Tzar: Burden of the Crown

A classic medieval real-time strategy game

Tzar: Burden of the Crown is a real-time strategy (RTS) game that was originally released in 2000. The game takes place in a medieval setting and sees the player fighting against a sinister evil that is invading the peaceful kingdom of the player’s society. The game features twenty missions to play through in the campaign.

This game comes from a classic era of real-time strategy games that included titles like Age of Empires II and Command & Conquer Red Alert. It utilizes 2D graphics from a top-down perspective.

Battle a sinister evil

Tzar: Burden of the Crown takes place in a medieval fantasy world where the peaceful kingdom of Keanor has come under threat from a sinister evil that is sweeping across the land. The player has to martial the kingdom’s defenses to fight back against this evil before it consumes everything and everyone in Keanor.

Real-time strategy

The gameplay of Tzar: Burden of the Crown is quite typical of real-time strategy games. Indeed, this game stems from a period when the “standard” RTS experience was being created. Players must use their resources wisely, doing battle with the units at their disposal and upgrading their defenses when needed.

A good but dated real-time strategy game

The pedigree of Tzar: Burden of the Crown is strong, with the popularity of this decades-old game remaining even today. However, the game does look its age, and much of the gameplay that was innovative for the time is now quite standard. While it was a good game for the time, it is likely to only appeal to nostalgic fans of the original release today.