King's Bounty: The Legend  Release Date: September 23, 2008
King's Bounty: The Legend Review  Don't overlook this under-the-
radar strategy game.  Having never played 1989's original
release of King's Bounty, I was told to expect a Heroes of Might
and Magic type of experience from its successor, King's Bounty:
The Legend. To my surprise, upon booting up the game, it
appeared as if I had stumbled across a typical hack-and-slash
RPG. What primarily threw me off was the isometric over-the-
shoulder camera angle. While the game initially looked like a
Diablo clone, King's Bounty is actually an entirely different,
yet familiar experience.  As is typical with most RPGs, you will
traverse across maps full of villages, monsters, friendly non-
playable characters, and shops. As your journey begins, you are
asked to choose amongst three different classes: warrior,
paladin, or mage. I chose the paladin because I thought it would
give me a decent mix of the warrior's might and the mage's
magic. While roaming around the wor