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Kohan II: Kings of War Review - PC

The sequel of the successful Kohan: Ahriman's Gift and Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns, Kohan II: Kings of War, an RTS with a twist is finally here. Kohan II is where the real war begins. There have been reports of raids and attacks on the Istira borderland towns. Unprovoked killings and burnings of towns have led to an investigation to go underway by Naava, a seeker, and one of Sofia Fairfax's best kept secrets. Vast luscious lands filled with wildlife, friends and foes await you on your journey. Can you stop a war from happening, or is another massive war imminent in the world of Khaldun?

32 missions stretching across five different environments, you'll find yourself quickly becoming a King of War in Kohan II when you have to face armies of hundreds. You'll find yourself in the midst of a civil war, when a stronger enemy lurks nearby waiting for the right moment to attack. The award winning fantasy RTS (real time strategy) series Kohan now enters its second saga: Kings of War. Join GameBiz as we explore the deepest regions of this game to discover whether it is an RTS worth your money.

Gameplay

Kohan is profoundly known as a game that takes you away from all the micromanagement features of a normal RTS, and lets you concentrate on the battles and the conquest, and Kohan II is more of the same. Once you select to build something at one of your towns, the workmen will pick the best location, and build it all for you requiring no maintenance. They also heal all your buildings that get damaged if they are attacked. This can be turned off, however it's so much easier if you let them do their job so that you can focus on yours - and also you never end up putting a building in the wrong position!

Kohan II is similar to every other RTS. It has its barracks, the town center can be upgraded, and it has all the usual buildings (shrine, library, market, etc). It has varying landscapes, and similar missions to ones any RTS fan has seen before. Seige this town, make sure this other town isn't attacked - and survive. As your townsmen build each town and upgrade different parts of the town, you will be able to recruit new units, commonly known in the game as companies. These vary from swordsmen to archers to catapults. Nothing you wouldn't expect in an RTS. What was good to see is the story is very similar to that of Lord of the Rings. The dark armies have been destroyed (presumably from Kohan I), but they still exist and grow stronger with every day.

In battle, the units are all set out into their companies. If you click on one unit, the whole company will light up. You can of (continued next page)