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Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders

Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders is a tactical wargame developed by the Korean studio Phantagram for the Xbox. It is the sequel to the 2001 game Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes, and continues its…

89 12 October 2004

Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Blueside, released 12 October 2004 on Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 15 hrs to finish.

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What Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders is

Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Blueside and released in 2004. It was published by Deep Silver. It is available on Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders is a real-time tactics hack and slash video game developed by the Korean studio Phantagram and Microsoft's Japanese studio for the Xbox. It was published in North America and Europe by Microsoft Game Studios and other regions by Deep Silver. It is the sequel to the 2001 game Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes, and continues its storyline. Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders combines third-person action and role-playing elements in its gameplay, which differs from its predecessor. A Windows port was released for Steam in February 2020, developed by Blueside. A DRM-free version was released on GOG.com in early April 2020. The modern Windows release came with…
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How it plays

Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders holds a critic score of 89 out of 100. That places it above 94% of the 1,125 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 19 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 15 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64x2 5600+, 4 GB RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420 or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 6850 or Intel® HD Graphics 4000 or better with 2 GB VRAM. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders launched on 12 October 2004, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Counter-Strike: Source, Rome: Total War and Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Counter-Strike: Source, Rome: Total War, Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders — frequently asked questions

When did Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders come out?
Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders was released on 12 October 2004 for Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders?
At minimum, Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders needs Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64x2 5600+, 4 GB RAM, NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420 or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 6850 or Intel® HD Graphics 4000 or better with 2 GB VRAM graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders?
The main story of Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders takes around 15 hrs, or 17 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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