When an action requiring objects has been selected, it is possible to place ammunition on the ground without setting off the action. He will have to find more objects before he can carry out the action again. If he has none, the icon will be shaded grey and he won't be able to carry out the action. This represents the number of objects the character has at his disposal. In this case, a number will appear on the character's portrait, below the action icon. Some actions require that the character use objects (such as a purse, a wasps' nest, etc.). For example, if Robin is aiming at a group of enemy soldiers with his bow, you can use CTRL to correct his position. once he reaches it will resume the selected action. The character will then head for the area in question and. However, once an action has been selected, you can click on a section of the map while holding down CTRL (default setting).
Remember to cancel the first order before giving any more! You can deselect an action by RIGHT clicking over an empty area.Īs long as an action is selected, you can't give any other orders to a character. By clicking on one of the icons, you can order a character to carry out an action by directing him towards a target. Unfortunately, the characters not under your direct control are mediocre fighters at best.Under each character's portrait, you will see the icons representing the actions they are capable of. A lunge, for instance, nearly always works against lancer, but is not so effective versus swordsman. Flick up and they lunge, arc right and their sword slashes into the opponent from their right, draw an infinity sign and they execute a boss attack. Using a system similar to Infogrames' Silver, you may control your selected character's attacks with a flick of the mouse. Unlike other RTS games, however, you don't just have to order your characters to charge at the bad guys and hope for the best.
Not coincidentally, this is also true to the legend of Robin Hood, who had a reputation for chivalry even to his enemies.Īs you'd expect, The Legend of Sherwood also has plenty of sword-flashing, arrow-slinging combat. Although you could just kill every enemy you meet, you actually get bonuses for not killing people, a novel twist for an RTS game. The variety of skills encourages creative problem solving. One of Robin's other friends, Stuteley, can throw a net over a closely bunched group of enemies, and a man named Harold Wall can bean them on the head with an apple. In one the game's most amusing moments, the purse will attract the Sheriff's soldiers who fight over the money and knock each other out, enabling Robin to sneak by. For example, Robin can leap from rooftop to rooftop, fire arrows at enemy soldiers, or throw a purse filled with coins. Each of Robin's Merry Men has specific skills that can be used to get past obstacles. What makes the missions so enjoyable is that, unlike similar puzzle-based real-time strategy games, there is no one solution that must be used to solve the problems. The mission design is, in a word, outstanding. Among these are missions where Robin must rescue captured friends from the stocks, ambush the Sheriff's convoys in search of gold to distribute to the poor, and save Maid Marian from a forced marriage to Sir Guy of Gisbourne. Fortunately, Spellbound has offered players a wide variety of scenarios to choose from. Certain missions will follow one another automatically, while others allow the gamer as Robin to pick which mission they will tackle next. Each mission advances that storyline in a semi-linear fashion. The game ships with one campaign that follows the classic story of Robin of Locksley's attempt to protect the people of England from the evil Prince John and his lackey the Sheriff until good King Richard returns from the Crusades. The Legend of Sherwood places gamers in control of Robin and up to five of his merry men as they work their way through a variety of missions in their effort to overthrow the Sheriff of Nottingham. Spellbound's Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood, the most recent addition to that roster, is a surprisingly good real-time tactical strategy game similar to much-lauded Commandos 2 and the criminally underrated Desperados. Over the years, many developers have tried to set games in the world of Robin Hood and his Merry Men with varying degrees of success.
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