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role-playing video game
Battle Mages
By Targem Games, released 1 Jan 2003
- Microsoft Windows
- real-time strategy
What it is
Battle Mages is a fantasy game by Targem Games that combines role-playing and real-time strategy. You play a newly graduated mage facing tests from the Battle Mages Guild, beginning with a fight against an undead army to recover a gnome artifact and address an imminent danger. The world includes mythical creatures, knights and magic.
Its systems include a dynamic quest structure that can shift with player choices, five races with different strengths and weaknesses, and character leveling with 45 spells, six stats and special abilities. Troops can also be leveled and micro-controlled. Weather and seasons are simulated across landscapes that include rivers, lakes, forests, mountains, canyons and a sea island. The game is listed as single-player for Windows, with Steam Trading Cards and Family Sharing. Its release date is May 30, 2014.
What players like, and what they don't
- Combines RPG and real-time strategy.
- Five races have distinct strengths and weaknesses.
- Troops can be leveled and micro-controlled.
- Quests can change with player choices.
- Windows is the only listed platform.
- Single-player is the only listed play mode.
Who it suits
It suits players interested in combining fantasy RPG progression with real-time strategy and troop control. The changing quests and race differences may appeal to players who want choices to shape their campaign.
Battle Mages pairs mage progression and spell use with strategy and troop management. Its listed scope is a single-player Windows game.
