. This is another. Enjoy. And then enjoy again, and again.

A treu follower of King's Bounty, which I already played when the computer only knew 2 colors, black and green.
Starting as a mage, warrior or scout you seem to have a lot of variation, unfortunatly when the game evolves your characters and their powers are becoming to look a lot like each other.
But the worlds a fascinating enough to make up for this. Espaccially the wide range of creatures you can buy and control.

I like this game, it�s an amazing game,you have a lot of missions to solve apart from principal. The game is long and I see one problem with the combat. You have to recruit new troops in every combat, this is a bit boring, but the graphics and the ambient of the game is fabulous, a mix RPG strategic game. I recomend it.

There's a lot to love about King's Bounty, and I can certainly see the appeal. If you know you love tactical RPGs, and you like the look of this game, I don't think you'll be disappointed. For those who aren't quite sure though, I recommend trying the demo to get a feel for the tactical combat and soak up the atmosphere for a while. If you do purchase the full game, one thing you won't do is finish too quickly. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if a large majority of players never reach the end. That's not so much a slight on KB as a recognition of just how much of it there is -- it can, though, lose some of its lustre and even feel like a big of a slog eventually. Still, it's the kind of game that is there to be played and enjoyed, not rushed through. If you get, say, 20 hours of fun out of King's Bounty, I don't think it really matters if you burn out and don't make it all the way through.

King's Bounty is a game with somewhat eclectic appeal, but for its target audience it will probably prove extremely addictive - it kept me busy for a solid two weeks. The game combines HOMM-style tactical combat (though better balanced, due to the restrictions on army size) with gameplay more focused on exploration and questing than resource-gathering and defending towns. You control only a single hero here, rather than many. The core of the game involves exploring the world, questing, fighting monster armies, collecting treasure, and leveling up to improve your hero and expand your army. It's very easy to succumb to "one more encounter" or "one more treasure," and the game will take you a good while to complete if you fully explore its world. Aside from the somewhat odd translation to English, the only criticisms I can offer are that the game sometimes feels grindy, and combat against similar armies can get a bit repetitive because of it.

It's hard not to mention Heroes of Might and Magic or Disciples, so I won't bother trying. It's just like those games, except it has a continuous world (no seperate scenarios) and a wondefully off-center sense of humour.

In comparison to the named games, this cookie is tough. Super tough, if you want to do everything in the game, take all the loot and kill everyone. However, you are never forced to go diving into the hard stuff, you can quite happily diddle around doing some gardening instead (which isn't quite so easy when they are trying to eat you).

Had never played or heard of King's Bounty before I spotted this game at a discount here. Read reviews with comparisons to HOMM series, which I liked and decided to try it. Glad I did. The story line is very rich and much better in my opinion then any of the HOMM's (but I haven't played HOMM V, yet). KBTL (I decided to make my own acronym for King's Bounty: the Legend) is also very easy to pick up and begin to play. Even the battles and purchasing of troops/spells is easy to understand. I do like games that take hours of reading the manual, but sometimes it's nice to just get into a game and NOT have to spend time in the manual at all, if you don't want to. KBTL was easy in that respect. The only parts I needed help on were finishing some of the quests. I wasn't exactly sure where to go sometimes to find a certain person or castle etc. It's probably just me because I don't like to go exploring all over the place to find what I need in a quest I need it spelled out for me. I do highly recommend this game if you don't mind turn based battles. But, if you like a good story, real time exploring with your character and very good (sometimes humorous) NPC conversations then get this game. I would even have paid full price if I would have known how good it was.

As others have stated this game is brilliant. Fun, addictive, graphics are well crafted and immersive. One of the best of the best.

