AVault:
"I haven't spent much time with strategy titles lately, so it took a while to get back on the horse, but once I got into the groove, explored all of the interface's features and settled into a gameplay pattern, I was rewarded with a fascinating, beautifully designed game that had me wanting to run home and jump back into the action. The enemy AI is a bit dodgy and the lack of a multiplayer mode is a serious flaw, but I can't think of a game I've played this year that has surprised me more than this one. Normally I uninstall a game as soon as I finish with it, but Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI will be on my hard drive for a long time to come."
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This is a game with a long heritage. Based on the 14th-century historical novel of the same name, this is the eleventh game in the series. Eleventh! There are very few games with that kind of pedigree. And these aren't sequels, or spin-offs, or even really 're-imaginings' – they are more-or-less the same game, constantly revised for new platforms and technologies.
Three Kingdoms The Battle Begins: MMORPG has Launched. This is a free to play MMO that had some limited beta testing in an Open Beta last week. It is offered by online game publisher Uforia.
The launch saw some server downtime and some concern over antivirus software improperly identifying elements in the download as a virus. Themida is actually an anti-hacking device. The item mall has also been open with new items being added.
