Robin Hood Defender of the Crown

The cut-scenes are also astounding. I've never seen such attention to detail and atmosphere put into in-game movies before. And there's so many of them!

Most people seem to assume this is a game about archery, swordfighting, jousting etc. But there's such a big strategy game behind it, with a map of England (and Sherwood Forest) that you attempt to take-over county by county. It's up there with the Sid Meier classics.

This is a great game. I can't stop playing it. I'm off to kick the Sheriff's ass!


One of the best medieval games ever   May 10, 2010
Maxwell Smart
I love this game! It is a little of a challenge, but that makes all the more fun! I definitly recommend it to anyone who likes playing medieval video games.


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1 out of 5 found this review helpful

So I think this game sounds good but I need to know if this is real swordfighting or like Final Fantasy where you attack and they attack. I like the real swordfighting better and really want to know.


Worth it!   January 13, 2004
Michael Picagli (Long Island-New York, United States)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful

This game has been very entertaining, and brings a new style/perspective to games that have been lost for a long time. A lot of games these days have missed the gameplay aspect in favor of flashy graphics. This has both. The game does get monotonous at times, but it doesn't daunt me too much from enjoying it. The strategy of the game is very challenging and keeps the game going. You can get a lot of re-play out of this game, it retains it's fun pretty well, which is very important to me.

There are aspects I wish they would have developed further, like the sword fighting. It's not the greatest system, and I found the fights quite easy and non challenging after my third time playing it. But it's still enjoyable, definitely not the worst!! You can block, duck, jump, and do high and low attacks. But it's quite simplistic in method.
Jousting is definitely kool, but like the fighting, they could have added a lot more features. Still, I love watching the guys getting smashed by my lance! And the controls are very good.
You get to go on castle raids which is totally awesome, but also simplistic. Archery ambushes are quite hard, in my opinion the hardest part of the game. If they made it just a tad easier it would be my most played sequence. Ahhh, and the sieges! Nicely done, let the castle walls crumble! Decent fun, but again, they could have added extra features in there as well. I just want to shake the creators a bit for not pushing the game a little further.
The voice acting was superb! The movie sequences are truly awesome. It adds a very nice flare to it, and is done better then any other game I've seen. The graphics are really very good, my applause to the artists and animators.

Overall, the game is very well worth the price of admission!

I hope to see a Robin Hood: defender of the crown 2 with added features and sequences.
The game could really use some added spice to make it more robust. But after playing it and knowing it's pro's and con's. I would still buy it if I didn't own it. I am very happy with this game, the low price, and my purchase.

(Edit Dec 2006: I think the computer version of this game is perfect for laptop/notebook users, more so today then 2 years ago.)