Legion Gold

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Legion Gold

Title screen
Developer(s) Slitherine
Publisher(s) Strategy First
Designer(s) Iain McNeill
Platform(s) PC, IPad
Release date(s) June 6, 2002
Genre(s) Turn-based strategy
Mode(s) Single player
Distribution Internet download, CD

Legion Gold, or simply Legion, is a turn-based strategy game with a historical setting, designed by Slitherine and first released in 2002. In Legion Gold, the player attempts to build a powerful army by controlling villages and defeating enemies with the ultimate game of dominating a region.

Gameplay

Legion Gold is a turn-based single-player wargame. The strategy of battle involves fighting on favorable terrain with enemies weak against the player's units. Other concerns are capturing cities that produce food, stone and wood. Upgrading the cities' buildings leads to the production of stronger units.

Each unit in Legion Gold has its own strengths and weaknesses, different types of attacks (melee and ranged) and weapon.

Setting

Victory screen of an alternative campaign in Elysium Field. Note that the game declares you a victor when domination is achieved, rather than total conquest

Legion takes place in the historic setting of the Roman expansion, from the conquest of Italy, Britain, Hispania, Gaul and Germania.

Tribes active in this campaign (besides Romans) are the Aequians, Ligurians, Volscians, Cispadene Gauls, Etruscans, Senones, Umbrians, Faliscans, Sabines, Picentes, Oscans, Frentani, Campanians, Samnites, Caeretans, Iapygians, Calabrians, Lucanians, Thurins and Bruttians.
Tribes active in this campaign (besides Romans) are the Carvetii, Cantii, Atrebates, Trinobantes, Iceni, Catuvellauni, Dobunni, Durotriges, Dumnonii, Silures, Demetae, Ordovices, Deceangli, Cornovii, Corieltauvi, Parisii and the Brigantes. A second campaign revolves around pacifying the north of Britain and adds the Votadini, Selgovae, Novantae, Venicones, Taexali, Maeatae, Caledones, Attacotti and Picti.
Tribes active in this campaign (besides Romans) are the Kallaikes, Astures, Vettones, Cubitanes, Keltikes, Baitures, Carthaginians, Turdetani, Bastetani, Oretani, Karpetanes, Vakkaies, Cantabri, Vascones, Keltiberes, Edetani, Contestani, Ausetani, Ilergetes and Aquitanians.
Tribes active in this campaign (besides Romans) are the Germans, Menapii and Morini, Belgae, Aremoricans, Gauls (western, southern, central and Transalpine Gauls), Aquitanians, Helvetians and Vascones.
  • Conquest of Germania
Tribes active in this campaign (besides Romans) are the Mediomatrici, Boii, Batavii, Frisii, Usipeti, Marsi, Tencteri, Sugambri, Hermunduri, Lugii, Suebi, Langobardi, Chatti and the Chauci

A non- historical campaign is the Elysium Fields. Tribes ative in this campaign (besides Romans) are the Tarantites, Zeusians, Mogonii, Nodenites, Belinusians, Apollons, Herans, Cocidii, Minaervans, Neptunites, Cernunnosii, Hadesians, Venusians, Arians, Condatites, Aphrodites, Danians, Keridwenii, Mermias and Vitrisii. All these names appear to be fictitious; from mythology, Star Trek etc.

Factions

Legion Gold has four default factions to choose from, if not played in the historic setting (default is the Roman faction)

this main faction has the strongest units, as the Roman Legion, Praetorians and the special unit Ghost Legion (though it is not known how that is unlocked). Infantry, cavalry, archers, spearmen, mercenaries, peasants and so forth are standard units for all factions.
  • Tribal
  • Celtic
  • Greek
another classic faction, with the hoplites as strongest typical unit

Campaigns

Legion Gold comes with eight campaigns (including tutorial), each of which has three difficulty levels.

Modding

No possible alterations are known.

Art

The art development team was directed by a "Fad", named in the credits.

Music

The music was made by Iain Stevens and Davind Reeks

Releases

The first development release of Legion Gold happened in 2002. An iPad version was released on December 31, 2012.[1]

Reception

Legion Gold got a 6.9 on Gamezone,[2] an 8 on Gamevortex[3] and a 7.5 on the Entertainment Depot,[4] amongst others.

See also

  • Slitherine, Wikipage of the manufacturer

References

  1. ↑ "Legion coming to the IPad". 2012-10-19. 
  2. ↑ "Legion Gold Review". 2003-06-03. 
  3. ↑ "Legion Gold Review". 2002. 
  4. ↑ "Legion Gold Review". 2002. 

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