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  Crusader Kings for PC Review - PC Crusader Kings Review
Crusader Kings may turn the clock back to the early medieval era, but the design focus is still solidly on historical accuracy.
King Malcolm III Dunkeld of Scotland, for instance, is vengeful and suspicious--nasty tendencies that make him appreciate naïve rivals who are forgiving and trusting.
Of course, even kings are mortal, so you have to prepare for the inevitable by fathering heirs and building a strong family dynasty.
www.gamespot.com /pc/strategy/crusaderkings/review.html   (1414 words)

  
 Crusader Kings
Crusader Kings is a unique historical role-player that puts you into a feudal society fraught with dangers.
Crusader Kings is a game where you play a dynasty - not a nation.
You don't have to be just the king of the nation, you can be a duke or a count as well, depending on who runs what.
www.moderncellphones.com /crusader-kings_B0002W37X8.html   (1723 words)

  
 Crusader Kings (computer game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crusader Kings is a grand strategy game made by Paradox Interactive about the period from 1066 until 1453.
Unlike other past Paradox titles (Hearts of Iron, Victoria and the Europa Universalis series), Crusader Kings focuses on building a dynasty instead of a country, having similarities to role-playing games and even The Sims.
While the game has historically accurate scenarios to start from, featuring interesting personages such as William the Conqueror, Robert Guiscard, Alexius Comnenus, El Cid, Friedrich Barbarossa and Edward III, a significant part of the game's charm is that from that point on, a new alternate history always starts building.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Crusader_Kings   (251 words)

  
 Strategy Gaming Online - Preview: Crusader Kings
Crusader Kings is the prequel to Europa Universalis and again Paradox plans to bring us not only a challenging strategy game, but also one that will double as an historical primer.
In Crusader Kings, players also have to deal with the feudal lords and bishops that rule the various provinces (which, incidentally, are quite a bit smaller than in EU).
Saved games from Crusader Kings can be converted into the format of EU 2, so that a player can extend his game into the later centuries.
www.strategy-gaming.com /previews/crusader_kings/index.shtml   (1737 words)

  
 Crusader States, Kings of Jerusalem & Cyprus, Templars, Hospitallers, Israel, etc.
Crusader states can also include the lands of the Teutonic and Livonian Knights in the Baltic, which lasted until Prussia was secularized in 1525 and the last Grand Master of the Livonian Knights was made Duke of Courland by Poland in 1561.
While the Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa and King Philip II Augustus of France went on the Crusade, Frederick died on the way, Philip soon left, and operations were mainly conducted by a third monarch, the King of England, Richard I, the Lion-Heart.
King 'Abd al-'Azîz Ibn Sa'ûd reportedly told Franklin Roosevelt that if the Jews deserved a state because, among other things, of what the Germans had done, then the state should be carved out of Germany, not out of Palestine.
www.friesian.com /outremer.htm   (14277 words)

  
 Boomtown - PC
Crusader Kings is not trying to escape its heritage, however, as game saves will be compatible with Europa Universalis 2, further expanding the history available for that title.
Crusader Kings will force you to consider your family’s feuds and internal politics in your strategy, as you take on the role of your preferred heir when your time comes.
Crusader Kings is set to expand the RPG elements of the Europa Universalis series with character stats such as ‘diplomacy’ and ‘martial’ and traits like ‘vengeful’ and ‘honest’.
pc.boomtown.net /en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=4512   (541 words)

  
 WORTHPLAYING - - All about games !
Crusader Kings lacks any sort of discernable tutorial, which is crucial for a game of this scope.
Crusader Kings could offer a long evening of intrigue to those who are willing enough to learn the game's nuances and match wits with each other, and I imagine this game could make some weak willed simpering idiots cry as their toil comes undone while their foe marches his armies across his lands.
Crusader Kings is simply not that game, and there is nothing wrong with that.
www.worthplaying.com /article.php?sid=20360   (988 words)

  
 Crusader Kings @ The Wargamer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Wargamer's Crusader Kings microsite is dedicated to Paradox Entertainment's Crusader Kings, the Medieval era PC strategy game released in September 2004.
Crusader Kings is a strategy game based on the award-winning and highly successful Europa Universalis engine.
It focuses on the feudal kingdoms of medieval Europe in the time period of 1066 to 1453 A.D. The map covers all of Europe, stretching roughly to the Urals in the east and including parts of Persia and the Arabian Peninsula as well as the coast of North Africa.
crusaderkings.wargamer.com   (594 words)

  
 Crusader Kings Review PC-CD/DVD at Next Level Gaming!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Crusader kings is a game set during the crusades, hence the title.
In Crusader Kings, you basically assume the role of a medieval lord, with the goal to be the most powerful ruler throughout Europe.
Crusader Kings is a very deep and rewarding game play experience if you are willing to put in the time and patience to learn all of its intricacies.
www.nlgaming.com /nl/asp/id_969/nl/reviewDisp.htm   (1140 words)