Since the comparisons to HOMM have been made extensively, I'll try to avoid making any more and focus on the pros and cons instead.
The graphics are colorful and detailed and the game is beautiful for the most part. Small details like squirrels jumping from tree to snow-covered tree may seem irrelevant but ultimately add a lot of life and character to the game world. Unit models, spells, and animations are detailed and very well done, which is good as you'll spend the majority of the game looking at them in one of the seemingly endless battles. The only area where the graphics seem to fall flat is the character portraits and inventory, which can be nondescript or overly simplified. Additionally, the highly detailed battlefields and units are great but can get cluttered making it occasionally difficult to decipher what exactly is going on.
There are a variety of quests options keeping things varied, from overworld collection quests to fetch and return quests to "kill the monster" quests, and they are of varying difficulties, which keeps things varied. Each overworld map typically has a handful of more difficult battles which will force you to move on and come back later to complete, which is both good and bad - on one hand, this keeps you from getting bogged down in a single area, while on the other, you can occasionally accidentally get into a game-ending fight quite on accident, forcing you to load from a previous save. This would be less irritating if the autosave occurred a little more frequently - it's very necessary to make use of your quicksave to avoid fairly serious backtracking. Additionally, while there is a quest log it doesn't provide very detailed locations of where the NPCs in play are located, which when combined with the rather barebones map can occasionally result in mindless wandering trying to re-encounter the NPC who gave you the quest in the first place. While it is easy to add your own map notes, it would be nice if the game gave a little more direction.
The battles themselves - the meat and potatoes of the game - are very well done with several tiers for each unit type, essentially two different magic systems, multiple special abilities for many of the units, and sufficiently distinct units (for the most part) to keep things interesting and avoid tedium. Because you don't control your own castles for unit generation you are forced to adapt to the unit types available in a given region and change the nature of your army frequently, which is good because your armies are composed of only 5 different unit types at any given time. I wish there were more options for upgrading your units to more powerful versions, or the ability to carry around more units to select which 5 will go into battle - this would add an additional "strategic" element to each battle and reduce the amount of backtracking needed, especially early in the game.
Overall I quite enjoyed this game - while it's not particularly difficult a

King's Bounty: The Legend is what I like to call "western strategy RPGs", or the Western equivalent to Japanese SRPGs such as Fire Emblem, etc. The game gives you control of a character in his quest as an employee of the king, meeting hilarious characters and situations.

The player must manage a small army of units, exploring the world to recruit new troops, while solving quests that will guarantee the money and leadership required to support the army. The character can also carry items which may affect combat results (granting extra money) or combat itself (boosting units stats). A major feature of the game is the Chest of Rage, which gives more combat options and also more humorous dialogue.

The worst part about army management is having to backtrack along cleared areas where there's nothing left to do. It becomes a chore after hard battles when you have to replenish units.

The world is bright and colorful, a great choice in days when developers choose to follow the photorealism path. The battle arenas are very detailed and animations are good enough.

Although most of the quests require running from one point to another and fighting something, there are interesting battles such as the item Keepers and Boss battles that offer some variation.

Overall, King's Bounty is recommended to anyone that enjoys a good game that doesn't take itself so seriously but is polished and deep enough that will provide hours of fun.

Hello,
This is a nice game with good challenges and really nice graphics. Look out for the expansion that's coming out for it. You needthe expansion, since it adds a lot to the game.

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I have been playing the game for about a month(!) and I fear I have long to go, the game has gotten a bit slower since I cannot complete a certain monster for the moment. Other then that I HIGHLY recommend this game to anyone who liked heroes of might and magic (even though the gameplay is quite different outside combat).

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The storyline is long, the dialogs well made.
I really fancy the graphics but it might seem childish.
The music is abdorable...
Lots of monsters, many environments.
More to say but I'll cut it here.

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Battles are alike and might get boring.

4/5 - Might get repetitve

This game is very addictive. Its made in such a way that it is almost impossible to get stuck and so that you will always have something to do. This is a quality game, and I am eagerly anticipating the addon "Armoured Princess"

This has been a great game. I've actually gone through it twice. That's odd because I'm not usually a replayer so the replay value is high. It's just such a different game. That is what makes it so much fun. It plays fairly well on my notebook (core2duo processor, 3 gb ram, integreated video card). Give it a try. You wont be sorry.

