Fantasy Empires (DOS)

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Description

Build and control an Empire! In Fantasy Empires you play the ruler of a fledging kingdom; your objective: Take over adjacent kingdoms one by one using magic, war, or strategic planning. Features real-time combat in an overhead view, as well as a computer controlled The Dungeon Master, who provides insight as well as comic relief. Form alliances, recruit armies, train heroes, send them on quests, cast spells, manage resourses. All set in the enchanted world of D&D.

Up to five players can take turns waging war against one another.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Dungeons & Dragons Campaign Setting: Mystara
• Dungeons & Dragons (D&D / AD&D) licensees
• Fantasy Creatures: Dwarves
• Fantasy Creatures: Elves
• Fantasy Creatures: Orcs
• Games with manual lookup copy protection
• Sound engine: AIL/Miles Sound System

User Reviews

A great combination of Strategy and Real-Time-Strategy	David Ryan (3)	unrated
Lead your D&D armies to victory time and again!	MaiZure (126)
Standard fun meets incredible strategy	Peter Foley (3)	unrated

Critic Reviews

Tilt	Dec, 1993	89 out of 100	89
Score	May, 1994	85 out of 100	85
The Good Old Days (Staff Reviews only)	Jun 22, 2011	5 out of 6	83
Génération 4	Dec, 1993	79 out of 100	79
PC Joker	Jan, 1994	75 out of 100	75
MikroBitti	Jan, 1994	75 out of 100	75
Gambler	Jan, 1994	75 out of 100	75
Secret Service / New S Service	Apr, 1995	220 out of 300	73
PC Player (Germany)	Dec, 1993	69 out of 100	69
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Jan, 1994	Unscored	Unscored

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Cover art

The game's cover artwork is based on a painting originally done by fantasy artist Fred Fields for the 1991 TSR novel Red Magic.