  
 Crusader Kings Review
One would assume that Crusader Kings, based on the Victoria engine to some extent, would follow that with even more complexity or at least the same level but with a streamlined interface.
Crusader Kings is arguably one of the simpler games to come from Paradox.
A popular activity among Crusader Kings players is to get not the girls with the best claims into your family, but those with the best stats.
www.firingsquad.com /games/crusader_kings_review   (920 words)

  
 AVault | PC | Crusader Kings Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Crusader Kings provides three starting points in Europe’s past: Hastings in 1066, the Third Crusade in 1187 and the beginning of the Hundred Years’ War in 1337.
Crusader Kings’ window into 11th century Europe is a top-down map of the region split into provinces.
It’s good to be the king and there’s not a soul in Crusader Kings who doesn’t want your key to the royal washroom.
www.avault.com /reviews/review_temp.asp?game=crusking   (522 words)

  
 Strategy Gaming Online - Features: Crusader Kings Interview
Crusader states (and independent Duchies, Counties and Bishoprics) will be transferred as intact as possible, which means that we may have to add some new possible nations to EU 2 (the save game conversion tool could do this automatically, but it has not been decided yet).
For example, Duke Puissant of the county of Calais is reported to you to have a bastard eldest son, and his wife has subsequently borne him a son in wedlock.
Either before or after the duke’s death, you as king are going to have to determine which son is the recognized heir, possibly paying attention to the duke’s wishes, possibly not.
www.strategy-gaming.com /features/crusader_kings/interview1.shtml   (1196 words)

  
 Loadedinc.com - Videogames Covered!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Similar to Europa Universalis, Crusader Kings is a deep strategy game that unfortunately limits its potential for broader appeal by not featuring an in-game tutorial or having a game manual that helps players get comfortable with the intricacies of the game.
The premise of Crusader Kings is strong enough in that you get to control an empire during the feudal times of medieval Europe.
The gameplay in Crusader Kings can be a bit disorientating at first, especially with the number of alerts that appear in pop-up windows.
www.loadedinc.com /review.php?temp_view=review.php&game=CrusaderKings&id=444   (780 words)

  
 Crusader Kings: Review -- Strategy Informer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Crusader Kings uses yet another variation of the tried and true EU system, which separates the map into a number of areas, each with unique terrain, as well as economic and political conditions.
The choice of nations will have an effect on the game, Kings have larger ares to control, as well as vassals, Dukes have less responsibility, and may also have vassals, but may in turn be the vassal of a king.
The Muslim states are a little too powerful, and the crusades themselves have to be addressed, as the piety loss is a major problem.
www.strategyinformer.com /reviews/crusaderkings.shtml   (2453 words)

  
 Boomtown - PC
Crusader Kings marks the seventh use of the engine technology to come from the development house.
For instance a ruler might be the vassal to a king and might also have their own vassals.
Crusader Kings saves can be loaded into Europa Universalis II so that you can carry on playing where your campaign ended in Crusader Kings.
pc.boomtown.net /en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=6294   (1086 words)

  
 Crusader Kings Review for PC - Gaming Age
Fans of this genre will tell you that it is not the visual or audio appeal that brings them back repeatedly, it is the depth, complexity, and the sheer enjoyment of playing ruler in a real time fashion.
You may choose the next scenario entitled The Third Crusade 1187; in this scenario Saladin, King of Babylon and the Turks re-took Jerusalem from the Christian invaders.
Everything in Crusader Kings is set up in menus, windows, and maps, which are easily readable and navigated.
www.gaming-age.com /cgi-bin/reviews/review.pl?sys=pc&game=crusaderkings   (618 words)

  
 Court of the Crusader Kings
Crusader Kings places the player as the head of a Medieval dynasty in one of the three possible starting scenarios, starting in 1066, 1187 or 1337.
As the ruler of a County, Duchy or a Kingdom you must lead your dynasty through the generations while ammassing wealth, prestige and piety.
Unique heraldry - on the arms of each king, duke or count his own arms are researched according to historic sources..
www.crusader-kings.com /features.php   (204 words)

  
 Crusader Kings - Windows Review
Crusader Kings focuses on the ruler of parcels of land called a demesne, whether you are a king, a duke, or simply a lowly count.
Because Crusader Kings is set during the feudal era, you simply cannot gobble up a lot of land for yourself.
The only downside is Crusader Kings is not scheduled for release in the United States until mid-September.
www.netjak.com /review.php/657   (2067 words)

  
 Gaming Nexus
Since I had never played any of the Europa Universalis games, of which Crusader Kings is a prequel of sorts, I had no experience to help me through the initial hours.
Crusader Kings is a decent game, and I’m sure it would be much more enjoyable for fans of the series.
Crusader Kings focuses more on the political aspects of the period.
www.gamingnexus.com /Review.asp?ID=571   (622 words)

