Three Kingdoms: Fate of the Dragon

Three Kingdoms: Fate of the Dragon (or simply Fate of the Dragon for short in the U.S. version) is a video game developed by Overmax Studios in 2000 for the PC. It is based on the historical background of the epic 14th century novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong. As one of the three Warlords of the Kingdoms, in 184 AD China, the player must build their own kingdom, develop new technologies and create mighty armies to conquer the other Warlords and ultimately take control of the Three Kingdoms and reunify China. Fate of the Dragon is a real-time strategy game very similar in format to that of the Age of Empires series, developed by Ensemble Studios, in which the user takes on the role of a character, namely Liu Bei, Sun Quan and Cao Cao from one of the Three Kingdoms and controls their kingdom through such means as pointing and clicking on certain parts of the map to decide what to do. The player is tasked with collecting various resources and building a standing army in order to protect their borders and defeat the other kingdoms in the game.

Three Kingdoms: Fate of the Dragon
Developer(s)Overmax Studios, Object Software Limited
Publisher(s)Eidos Interactive
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • CHN: December 21, 2000
  • EU: March 9, 2001
  • NA: March 13, 2001[1]
Genre(s)Real-time strategy
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Reception

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The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] Lee Cummings of NextGen said of the game, "If you're a veteran RTS gamer looking for something new, this is certainly worth a look."[13]

See also

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References

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  6. ^ Edge staff (April 2001). "Three Kingdoms: Fate Of The Dragon" (PDF). Edge. No. 96. Future Publishing. p. 82. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  7. ^ Walker, Mark H. (April 26, 2001). "Fate of the Dragon". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on December 29, 2002. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  8. ^ Brogger, Kristian (June 2001). "Fate of the Dragon". Game Informer. No. 98. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on February 25, 2005. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  9. ^ Chin, Elliott (April 3, 2001). "Fate of the Dragon Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  10. ^ McConnaughy, Tim (April 8, 2001). "Fate of the Dragon". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 3, 2005. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  11. ^ Lafferty, Michael (April 4, 2001). "Fate of the Dragon - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  12. ^ Adams, Dan (March 30, 2001). "Fate of the Dragon". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Cummings, Lee (July 2001). "Fate of the Dragon". NextGen. No. 79. Imagine Media. p. 88. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  14. ^ Erickson, Daniel (June 2001). "Fate of the Dragon". PC Gamer. Vol. 8, no. 6. Imagine Media. p. 80. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
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