You know Heroes of Might and Magic (preferably 5)? Yes, it has been said before: Kings Bounty feels like HoMM (although HoMM 1 felt like the first Kings Bounty, actually, ages past).
The feel is the same - style and quality of graphics are rather similar, combat system is very much alike... but it's an RPG, and real-time, at that (except for combat, that's turn-based). You only play a hero (of one of three classes) and do not own castles. You can visit them, buy troops from them, but you do not own, build or expand them. You only travel, collect treasures, and fight. The storyline is interesting, although some of the dialogue may seem a tad forced if you have a specific image of your character in mind. Difficulty is okay, although you should watch where you are going (there are some parts of early maps that aren't supposed to be accessible right away, they are guarded by VERY strong foes, watch your step!) and you should accept beforehand that you may not be able to beat every quest given to you at the time it is given to you.
Long story short: If you like turn/hex based combat HoMM-style: Good. If you also like RPGs, exploring and living through a storyline, and can live without the castle/empire-management typically associated with turn-based games: Even better. And even if you're not sure, it's no problem: A Demo is available, and it shows a nice bit of the game already...

This is an absolutely terrific game that offers many many hours of entertainment. As an admitted fan of the original, I wasn't sure whether my nostalgia for the original would be enough to carry this game. Fortunately, nostalgia was not required as this is a brilliant game in its own right.

The combination of RPG, strategy elements, exploring work together to make a really great game. The world is huge and contains tons of content - content which actually feels carefully designed rather than just cut and paste to extend the game. This game comes very highly recommended - one tip, as a laptop user I found turning off anti aliasing improved the performance of the game 100%!

This was quite possibly the best game I purchased in 2008. Don't go into it anticipating an amazing story, but do expect many hours of fun exploring the different areas, finding new items to aid your hero and building the "perfect" army. Plenty of gameplay, nice graphics and multiple ways to develop your hero make it a no-brainer for fans of the original and/or the Heroes of Might & Magic games.

This game has become an absolute addiction for my husband and I. We've both played the game through a number of times as different characters and the random nature of the various enemies provides a challenge each time.

I'll come to the challenge aspect in a moment, but first let's look at the story. A story, to my mind, is one of the most important things in a game. If your game exists purely of shooting inanimate objects or blowing up buildings, then you're going to get bored very quickly ... either that or perhaps you're using your game to let off steam! Seriously, a good story gives you a reason to keep picking the game up again and again. A good storyline gives you a reason for blowing up those buildings and killing the monsters. Kings Bounty has a storyline spread across a number of different lands where you encounter a number of races, humans of varying occupations from the law-abiding to downright criminal, and monsters from all parts of the spectrum. The story is quite well written and is revealed in small chunks, which is quite clever and keeps you waiting for the end revelation. I won't reveal the actual story here, but suffice to say the first couple of main quests are pretty far removed from the final outcome.

The graphics are great, with amazing detail if you zoom in as you play. That mode of play can be quite irritating though, and you'll miss some details, along with hidden bonuses if you wander round the playing world at this "zoomed in" level. Best bet, is to play at a "halfway house" - not all the way out, but not all the way in either! That way, you'll get to see the little nuances of the game - the floating butterflies, the wandering insects, as well as get a full view of approaching monsters. There's also the random appearance of the signal to dig - I'll leave you to find out what that means - along with the various chests and hidden bonuses along the pathways.

So, the game holds great graphics, a good story and is relatively straightforward to play. I can't stand these games where you've got to take an entire degree before you can play effectively - you know the sort, the ones with endless side quests, almost unending functionality around magic and fighting skills - one's head is spinning even before you've got past the introduction in the manual! (If of course you read the manual!) Fortunately, King's Bounty can be played quite nicely without a manual or a PhD in astrophysics!

