Armies of Exigo

Armies of Exigo is a fantasy real-time strategy game very much in the vein of Warcraft III, so much so as it was even dubbed as "Warcraft 3.5" by some gaming communities. The game in addition had several similarities to another Blizzard title, Starcraft.
 PC

Overview

Armies of Exigo is a PC Real Time Strategy game developed by Black Hole Entertainment and published by EA. A fairly generic RTS with strong similarities to Warcraft III and StarCraft. The game's major twist on the genre is the 'dual-layered map system', which allows you to delve deep underground and explore caves and caverns, then tunnel to the surface to ambush your enemies.

Units

Armies of Exigo feature's three different armies: The empire, the fallen, the beasts.

The empire

The empire represents the human side. "comprised of valiant knights, hardworking peasants, mystical elves and others". The empire is lead by the mage Alric do Rei.

Alric do Rei

Alric recently took over as head of the Council of Mages when his mentor suddenly and mysteriously died. though still young, Alric's knowledge of ancient spells and unmatched spell-casting mastery make him indispensable in the fight for supremacy

Dunehelm Bellangere

A brave and battle-tested knight dedicated to protecting the empire from the growing threats from the beasts and from the more tenuous new threat posed by the fallen, Dunehelm is instrumental in the fight against encroaching evil.

Lady Tierna

Lady Tierna and her giant eagle, Silver Wing, lead the elite Valkyrie warriors. the daughter of the King of the Northern Elves, Lady Tierna remembers and honors the old alliance with humans to defend the realm against invaders, be they beasts or Orcs. Her exquisite mastery of archery is unparalleled.

PC System Requirements

  • Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
  • 1.5GHz Processor
  • 384MB RAM
  • 8X CD-ROM Drive
  • 1.5GB Hard Disk Space
  • 64MB nVidia GeForce 3 or ATi Radeon 8500 Class Video Card
  • DirectX compatible Sound Card
  • DirectX 9.0c