Fantasy Wars (russian: Кодекс Войны; formerly ''Mythic Wars'') is a fantasy

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developed by Russian studio Ino-Co and published by

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and

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. It was followed by ''

Elven Legacy ''Elven Legacy'' is a turn-based strategy video game developed by 1C:Ino-Co and published by Paradox Interactive. Released in Russia in 2007 and elsewhere in 2009 for Microsoft Windows, the game is a sequel to ''Fantasy Wars''. On October 11, 201 ...

'' in 2009.

Gameplay

''Fantasy Wars'' features four playable races (humans, orcs, elves and dwarves). The single-player story includes three campaigns, taking place over a series of tactical

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s. The game uses a 3D

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and includes

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gameplay features such as

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s and

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Plot

Release

''Fantasy Wars'' was distributed electronically by GamersGate and GOG and was published in Europe by Nobilis France. The game is distributed in Scandinavia by

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and in North America by

Reception

The game received "average" reviews according to the

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Sequel

In April 2008, Paradox Interactive announced a sequel to ''Fantasy Wars'' entitled ''

''. ''Elven Legacy'' is developed by 1C:Ino-Co and was released in April 2009.

References

External links

''Fantasy Wars''
(official website)
''Fantasy Wars''
(Ino-Co's website)
''Fantasy Wars''
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