The one downside in my opinion is the number of monsters and battles that you need to go through and the limited availability of funds, especially early on in the game. I will own up here and now to the fact that I don't think I could have beaten/won the game if I hadn't cheated in terms of keeping my army well manned. It would either have taken soo long it would have been tedious - having to traipse back to the castle everytime I wanted to restock with my favourite troops. Or, I would have had to co

Wow, this game is amazing. If you're a fan of Heroes of Might and Magic, then this game is definitely for you. With excellent graphics, great dialog (for a Russian game, it sure has awesome translations!) and addictive gameplay, you can't really go wrong.

The combat system is essentially the same as the famous HoMM3's but with some subtle but important improvements. First, the interface is vastly superior, offering in-depth and informative mouseovers such as predicted damage and kills when casting a spell or attacking, movement ranges and turn orders. After playing KBTL, you will have trouble playing HoMM3 without the convenient additions to combat.
Some other core changes to the combat system include the ability to move and go in defense mode, wait, use abilities or use ranged attacks, if movement points are available, in one turn!

A key difference between KBTL and HoMM3 is the scope of the game. KBTL is all about one hero's path to glory while HOMM3 is more about a faction's path to glory. KBTL does not have multiplayer. It's purely single player and is excellent at that. There are plenty of fun and interesting quests you can take up that offer non-aggressive (!) solutions.

A final key difference between HOMM3 and KBTL is the removal of a major source of randomness involved in leveling your hero. You no longer get 1 random skill upon level-up but rather get runes (rage, mind and mana runes) that are spent to progress your hero through a "talent tree"-like leveling system. You still get a small random buff on level, too, such as a choice between +1 attack or +40 leadership.

Oh, speaking of Leadership... this is an interesting new mechanic that restricts the number of units you can have in your army. Choose your army carefully. You can no longer get a stack of 80000 vampires and steamroll the entire game :P

All the comparisons to Heroes of Might and Magic are valid, but there are some differences this game is more of an adventure with one hero than a map conquering strategy.

King's Bounty: the Legend is not just for fans of the Heroes of Might and Magic games, even though it is clearly related to that series. If you like your games to come stocked with a good story that is loaded with charm and humor and the good sense not to kill the flow of the game with relentless cut scenes, this is your game. If you like turn-based battles that allow for true tactical problem solving without the crushing minutia of hard-core wargames, you'll enjoy this fast-paced fantasy title. Tired of playing games that are poorly put together and feel like they were designed by non-gamers? You might want to try this game! This game is full of nice touches. Like setting up correctly on installation. Even the screen resolution was spot on from the first time I ran it. Other nice touches include being able to configure the game to skip the opening cinematic (by checking a box) and the easy contol scheme used by the game. King's Bounty was made by people who obviously love games. Russian people, to be exact, and therein lies the game's weakness. If you really want to call it a weakness. The translation from the original language is a bit rough in spots. It is quite noticeable and quite funny - to me - in it's own right. This game is more fun than any game I've played in years. Years!

Buy this game right now if you like turn based games. The combat is well balanced but breakable, the quests and world in general are engaging, the advancement elements are addictive, the graphics are excellent, the magic system is fun. There is nothing wrong with this game. I would buy it in a house, I would buy it for a mouse, I would buy it here or there, I would buy it anywhere.

I played the first Kings Bounty some 18 years ago on the Amiga and it was a enjoyable experience this game is even better ! The 3D graphics is excellent and colourful, the sound is average,the gameplay is very enjoyable and addictive with a lot of places to explore tons of loot to buy or fight for and many quests and subquests to take the difficult setting is fine there is a good challenge for both novices and more experienced gamers.

4 Thumbs up, i haven't been emersed in such addictive gameplay for quite a while, excellent product, ***** FIVE STAR

I stumbled across this game while waiting for Sword of the Stars: AMoC to finish downloading, and I'm glad I did. I have fond memories of playing the original King's Bounty, and became hopelessly addicted to the Heroes of Might and Magic games that spawned from it.

