Crusader Kings Complete

$9.99

Release Date:: Feb 14, 2012
Metacritic:: 73
Developer:: Paradox Development Studio
Publisher:: Paradox Interactive
Platforms:: Windows

Strategy Family Sharing Multi-player Single-player

About This Game

Europe is in turmoil. The lands are fragmented into petty fiefs and the Emperor struggles with the Pope. At this very moment the Pope has declared that those who go to liberate the Holy Land will be freed of all sins.
Gather prestige and piety and the world will whisper your name in awe. Will you co-opt other monarchs, and the Pope, under your leadership to liberate the Holy Land? Do you have what it takes to become a Crusader King?

Key Features:

Take control of one of the Great Christian Dynasties of Europe and forge the bonds of your vassals from a circle of friends into a Nation
Increase the greatness of your lands and your treasure coffins, build Cathedrals and Castles, and combat Highway Robber Bands and defecting vassals
Historical multiple-choice events will spawn from the actions of your monarch
Engage in the campaigns of the Hundred Years War, the five Crusades and the Mongol Wars during 400 years of gameplay
Reenact the crusades, defend against the Mongol onslaught, and form feudal nation-states in Europe
Introduce laws, set taxes and interact with hundreds of courtiers and nobles
Experience realtime grand-strategy based on the engine used by the award winning Europa Universalis-series
Engage in an evolutionary combat system
Play all religious orders – choose between the Knight´s Templars, The Knights of St John, The Teutonic Order or the Order of Calatrava and the Order of Santiago
Engage in fierce multiplayer battles with up to 8 players

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User Reviews

Overwhelmingly Negative

1 user reviews

Positive

User #357078 english

6 hrs at review

Not Recommended

I'd give a positive as I have a major soft spot for this game despite its age and flaws compared to its successors, but it's so insanely unstable and crashes so often on modern hardware that I can't give it a positive.