Northland | 
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| From: Tri Synergy
Category: Video Games
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 20326
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Nt, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp, Windows 95
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Jewel Case
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.4
MPN: 699030111826
Model: 699030111826
UPC: 699030111826
EAN: 0699030111826
ASIN: B0000CNUWD
Release Date: March 22, 2004
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| Features:
| • | Adventure game set in fantasy Scandinavia | | • | Single-player campaign with eight missions | | • | Eight additional stand-alone missions plus editor to create more | | • | Multiple difficulty levels | | • | For one or more players using LAN or internet |
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Product Description
Northland puts you in control of a young Viking hero, as you set off to save the world, while working to civilize your country!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Nothing Special June 6, 2007
I love a good Sim/Strategy game as much as the next guy but this game falls short. Its not expensive but I feel its overpriced none the less. This game is pretty much just like any other game in its genre minus challenge and excitement. It doesnt try to be new or try to be different. If you want a game where you micro manage every civilian and have plenty of time on your hands than try it out. Its not a game you can just play for a few minutes and expect results. Its an actual village/city builder. But it feels a little too cartoony for me and the lack of camera angles and detals are frustrating. You have to constantly put up road signs for your civilians and if theyre not up than your people get lost. The woman are almost useless and the fact you have no control over them besides when they get pregnant is annoying. This is a colorful 'toony' 2D environment that feels more like a Nintendo 64 game than a PC game. I say if you want a good city builder than skip this one. If you just want to build a city between commercial breaks and not get too into it than try it out. It feels more like a starter game for strategy/city builder gamers than one that has actual substance.
Northland PC Game May 17, 2007
This game would have been a good follow up for Settlers IV. It has older style "cartoonish" graphics and works on the same premises. Your villagers are plunked down in the middle of mixed mountainous terrain and must gather everything they need to survive. This game is a good lesson in micromanagement. Every single villager must be personally assigned a job and watched closely to make sure they stay busy. You barely have time to explore for all the attention you need to spend on basic stuff. For example, to get a Brewer, you need to train one villager as a Farmer, Miller and Baker first. I like the game, but it's not something you can just sit down and "play"...
 Great Game December 5, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I do have to say it took me a while to figure everything out but I haven't been playing games for 10 years so that might expalin. having heard about civilization and shown Northland to people that have played Civilization and Age of empires, it seems to beat all of those. Personally I really enjoyed it. I think the directions can be a bit better (on how to give things to other groups, which is under the menu/window that shows the relationship status with other tribes). I think it's not just clever but also full of options. I soon learned that there is no need to have one woman/man to keep everyone happy (which makes it so that the women run out of work to do because there is so many of them). one woman/household is enough. so the more you play it, the more you learn the tricks. I just bought the sequal, the 8th wonders of the world so once I see how that is, I'll post up a review.
CULTURES 3? July 23, 2004
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
i was a bit disappointed in this game-if you are a cultures addict you will probably still spend hours upon hours upon hours playing northland-as i did-but i think the original cultures is the most challanging-as far as the fighting goes-northland is waaaaay too easy-original cultures is most challanging-cultures 2 is certainly more challanging than northland-did they make northland for little kids?? im just wondering-the only new thing i can see in northland is you get to battle against-and to fight with ghost warriors which is kind of a cute idea-and the werewolf type characters are kind of creepy-otherwise-i am hoping that cultures 4 will be more challanging-the advanced graphics and gameplay of 2 and 3-but a game that offers a diehard cultures addict some serious challanges
 Worst Game March 8, 2004
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
This game sucks! You have no idea what you are supposed to be doing. Instructions are not clear. A complet waste of money.
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