Roam the dense foliage of Sherwood, come face to face with royal trouble and battle against Prince John’s forces as you take on the role of legendary nobleman, Robin Hood. Only one man takes up the struggle against the oppressors, supported by a small band of brave and loyal followers. Robin Hood, Maid Marion, Friar Tuck, and Little John join forces when Robin of Locksley returns from his foreign adventures.England, Anno Domini 1190 – Richard the Lionheart is held prisoner and his brother, Prince John rules over the simple peasants with an iron hand and this pure force of arms forces them to bend to authority. With Richard the Lionhearted fighting in the Crusades, England suffers under the cruel hands of the evil Prince John. Robin and his friends will scurry around Sherwood Forest, Nottingham Castle, York, Leicester, Derby, and Lincoln as they harass the Prince's guards and evade his powerful armored knights. An intuitive interface helps players learn the combat system quickly, and everyone can practice skills at the outlaws' training camp. Shrewd players will design strategies to foil Prince John's men by utilizing the many weapons and tactics available. Probably one of the most underrated RTS games last year was Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive. It had a huge amount of challenge and it did justice to the Wild West setting with some slick graphics and sound. Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood does the same thing for the Sherwood Forest while sticking closely to the conventions of Desperados, which is a good thing and a bad thing.įirst the good, getting a handle on the controls will be a snap for players of Deperados, as Legend of Sherwood handles and plays alike - controlling a group, distracting enemies, an emphasis on stealth, etc. Obviously, the world of Robin Hood is populated with swords and arrows, and not with six-shooters and sniper rifles. This means a complete change in tactics since Robin Hood and his band of happy-go-lucky guys, can't plug an armored knight from across the map. Over 30 non linear missions within wich you must do diverses tasks, such as rescuing Little John and Friar Tuck, preventing Marians forced. Hell, an arrow won't even drop the knight you have to get up close and personal with your sword.
This is where the bad things start to mingle with the good things. Legend of Sherwood uses the exact same engine as Desperados - although the backgrounds and environments look great there are only three levels of zoom: way out, medium, and close. At it's closest, the view turns into a pixel-fest and, unfortunately, being zoomed all the way in is the most effective way to win sword fights without taking a huge amount of damage. This is one aspect I would have expected to be improved since Desperados was released about 12 months ago. Robin Hood information and well-researched articles, ballads, interviews, pictures on the history of the Robin Hood legend from the Middles Ages to today. Although it contained various tracts of open country, it was far more thickly wooded than many of the old forests, a notable contrast to the forest of. It was not the largest forest in medieval England, and it owes much of its fame to the Robin Hood legend. The added depth of the sword fights almost offsets some of the zoomed-in ugliness - almost. Contrary to popular belief, Sherwood was not a continous forest. Holding down the left mouse button and slashing the mouse (leaving a short trail of light) in different combinations allows for some devastating attacks. The implementation makes sense and it doesn't take long to get a handle on. The other Robin Hood trademark - bows and arrows - is also present and it's entirely easy to use. Where some of the cohesion breaks down is when you're in control of more than one character (which was also somewhat of a problem with Desperados).
As soon as any achievements are added to the game, we will show the full list here. There is the option to "program" some quick actions for each character but you have to be really quick anyway because there's little room for error. There are currently no Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood achievements. Legend of Sherwood features a variety of characters including Maid Marian, Will Scarlet (who likes to snap necks), Little John and Friar Tuck. Each has their own abilities but none are more versatile than Robin himself, who can leap on tables and fight off numerous enemies at once.