From the first second I loaded up the game it was obvious that the developers loved the original King's Bounty as much, if not more, than I did. Every inch of this game is a faithful recreation and improvement to the simple game mechanics of the original game. The environments are lavishly detailed (not just the overhead world but the battle arenas as well), the battle system is superb and even makes fights not always about who has the most/better troops. The RPG character leveling is incorporated seamlessly into the game and allows for many different styles of gameplay (my warrior ended up more like a warrior/mage hybrid than anything else). I love the fact that they kept the leadership system from the original game that forces you to decide on what troops to hire, keep and complement each other against tough opponents. This is where the game really shines in my opinion. The game's difficulty on normal is not a breeze. Several times you will have to go up tough opponents and find a way to win (or in some cases, trick enemy stacks into an area where you can just avoid them). Losing a lot of troops can be just as fatal as losing a battle, as there are a limited number of recruits to buy. Hunting around the world for different troops to recruit can be a bit tedious, but doesn't detract from the gameplay too much. In one case, searching for new recruits led me to an undiscovered cave an lots of treasure!

There are a few problems with the game, but most of them are minor. The camera angles can get a bit quirky if you have the camera follow your character, and the mouse/camera control is slightly awkward. I was looking for a menu to customize the keyboard or camera controls but didn't find any. The dialogue looks like it was translated quickly in English, there's a plethora of spelling errors. The mini-maps are pretty but only point out very important locations, everything else you have to remember where things are (fortunately, you can add notes to the mini-maps for later use). None of this detracts from the enjoyment of the game, however. I got used to the camera and the dialogue is understandable and very detailed.

Minor flaws aside, this gem is sure to stay on my hard drive a long time. These developers deserve a lot of credit for their effort in refurbishing and restoring one of the classic games of this genre.

I wanted to finish the game before my review but after 40 hours of gameplay I am maybe only half-way through this immense and rich game. More importantly, the game has gotten no less exciting as I play through it. Because most of the non-quest elements of the game randomize each time you start a game, and because there are three character classes, I would anticipate that this game has at least 300 hours of play in it, possibly more.

While graphics and sound are very nicely, the depth and just extreme attention to detail in the game just gush with developer love. I feel bad for the developers because they have done ten times the amount of work needed to sell the game but because it is from an East European developer it will never get the recognition it deserves as one of the top three best strategy/RP games of the last five years. I would have paid at least $300 for this game so I feel guilty having paid only $40.

There is so much content in this game that trying to list it is really not possible here. Suffice it to say that the hundreds of multi-part quests will be keeping you busy and directed while you work on building new strategies and combinations of units, skills, spells, items and wives: ALL of which are customizable! Yes even the wives! I consider myself somewhat of a feminist but the wives/children/family system in this game is just so charmingly done that I think people on both ends of the political spectrum will find it a daring and really enjoyable feature. It is done tastefully (you have children by kissing your wife...) so there is nothing offensive here to taint younger players.

I have spent three years as a professional game reviewer and this game gets my highest ranking for depth, immersion, fun-factor, accessibility and innovation. It also marks the point at which (at least in this case) production values in Europe began exceeding those in the West.

This is an outstanding game, a mixture of beautiful 3D graphics and intelligent turn based fighting. I was hanging out for Disciples III but I think King's Bounty is possibily even better. The combat is reminiscent of HOMM V but the overall game is MUCH more fun. Highly recommended!

I have been waiting for this game for a long time and it was worth the wait. Any HOMM, Desciples, or Age Of Wonder fan will love this game. I've only been playing for a few hours and it is awesome.

A few gripes:
Combat speed should be a slider
A hot key to show spell effect on all units (It might be there I have not looked that hard)
and an auto refill troops. You will see what I mean (there called peasants for a reason) :)

This game is excellent, looks like HOMM but the quests have more depth, graphics are better then HHOM and sound is very good. It feels like the "Good ol RPG Strategy games". This is a game where i was waiting for very long,