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For a long time, KOEI used their resources on making realistic strategy games based on asian history, but this time they put their efforts into making a very good and accurate gaming version of the American War of Independence. In Liberty or Death you play as either the American or the British forces, trying to take supreme control over the American continent.
Playing as the Brits will be easier as they had more resources, but veteran gamers should give the American forces a go. Once you select you country, you have to appoint your Commander-in-Chief. This will be your key player, and must be protected at all costs. If you loose your Commander, you will loose the war as well. So play it safe with him, and withdraw him from combat if things turn bad.
As usual with KOEI games, you can use both your mouse and keyboard for control. Personally I would recommend using the num-pad for the battles, as the mouse has an ability to hide itself from time to time.
The graphic is pleasing for the most, but the battlefields are just ugly. This is mostly due to the fact that the old KOEI games used a really weird resolution (640x200 pixels) and the fact that they tried to use as few colors as possible (which means that the most screens have less than 10 colors in them). Why KOEI decided to do this to their games is a mystery, but it does give their games a unique touch you won't find in other games.
All in all Liberty or Death is a decent strategy game, that covers an important era in the American history.
The game supports multiplayer up to 2 players.
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