King's Bounty: Legions Preview
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Merely at first glance, its artwork, world map, and character animations belie the Facebook platform. Even on beta, this Legions variation of the King's Bounty series already solidly translates the strategy RPG adventure hailed by its fans. Players must build their army, amassing soldiers and gold through quests and conquests, to claim dominion over the land (and preferably, their Facebook friends too). And did I mention that the game can be played for free for a certain amount of hours every day?
Constructing a team from a current list of 32 units, players battle each other on a hex-based grid, moving and attacking their opponent's team until one of them stands victorious. Teams have slots for five units - two mortal, two immortal, and one legendary - and players may place a less powerful unit in a more powerful slot (say, an immortal in a legendary slot) for a large unit boost. A player's team weight, determined by their leadership stat (effectively the player's level), contributes to how many of each unit players that can be taken into battle.
