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Myth - A myth that is is a good game.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 15
Date: March 31, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the worst games ever made. It is impossible to beat even the easiest levels without spending hours on learning the terrible interface and horrid battle system. Very bad game for even the highly experienced RTS player. If you have hours to waste, fine, buy this game. Otherwise get a real game that will allow you to have fun.

Favourite Games Ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: April 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Myth is quite simply, my favourite series ever. And for only$20, if you don't have this collection (or have not ordered it) youshould ask someone to kick you in the head as hard as they can. Myth is set in a world of light and dark creatures, battling it out to the end. And a great storyline makes you want to keep playing and never stop. Although Myth an RTS game, it is different from others because you cannot build structures or units. You start out with an army that you retain for the rest of the scenario, and you send them into battle. This may sound a little shallow, but trust me, it's not. You have to take advantage of key terrain points (such as the top of a cliff, overlooking a valley full of enemies), and set up your units in just the right way. And while the single player missions are fun, the high point of the game is the multiplayer. You can either set up a network or play free over the internet. On the internet site, I have made freinds and I'm sure you will too, and the whole atmosphere of the place is very freindly. Everyone is a good sportsman there. Once again, if you don't have this, you deserve a kick in the head. Definitely my favourite game ever. END

Colorful Frisbee

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 29
Date: April 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Do not, under any circumstances, buy this game. I wish there had been someone like me to stop me when I bought it. It gets one star for not blowing up my computer when I put it in the drive. I want my money back.

First of all, the game much too hard when you're first starting out. Be prepared to die a thousand deaths. The camera controls are horrible, and really just a bad idea. Its almost like driving a car, and the action is through the windshield. Very annoying, stick to classic scrolling. You start with a set amount of soldiers/archers/etc, all which die extremely easily. The storyline is weak and uninteresting, bearly tied to the story. If you actually manage to beat this game without destroying the cd the ending is as unsatisfying as the rest of the game. Save your money for... just about anything else.

A good series, but for a few flaws

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: April 19, 2000
Author: Amazon User

First, the camera system. What the hell were they thinking, having the scrolling direction dependent on the camera's current angle? That's the most messed-up control I've ever seen. Second, the lack of any sort of mechanism for morale. While your dwarves and bowmen will flee a melee, every soldier whose primary purpose is hand-to-hand combat will always fight to the death. This is completely unrealistic. Third, your units never grow fatigued. A soldier who's just lopped the heads off a dozen zombies will run as fast and swing more effectively (thanks to the veteran unit mechanism) than one who's been hiding since the battle started.

While it does have these gaping flaws, the good points of the game are numerous as well. It frees the player who enjoys the tactical aspects of a battle from the hideous specter of resource management that consumes 80% of your time in other RTS games. The mechanism for veteran units is great, if a bit overpowered; the physics model for archers and dwarves is great as well; and the 3-D battlefields are a great improvement over the standard flat-terrain-with-impassable-decorations field of most RTS games.

Myth was a great pioneer in the field of real-time strategy without resource management, but it's since been superceded by games such as Sid Meier's Antietam and the forthcoming Shogun: Total War.

Just play it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Simply enough this game kicks $##!! I still to this day, have not found something better in this genre of game. Just buy it, and get on playmyth.net, and join the havoc

Great game with its own flaws

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 10
Date: May 05, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game. I will stay there. It requires all kinds of thought and mastery of military strategy. Overall the game looks amazong, and the blood & gore is second to only Soldier of Fortune.

This game's downfalls however made it nearly unplayable. The game runs absurdly slow on my system, which is currently a 533 mhz system. This really makes for an awful experience. One you get to the later levels, you will have more load time than play time.

I really recommend this if you have a smoking system, it really is great, however, if you run less than a 533 mhz, you are not in for a treat.

Great game, with just a bit lacking.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: January 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Really a great game. I personally like Myth II a lot better than the first, it's more detailed. It's got some great 3-D graphics, but the camera view can be a little annoying when you are still learning the game. The multiplayer aspect of the game is thrilling. With hundreds of plug-ins on the disk, you can play standard, Civil War style, or my favorite, WWII. Each one has great details. The AI isn't to smart, but it gets the job done. With exploding monsters comming at you from all directions, you are forced to think, think, and think again. The computer will force you to outsmart it, having 5 men of yours agenst rows and rows of enemies. All in all, I would definatly buy it if you are looking for a lot of fun and thrills, and have the 3-D acceloration.

Better late than never

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: January 29, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Having an interest in creative writing, I'm most interested in those kinds of games that provide great graphics in conjunction with a well constructed plot or premise. Myth is one such game. Actually, I'm a relative late-comer to the Myth scene, but I'm extremely happy that I stumbled onto a demo of the game several weeks ago. When it comes to RTS titles, Myth is probably the most ingenious and ranks among the most challenging I've seen. The ability to view the battlefield in 3D obviously sets this game apart from others, such as StarCraft, but the computer AI in the single player levels is quite challenging, especially to the player, like myself, who is in the early stages of his Myth development. Combine this with the ability to play multiplayer games on Bungie's top-notch site, and you've got a winner on every front.

You don't know what you're missing!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: March 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

If you like Command & Conquer, Warcraft or Starcraft, it'll take you about half an hour to totally fall in love with Myth. Have a fast computer and a decent graphics card. PII350 is my reccommended minimum. The storyline for the game is a little bit weak, but that's okay: you'll be so eager to get to the battles, that you'll find yourself skipping throught the story narrations, anyway.

Myth's 3D physics is simply breathtaking, and gameplay is superb. Some of the epic battles will make you replay their footages in your mind for days. Practice camera control and get very good at it. The better you are with the camera, the more you'll enjoy this game.

A Demo Is The Best Way To Decide: Look For A Demo

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The best game in the world? Or a colorful frisbee? Look for a game site with a demo to download, and you decide for yourself. I am not a big fantasy gamer nor am I a RTS player. A friend gave me Myth Of The Fallen Lords and I tried it because I have an 800 Mhz Pentium III and I fell in love with Myth. It works beautifully - you've got to endure the learning curve, but, for me, it was worth it. Hating a game because it isn't instantly mastered or "easy" to begin playing, isn't the best way to judge. I enjoy this game immensely, but you may hate it. Find a demo. Try it.

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