DESCRIPTION

Like the earlier Settlers games, Heritage of Kings features a series of real-time management and battle scenarios tied together with a role-playing-style storyline. By directing both economic development and warfare in real-time, players develop the forces and influence they need to conquer their enemies. The fifth full release in the series, Heritage of Kings is designed with an even greater focus on storyline continuity, such that each new scenario has an obvious and important relevance to the overall epic.

Players lead the brave Dario, whose family suffers a vicious and unprovoked attack, to rouse his fellow villagers and stand up against the tyranny of a cruel overlord who is taking over the realm. By tending to the needs of the other peasants and directing the efforts of the villagers he meets in his journeys, Dario inspires others to join his cause, such as the noble knight Erec, the mysterious foreigner Salim, and a battle-worn loner called "the Pilgrim." ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide