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Impressions Games general manager David Lester commented during development, "We wanted the game to be more multiplayer friendly, and one way to do that was by adding realtime combat. Besides, when you can bring a castle down by aiming a battering ram or a catapult at it in realtime, it's a lot more
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523:. June 1996. p. 86.
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992:"Lords of the Realm II"
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722:"May's 30 best-sellers"
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1070:"Lords of the Realm 2"
1051:"Lords of the Realm 2"
489:"Online Gaming Review"
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539:PC Review
425:80% / 75%
314:Reception
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1490:Breach 3
1192:GameFAQs
1156:July 26,
1145:GameSpot
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1074:PC Zone
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1036:2018
1008:2024
977:2024
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