"This game is Awesome! I reommend it for anyone who wants a good mix of strategy and close up battle. Assult troops are the best part of the game and i just love seeing them crush most anything of the enemy's opposition. Some of the best assult troops are: halberdiers, gothic seargents, swiss armored pikemen, Janissary heavy infantry. Diplomacy is reasonable in this game and the strategy map is pretty good for making flanking attacks too. This game is truly the best PC game i have ever played." - Halberdier

"this game is a mixed bag. the focus on tactics is better than in most any other war game (except the combat mission series), but there are some seriously questionable and unrealistic aspects to the game. for example, one knight with a "valour" of 5 or 6 or higher can be SURROUNDED on all sides by 100 peasants, and still manage to kill 20, 30 or more or just cause them to break. this scenario repeats itself throughout the game, particulary with kings. couldnt the peasants just push over the horse? seriously, at some point numbers overpower the quality of the unit. also, the strength of archer units seems underpowered. perhaps my biggest complaint, however, is the ridiculous manner in which allies treat each other, at least on the harder difficulty settings. i was allied to THE POPE, for about a century, then out of nowhere he attacked me simultaneously in about 10 provinces. ponderous. the diplomacy options are very limited, mostly you'll just try to bribe armies cuz alliances and the like dont seem to mean anything. overall, the game is a 7." - Crass

"This is a very good game. Maybe if there were more diplomatic opportunities, this would be more fun. If players could be the Mongol Horde, this game would have unmatched popularity. Also, it would be better if Horse Archers could fire while moving! Rating: A-" - Aragon Champ