Lionheart: King’s Crusade – PC Game Review
This review says the PC game Lionheart: King's Crusade is a first-rate diversion, even if it's only a fraction as good as it could be.
Read MoreThis review says the PC game Lionheart: King's Crusade is a first-rate diversion, even if it's only a fraction as good as it could be.
Read MoreIn the board wargame Kawanakajima 1561, chit draws provide thick fog of war, and the game offers players a wide choice of tactics, according to this ArmchairGeneral.com review.
Read MoreThe Vikings: A History. Ferguson, Robert. Penguin Books. 451 pages, including 38 pages of notes, 12 illustrations, 14 maps. Paperback. $32.95. At first glance, Robert Ferguson’s The Vikings appears to be a novel about Vikings that once raided Europe. In reality, it is systematic study of Scandinavian culture and events during the Viking Age. Although the book is aimed at satisfying the curiosity of the general reader, Ferguson nevertheless supports his claims and deductions with evidence cited from archeological, genetic, linguistic, historical, and literary experts. His work is an in-depth study of the Viking Age in all its grisly, uncertain, and singular details. As Ferguson readily admits, studying and writing about this era is a difficult task. The period as a whole is fraught with many controversies, possibilities, and unknowns. While much of it is shrouded in mystery, he does a fantastic job of parting the fog that often shrouds this time period. Even though there is much confusion and uncertainty regarding many Viking dates, names, and places, he...
Read MoreA review of Mount & Blade: Warbands praises the new multiplayer functions but acknowledges the game still retains the low production values and sub-par graphics of the original M&B.
Read MoreA review of the PC game HISTORY Egypt: Engineering an Empire, based on The History Channel series, says it is rock-solid for what it is intended to be - an entry-level game of kingdom-building and ancient warfare.
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