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XIII Century

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54%Game Brain Score
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54% User Score Based on 67 reviews

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XIII Century is a single player and multiplayer real-time strategy game with medieval and historical themes. It was developed by Unicorn Games Studio and was released on August 28, 2009. It received neutral reviews from players.

XIII Century Gold Edition combines the highly successful strategy game XIII Century: Death or Glory with the follow-up sequel, XIII Century: Blood of Europe.XIII Century: Death or Glory is an RTS game which immerses players in the Middle Ages.

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54%
Audience ScoreBased on 67 reviews
graphics4 positive mentions
stability3 negative mentions
  • Highly historically accurate and authentic medieval battles focusing on tactical precision and realistic morale mechanics.
  • Engaging and challenging AI that encourages thoughtful maneuvering, flanking, and formation management.
  • Offers a deep and focused real-time tactical combat experience with a variety of units and formations, appealing to enthusiasts of medieval warfare.
  • Significant technical issues including frequent crashes, poor compatibility with modern systems, black screen problems, and unstable gameplay.
  • Lacks a strategic campaign layer and empire management, resulting in limited replayability and scope.
  • Aging graphics, dated interface, cumbersome controls, and occasional awkward camera angles detract from the overall experience.
  • graphics
    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are generally considered decent and impressive for the game's age, with some praising the variety and historical accuracy compared to older strategy titles. While not matching modern standards or newer Total War entries, the visuals maintain a solid aesthetic, though issues like dark visuals, pixelation, and occasional technical glitches are noted. Many users express interest in a remaster to update the graphics to contemporary quality.

    • “Great graphics for a 2005 game and the mechanics are clever.”
    • “Although I admit graphics are not rising to Shogun 2 or Rome 2 in the Total War series, it is still quite good.”
    • “The graphics are nice, better than Medieval 2, and comparable to Empire.”
    • “I would love to see this game come out with a remaster for 2022 graphics and more 3D, less pixelated, less old school looks to it, like Rome II Total War.”
    • “The visuals have a rather dark, dream-like quality and are over-bloomed.”
    • “On the other hand, the graphics and textures are like the oldest strategy game for PC called Imperial Glory.”
  • story
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story features multiple campaigns across different nations with several missions each, but technical issues such as frequent crashes and inaccessible missions significantly hinder the experience and progression. Despite ample content, these problems disrupt the narrative flow and prevent completion of key story missions.

    • “It includes a series of campaigns for different nations (England, France, Spain, Teutonic Order, Russia, etc.) with around 5-6 missions per.”
    • “However, I still have to give this game a positive review -- it's extremely cheap, so there's more than enough content for your money, even with the inaccessible missions.”
    • “On the 2nd English mission, I basically had my whole army go against William Wallace and his other 2 cavalry groups and the rest of his army didn't react.”
    • “On the 2nd English mission, I basically had my whole army go against William Wallace and his other two cavalry groups, and the rest of his army didn't react.”
    • “Then the game wouldn't load for the 4th English mission, tried some fixes but it wouldn't work.”
    • “I eventually managed to start the game, but after a few missions it decided it was going to crash on one particular level every time I tried to play it.”
  • gameplay
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay offers consistent core mechanics with a focus on morale over numbers, complemented by clever design and strong historical flavor. While it may feel restrictive for those seeking empire-building or broad resource management, the expansion adds new strategic challenges that enhance replay value.

    • “While the core mechanics remain consistent, the expansion enhances replay value by providing new strategic challenges and reinforcing the historical flavor of the overall package.”
    • “Great graphics for a 2005 game and the mechanics are clever.”
    • “Players looking for empire-building mechanics or campaign-wide resource management may find the structure restrictive.”
    • “The gameplay in this game focuses more on morale than on numbers.”
  • replayability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Replayability is limited due to consistent core mechanics and lack of variety, with some enhancement from expansions adding new strategic challenges. Overall, the game is better suited for quick tactical skirmishes rather than long-term replay value.

    • “While the core mechanics remain consistent, the expansion enhances replay value by providing new strategic challenges and reinforcing the historical flavor of the overall package.”
    • “There is no replayability with this setup.”
  • stability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game demonstrates frequent stability issues, including crashes, frequent freezing, and error screens before battles. These bugs can disrupt the gameplay experience, though the core campaign structure remains intact.

    • “For an older title, it is still fun yet buggy with crashes still.”
    • “As mentioned before, I get an error before every battle and the screen freezes and goes black.”
    • “Freezes a lot.”
  • optimization
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users find the game surprisingly well optimized, delivering smooth performance. Some advanced system tweaks are suggested for further enhancement, but overall optimization is praised.

    • “I was surprised at how enjoyable and well optimized this game and its sibling games are.”
  • character development
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game maintains the classic character design from older Total War titles, specifically Medieval II, but with enhanced historical accuracy. However, some users desire updated, more modern 3D graphics to reduce the pixelated, old-school look. Overall, character development is appreciated for its authenticity but could benefit from visual modernization.

  • music
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music is adequate and functional, though not particularly memorable or standout. It effectively supports the game without drawing much attention.

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XIII Century is a real-time strategy game with medieval and historical themes.

XIII Century is available on PC and Windows.

XIII Century was released on August 28, 2009.

XIII Century was developed by Unicorn Games Studio.

XIII Century has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its story.

XIII Century is a single player game with multiplayer support.

Similar games include Field of Glory II: Medieval, Field of Glory II, SHOGUN: Total War - Collection, Pike and Shot: Campaigns, Master of Command and others.