Celtic Legends Explained

Publisher:Ubi Soft
Released:1991
Developer:Ubi Soft

Celtic Legends is a 1991 video game published by Ubi Soft.

Gameplay

Celtic Legends is a game in which two sorcerer-generals wage war against each other in the land of Celtika.

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[2]

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".[3]

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.[4]

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".[5]

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.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Greenberg . Allen . Leave No Stone Unhinged: UbiSoft's Celtic Legends . Computer Gaming World . June 1992 . 1 . 95 . 72–73.
  2. Web site: Celtic Legends review from Amiga Action 28 (Jan 1992) - Amiga Magazine Rack. amr.abime.net.
  3. Web site: Celtic Legends review from Amiga Power 9 (Jan 1992) - Amiga Magazine Rack. amr.abime.net.
  4. Web site: Info Magazine Issue 48. Internet Archive.
  5. http://amr.abime.net/amr_popup_picture.php?src=amiga_format/magscans/af030_1992_01/104.jpg&c=95377&n=1&filesize=355630 Amiga Magazine Rack
  6. http://amr.abime.net/amr_popup_picture.php?src=cu_amiga/magscans/cu_1992_01/088.jpg&c=95377&n=1&filesize=231443 Amiga Magazine Rack