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The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom PC

Review

Lurking deep below the surface is a game unyielding in its ability to penalise the player for any minor discretion. The Settlers have certainly come of age, and despite various flaws, it's probably the most comprehensive release of the series so far.
 
7.5 / 10
"Extremely challenging."
 

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v1.09 brings two new campaign maps.
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Tutorial video, three different game options.
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If only board games were this cool.

Settlers 7 patched

PC NEWS by Dan Cheer 7 Sep 2010, 2:05 pm
 
Settlers 7 patched

Blue Byte and Ubisoft have released a new patch for Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom - we've mirrored it at GP Downloads (820MB).

New content includes the fifth and ninth campaign maps, optimized for skirmish and multiplayer;

 

The Settlers 7 demo released

PC NEWS by Dan Cheer 22 Mar 2010, 3:25 pm
 
The Settlers 7 demo released

Ubisoft have released a playable demo for The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom, the next iteration in the franchise developed by Blue Byte.

In The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom, the building and production systems allow gamers to expand their kingdom village by village, sector by sector, optimizing their creation by fine-tuning production chains and transport systems.

This demo contains one tutorial video and one map in three different versions: one for multiplayer, one for singleplayer, one as a free map without an opponent. It's now hosted at GP Downloads (2.5GB).

 

The Settlers 7 announcement trailer

PC TRAILER by Dan Cheer 23 Sep 2009, 11:31 am
In The Settlers 7, a brand-new graphic engine will let gamers experience the beauty of their kingdom in a never-seen-before level of detail and more than a dozen AI profiles, each with unique behaviours, will add enhanced variety to the game.
 

The Settlers 7 announced

PC NEWS by Dan Cheer 23 Sep 2009, 10:25 am
 
The Settlers 7 announced

Ubisoft has announced the development of The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom, the next iteration in the strategy game franchise for PC.

Scheduled for release in autumn 2010, The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom gives gamers the opportunity to choose the best way to lead their kingdom to victory, in an environment set in middle-Europe during the early Renaissance.

“The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom brings The Settlers franchise to a new level in the strategy-game genre, relying on the key mechanisms that made the series a success while innovating and giving the gamers the opportunity to build their own thrilling experience.” said John Parkes, Marketing Director at Ubisoft.

Developed by the Ubisoft Blue Byte studio located in Düsseldorf, Germany. Players will be able to play campaigns, skirmish maps or multi-player challenges.

A fact sheet released today by Ubisoft promises the following;

 
 
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Game info

Description: Developed by the Ubisoft Blue Byte studio located in Düsseldorf, Germany, The Settlers 7: Paths to a KingdomTM brings a fresh, innovative design to the franchise, while reintroducing the strong game mechanics and deep gameplay that are hallmarks of the highly acclaimed Settlers series. Players w... (more info)
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Developed by the Ubisoft Blue Byte studio located in Düsseldorf, Germany, The Settlers 7: Paths to a KingdomTM brings a fresh, innovative design to the franchise, while reintroducing the strong game mechanics and deep gameplay that are hallmarks of the highly acclaimed Settlers series. Players will easily become engaged in an exciting campaign, skirmish maps or multi-player challenges in a world of lush forests, open meadows, fast flowing rivers, and high mountains.

Features:
  • Rich gameplay mechanics: The deep building and production systems allow gamers to expand their kingdom village by village, sector by sector, optimizing their creation by fine-tuning production chains and transport systems.
  • Variety of gameplay: Gamers will be able to choose the best path to lead their kingdom to victory around three main pillars:
    • Military: by building strong armies and defeating opponents with shear military power.
    • Science: by increasing their influence in the monasteries, gamers will be able to have access to the most beneficial technologies.
    • Trade: by occupying the best trade routes to become the wealthiest player on the map.
  • Depending on each style of play, gamers will be able to unlock a variation of new and unique possibilities, changing the way they build their own kingdom.
  • All-new victory system: New victory point system brings more tension and competition to the game. Victory points are awarded in many different ways depending on the choices gamers make throughout the evolution of their kingdom.
  • Online Multiplayer: gamers will be able to play online and face opponents in classic adversarial and co-op teamplay modes. Online features include user-generated and downloadable content, in-game feeds, and various leaderboards.
  • A new graphic engine and improved AI: A brand-new graphic engine will let gamers experience the beauty of their kingdom in a never-seen-before level of detail and more than a dozen AI profiles, each with unique behaviors, will add enhanced variety to the game like never before.
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RRP: $39.99
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Release Date
1 April 2010
Genre
Strategy