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King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame

Critically praised by reviewers and gamers alike, King Arthur was received as one of the biggest surprises to emerge on the gaming scene in 2010. Now the Fantasy/Roleplaying RTS returns in a sequel set to push…

70 24 November 2009

King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame is a real time strategy (rts) developed by NeocoreGames, released 24 November 2009 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame is

King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by NeocoreGames and released in 2009. It was published by Paradox Interactive. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Critically praised by reviewers and gamers alike, King Arthur was received as one of the biggest surprises to emerge on the gaming scene in 2010. Now the Fantasy/Roleplaying RTS returns in a sequel set to push the boundaries of the genre even further. Our story begins long after young Arthur pulled the enchanted sword out of the stone, united the war-torn land of Britannia, gathered the Knights of the Round Table and secured peace in Camelot aided by the might of the Holy Grail. Where legends normally end, King Arthur II begins on its own gruesome tale...
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 3 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for AMD Athlon 3500+ or Intel Pentium IV 3.4 Ghz, 1Gb RAM (XP) 1.5Gb RAM (Vista/7) and Nvidia 6600 (256Mb) / ATI Radeon X700 (256Mb). At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 8GB.

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What it launched against

King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame launched on 24 November 2009, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

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King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame — frequently asked questions

When did King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame come out?
King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame was released on 24 November 2009 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame?
At minimum, King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame needs AMD Athlon 3500+ or Intel Pentium IV 3.4 Ghz, 1Gb RAM (XP) 1.5Gb RAM (Vista/7), Nvidia 6600 (256Mb) / ATI Radeon X700 (256Mb) graphics, 8 Gb of free space of storage.
How many GB is King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame?
The PC version needs about 8 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("8 Gb of free space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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