  
 Crusader Kings @ The Wargamer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Kings of France, England and Germany responded to the Popes call, with France and England agreeing to levy a general tax to finance the Crusade.
King Richard eventually agreed to change his decision on the succession to the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
The Emperor Henry VI of Germany organized a new Crusade to arrive at the expiration of the truce.
crusaderkings.wargamer.com /crusades2.html   (910 words)

  
 GameSpy: Crusader Kings
Crusader Kings is a strategy game based on the award-winning Europa Universalis engine.
Crusader Kings Makes a Move Onto Store Shelves (09/28/04) - Turn based strategy fans can dig their heels in Paradox's latest title.
Crusader Kings (06/08/04) - Paradox invites you to come tell sad stories of the deaths of kings.
pc.gamespy.com /pc/crusader-kings   (269 words)

  
 Frictionless Insight
Crusader Kings is a rich strategy game that takes the same engine and style of play honed in Europa Universalis II, and extends it back into a different historical period – allowing players to vie for power in medieval Europe.
Throughout the nearly 400 years of gameplay, you'll need to respond to the political demands of Europe as a whole; the ravages of disease; Crusades; and even invasions from the East.
What Crusader Kings does not do is expand the Europa Universalis audience by making this style of play comprehensible to those who have never played a Europa Universalis title.
www.frictionlessinsight.com /archives/2004/09/crusader_kings_review.html   (1009 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Crusader Kings (PC): PC & Video Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Saved games from Crusader Kings can be converted into the format of EU 2, so that a player can extend his game into the later centuries by exporting the file to his EU2 game.
To the player, the honour and power of the royal dynasty are more important than the expansion of the nation's borders (although that is of course still an important aspect of the game).In Crusader Kings, players also have to deal with the feudal lords and bishops that rule the various provinces.
As a King you will probably have maybe three or four counties as your own, but the rest of your territory will be governed by Dukes and Counts, as your Vassals.
www.amazon.co.uk /Deep-Silver-Crusader-Kings-PC/dp/B0002LIAKO   (1380 words)

  
 nobles crusade
… the crusades and while their masters were away or killed moved into the manor or to the new towns b.
Only the crusades led by nobles had enough military training and discipline to be successful.
… a suspended priest and unfrocked monk preached the Crusade to a band of peasants, thundering against the indifference of the king and the nobles with regard to …
www.chijiokecrusades.org /nobles-crusade.html   (369 words)

  
 www.gameindustry.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In Crusader Kings, like history, there is no winner though there is a long list of losers.
So Crusader Kings does something I don’t believe any strategy game has done before, and that is creating a way to found a country in one game and then continuing to develop it in another.
Crusader Kings asks for a lot from players, but it gives a lot in return.
www.gameindustry.com /review/item.asp?id=463   (959 words)

  
 IGN: Crusader Kings Review
While Crusader Kings does add an entirely new mechanic to the game with the concept of family management, it fails to smooth out the series' complexity or improve its stability.
Crusader Kings is set in medieval Europe and features a cast of thousands of nobles, from petty counts of minor provinces to kings of entire realms.
While Crusader Kings still allows you to run events from start to finish, you'll do so through the members of a growing and expanding family.
pc.ign.com /articles/550/550902p1.html   (819 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Crusader Kings: Computer & Video Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Crusader Kings is a strategy game based on the Europa Universalis engine that focuses on the feudal kingdoms of medieval Europe in the time period of 1066 to 1453 A.D. Product Description
Crusader Kings is a strategy game based on the Europa Universalis engine that focuses on the feudal kingdoms of medieval...
The Crusades “Between 1095 and 1444, armies of Christian knights invaded Palestine, a Muslim territory, with the intention of securing...
www.amazon.com /Atari-26162-Crusader-Kings/dp/B0002W37X8   (2304 words)

  
 Crusader Kings Cheats and Cheat Codes for PC
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 Paradox Entertainment Announces Release Date for Crusader Kings - Next Level Gaming News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Based on the award-winning Europa Universalis engine, Crusader Kings transports strategy gamers to medieval Europe in the time period of 1066 to 1453 A.D. as they seize control of a nation’s dynasty and work to build its glory.
“Crusader Kings is an anticipated title not only for Paradox but for our fans who grew to love the world we created with the Europa Universalis franchise...
The Crusader Kings game map covers the entire continent of Europe and features hundreds of years of gameplay.
www.nlgaming.com /nl/asp/id_3018/nl/newsDisp.htm   (255 words)

  
 Content of Crusaderkings.typhoongames.com
Crusader Kings is a grand strategy game based on the much acclaimed Europa Universalis engine that focuses on the feudal
kingdoms of medieval Europe from the time period of 1066 through to 1453 A.D. Crusader Kings is a fresh and unique approach to the strategy genre which accurately re-enacts the history of the time featuring the Knights Templar, the Teutonic Order, The Golden Horde, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin and many others.
Join the Crusader Kings Community and get to know the latest updates, technical support, tips and more.
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