Hesperian Wars
After the death of its emperor the Hesperian Empire breaks down and four races fight for the leadership. Each faction - Giants, Mages, Druids and Pygmies - can be played in their campaigns consisting of 20…
Hesperian Wars is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Pterodon, released 31 December 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Hesperian Wars is
Hesperian Wars is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Pterodon and released in 1998. It was published by BMS Modern Games Handelsagentur GmbH. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
After the death of its emperor the Hesperian Empire breaks down and four races fight for the leadership. Each faction - Giants, Mages, Druids and Pygmies - can be played in their campaigns consisting of 20 missions. The missions goals are usually to destroy or protect something. The units have special abilities and an inventory to store items like potions, money or spells which are left behind from defeated enemies. They also can be upgraded by moving them in the appropriate building (e.g. a blacksmith) and spending money. There is no classical base building.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Hesperian Wars launched on 31 December 1998, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999) and Mario Party.
Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party.
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