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Reviews for Throne of Fire (#5243)

Review by Alessandro Grussu on 07 Jan 2012 (Rating: 4)

A nice action/strategy hybrid set in a large castle where, as one of three battling princes, you must become king by defeating all of your opponents. This is achieved by a) reaching the throne room at the top of the building, and b) killing your two brothers.

Each time one of your men - you can control only one at a time - meets the enemy troops, or with the castle guards, a duel will start, and if you do not personally manage it (a very simple beat'em up) you'll most probably lose. Reinforcements will arrive provided your prince stays alive long enough. The prince who manages to occupy the throne room will also take control of the guards.

Graphics are somewhat essential but clean, sound is minimal, but gameplay is taxing, easy to get into and hard to come out of. A good effort from the late Mike Singleton.