King's Bounty: The Legend - Reception

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
Metacritic 79% (26 reviews)
Review scores
Publication Score
GameSpy 4.5 out of 5
GameZone 8.2 out of 10
IGN 8.1 out of 10

The IGN review of King's Bounty: The Legend praised the combat system, noting its depth and the need for players to stay alert. Highlighted negatives included the ostensible lack of balance in the difficulty of fights, with some foes being impossibly difficult to defeat in an area of otherwise relatively weak opponents. Overall, though, the title garnered a score of 8.1/10, and the review concluded, "While King's Bounty has some issues, there's a lot to like about the game". The GameSpy review highlighted the larger variety of different troops available in the game, which along with the role-playing customization elements, help the game to feel fresh. As with the IGN review, the GameSpy review noted the unusual distribution of difficult enemies in unexpected areas, and further found that the crowded overworld map made picking out important details difficult. Nonetheless, they felt most of these issues were minor, giving the title a 4.5/5 score and an "Editor's Choice" award. Rock, Paper, Shotgun has repeatedly highlighted King's Bounty as one of the best PC games of 2008.

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