Celtic Legends

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Celtic Legends
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Developer(s) Ubi Soft
Publisher(s) Ubi Soft
Platform(s)
Release1991

Celtic Legends is a 1991 turn-based strategy video game published by Ubi Soft for Amiga.

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Gameplay

Celtic Legends is a game in which two sorcerer-generals, Eskel and Sogrom, wage war against each other in the land of Celtika. [1]

Reception

Allen Greenberg reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "Legends is really a respectable piece of work, one only hard-core strategists may wish to avoid. Those casual players who enjoy some depth to their simulations, without the danger of drowning, will probably have a good time with it." [1]

Alan Bunker for Amiga Action called the game "Overwhelmingly addictive and fantastic fun to play", noting how its graphics and sound added to its appeal and depth [3]

Karl Foster for Amiga Power called the game "a real challenge to master even against the computer player" but noted that the two-player option "brings to light numerous new ways of completing the game". [5]

Tom Malcom for Info felt that the game "adds so much pizazz and polish" to the strategy, and wargaming genre, and complemented the control interface. [6]

Ed Ricketts for Amiga Format said that despite needing a little more on the effects side, he found it "a really absorbing, and pretty intelligent game that has real long-term potential". [4]

Mike Pattenden for CU Amiga found that the game has "more than enough depth and variety to keep you going" despite its restricted role-playing element. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Greenberg, Allen (June 1992). "Leave No Stone Unhinged: UbiSoft's Celtic Legends". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 95. pp. 72–73.
  2. "Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!". www.kultboy.com.
  3. 1 2 "Celtic Legends review from Amiga Action 28 (Jan 1992) - Amiga Magazine Rack". amr.abime.net.
  4. 1 2 Amiga Magazine Rack [ dead link ]
  5. 1 2 "Celtic Legends review from Amiga Power 9 (Jan 1992) - Amiga Magazine Rack". amr.abime.net.
  6. "Info Magazine Issue 48" via Internet Archive.
  7. Amiga Magazine Rack [ dead link ]