The Golden Horde is an strategy game developed by WorldForge.
Plot:
The Golden Horde was a Mongolian state in southern Russia early the thirteenth century. The leader of this land was one of the sons of Genghis Khan, Batu, who led the "Blue Horde" from the east and gradually added more territories until founding the notorious Golden Horde. All this happened in the Crusaders time. The Russians on one side had to defend themselves from the Mongolians and on the other side from the Catholics. The Mongolian army sweeps everything in its path. This army will face the crusaders and the Russian people, they are all fighting against each other. As the stage is the Russian steppes it will be plenty of snow.
Every army has a different style of battle. Each side has its historical heroes, for example Batu Khan, the Mongol leader, Hermann Von Salza, a crusader, and Alexander Nevsky the governor of Novgorod . The importance of heroes is high, since it can be decisive because of their special skills. In addition each of these heroes has a lot of influence on their troops.
Graphics and sound
The graphics are really amazing with a lot of details the scenarios are very realistic. The sound effects are quite good as much as the soundtrack.
In conclusion, this is an excellent game.
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