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Celtic Kings: Rage of War

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91%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
91% User Score Based on 81 reviews

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About Celtic Kings: Rage of War

Celtic Kings: Rage of War is a single player and multiplayer role playing game with fantasy, warfare and historical themes. It was developed by Haemimont Games and was released on September 5, 2019. It received very positive reviews from players.

Celtic Kings: Rage of War is an RTS classic by Haemimont Games, originally released in 2002. It is the first game of the award-winning franchise Celtic Kings

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91%Audience ScoreBased on 81 reviews
story7 positive mentions
graphics3 negative mentions
  • Classic and nostalgic RTS with a loyal fanbase and great replayability.
  • Unique gameplay focused on combat, strategy, logistics, and troop management without base building.
  • Engaging story blending historical and fantasy elements, accompanied by a memorable soundtrack.
  • Lacks support for modern widescreen resolutions leading to display and usability issues.
  • Bugs and glitches, including sound problems and game-breaking crashes, affect playability.
  • Outdated controls and interface lacking convenience features found in modern RTS games.

  • story

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    64% positive mentions, 9% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The story is generally praised for its dark, engaging, and adventurous tone, centered on a Gaul hero uniting tribes against Rome, offering a nostalgic old-school RPG-inspired experience. However, some find it uninspiring and note historical inaccuracies along with repetitive, sometimes frustrating mission bugs. Overall, it provides an immersive narrative that appeals especially to fans of classic RTS games.

    • “The campaign story is dark and interesting.”
    • “As for its story (adventure), it was interesting at the time, following your Gaul hero trying to unite all other Gaulic tribes against the Roman menace.”
    • “For its time, a truly legendary game for old RTS players (outside of C&C/RA or Warcraft/Starcraft) with a very interesting story that gave you the feeling of adventure, misery, and struggle.”
    • “The story isn't historical despite its historical setting.”
    • “Unfortunately, the story and quests are pretty uninspiring.”
    • “Wish there were more missions.”

  • gameplay

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 34% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The gameplay is a nostalgic, old-school RTS experience with simple yet engaging mechanics such as logistics, upgrades, and unit training that provide strategic depth despite only having two factions and no building. It offers fun solo play and unique features like troop health management outside the camp, though some strategies may require precise knowledge and skill. Overall, it is accessible for RTS newcomers while still offering meaningful tactical decisions.

    • “While this RTS only has 2 factions and no building, the gameplay mechanics like logistics, upgrades, and training give it more than enough strategic depth.”
    • “There are even some different mechanics like your troops slowly lose health once they are out of your camp and you can train them up by fighting each other, but this costs health so you then need to spend time healing.”
    • “Gameplay and combat - it's fun and engaging.”
    • “The adventure in the game is fun but I suggest playing on easy difficulty since you have to cheese the mechanics to win unless you know every possible detail and can compete with the AI in terms of speed and decision making.”
    • “There are some unique mechanics like your troops slowly losing health once they are out of your camp, and you can train them by fighting each other but this costs health, so then you need to spend time healing.”
    • “Celtic Kings: Rage of War is a really old-school, real-time strategy game with nostalgic 90s RTS looks and gameplay. It's a bit less polished but typical of its genre and set in a war time period involving Gauls, Romans, and possibly Teutons.”

  • music

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 17% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The game's music is generally praised as enjoyable and satisfying, with great soundtracks and impactful sound effects. However, some users report issues with music not playing consistently and recommend muting the in-game soundtrack in favor of external music.

    • “The music and sound effects are satisfying.”
    • “Great soundtracks.”
    • “Music doesn't play and the sound effects/voice acting are intermittent at best.”
    • “And the music which absolutely blasts!”

  • graphics

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    20% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The graphics are dated, reflecting the game's 2002 release, with an old-school style comparable to Baldur’s Gate or Icewind Dale. Despite being somewhat limited by modern display support, the beautifully rendered 2D visuals show notable attention to detail and still hold up reasonably well today.

    • “Beautifully rendered 2D graphics with attention to detail.”
    • “Old game - poor graphics.”
    • “Graphics are comparable to Baldur’s Gate or Icewind Dale.”
    • “Old-school graphics that still look pretty okay today.”

  • stability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frustrating, game-breaking bugs and glitches that can disrupt progress. However, some problems like freezing at the opening logos have simple workarounds, such as alt-tabbing to recover.

    • “The game is pretty buggy - the game-breaking kind - forcing me to ditch the tutorial halfway through and hop right into the first campaign.”
    • “Frustrating bugs and glitches, some of which can be game-breaking.”
    • “If your game freezes at the opening logos, just alt-tab out and back in, and you'll be good.”

  • replayability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game is praised for its high replayability, with players frequently returning to it and especially valuing the skirmish mode. Overall, its replay value is rated 10/10, making it a great purchase.

    • “Oldie but such an awesome game, keep coming back to it. Replayability is 10/10.”
    • “Considering the replayability value of its skirmish mode, the price is right!”

  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is nostalgic and lighthearted, playfully guiding players through basic tutorials that reflect the simplicity of classic "golden days" gaming. This approach adds a charming and amusing touch for those familiar with older game eras.

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Play Times

250h Median play time
250h Average play time
250-250h Spent by most gamers
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Celtic Kings: Rage of War is a role playing game with fantasy, warfare and historical themes. Common tags for Celtic Kings: Rage of War include classic.

Celtic Kings: Rage of War is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 250 hours playing Celtic Kings: Rage of War.

Celtic Kings: Rage of War was released on September 5, 2019.

Celtic Kings: Rage of War was developed by Haemimont Games.

Celtic Kings: Rage of War has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked Celtic Kings: Rage of War for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Celtic Kings: Rage of War is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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