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Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes

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unit, is an army whose main attack does not rely on the race that you control (Humans, Orcs, Dark Elves) but instead on technology for the humans and magical creatures for the Orcs and Dark Elves. Support units are directed and used as powers instead of regular army units and besides the Swamp Mammoth, all support units fly.
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felt that some troop types are still unable to flourish during situations when they should, some AI glitches and inconsistencies, and it feels more like a set of tweaks and fixes than a fully honed sequel. However, it was still recognised as a stirring, challenging experience which rewards a player
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Both games deal with commanding large armies in epic, magical battles. When the commanding unit enters a battle, the player can control the hero. Each group or army consists of 20 to 30 soldiers, but the player is limited to only five armies and a support unit per game. A support unit, or a special
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Besides a new storyline, commanders, and game type, there are also four new units that look like support units, but act as regular ones. The Fire Wraiths, Ice Maidens, Thunder Rhino, and Earth Golem use their respective elements to destroy enemy forces quickly.
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Each character has their own campaign which determines the time period of gameplay. When playing as Ellen, Leinhart, or Urukubarr, the game takes place five years before
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for using levelheaded, adaptive tactics. The chaotic, brutal melee combat and support for online play was also highlighted.
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gave the game each a score of 5/10, and the other gave it 6.5/10.
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The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the
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Ashley, Robert; Nutt, Christian; Sewart, Greg (November 2005).
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the player has access to seven new heroes, all of whom were in
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Edge staff (November 2005). "Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes".
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Developer(s)
Blueside
Phantagram
Publisher(s)
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Microsoft Game Studios
PAL
Deep Silver
Platform(s)
Xbox
NA
AU
EU
Genre(s)
Hack and slash
real-time tactics
Single-player
multiplayer
prequel
Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders
Xbox
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Computer Games Magazine
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