A Kingdom for Keflings
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A Kingdom for Keflings is a video game developed by NinjaBee
for the Xbox Live Arcade
which was released on November 19, 2008. It is the first Xbox 360 title to allow full avatar player control in the New Xbox Experience. The game has been described as having "dashes of SimCity
and Black & White". Its resource gathering system is comparable to The Settlers
. On November 13, 2009 Ninjabee announced that the game would be coming to the PC as well and are currently accepting beta testers.
The main goal of the game is to complete the castle, thereby producing a King or Queen of the Keflings. The game, however, does not stop, and appears to officially never end, allowing the player to continue building more structures and gather more resources.
If hosting a game, the host has the option to kick any other player that has joined the game. When a player is kicked, they remain online and in the same Kingdom, however, they become the host, are the only player until others join, and have the option to save the Kingdom to their memory unit for later play. Only the host may save the online game.
each, equivalent to $2.00. Each pack contains 2 new kingdoms for players to develop. Kingdom Pack 1 contains the Orchard Kingdom and Kingdom Crossroads. Kingdom Pack 2 contains Relic Kingdom and Central Kingdom. The Kingdoms in the second pack are said to be of a higher difficulty.
To the request of fans, the developer has made the songs available for download.
NinjaBee
NinjaBee is a game development studio that develops downloadable games for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, handheld consoles, the Wii's WiiWare service and the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade. As a sub-division of Wahoo Studios, NinjaBee is primarily involved in portable or downloadable games, with Wahoo...
for the Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade is a type of video game download distribution available primarily in a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360, that focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers...
which was released on November 19, 2008. It is the first Xbox 360 title to allow full avatar player control in the New Xbox Experience. The game has been described as having "dashes of SimCity
SimCity
SimCity is a critically acclaimed city-building simulation video game, first released in 1989, and designed by Will Wright. SimCity was Maxis' first product, which has since been ported into various personal computers and game consoles, and spawned several sequels including SimCity 2000 in 1994,...
and Black & White". Its resource gathering system is comparable to The Settlers
The Settlers
The Settlers is a slow-paced simulation computer game by German developer Blue Byte Software, first released in 1993 for Commodore Amiga and in 1994 for the PC...
. On November 13, 2009 Ninjabee announced that the game would be coming to the PC as well and are currently accepting beta testers.
Gameplay
In the game, the player takes on a role of a giant in the land of the Keflings. Keflings are a small race of human-like creatures; similar to elves, half-lings, or gnomes. It becomes the job of the player to aid the Keflings in creating their kingdom. This is accomplished by building various structures, collecting resources, and managing the work of the Keflings. The Keflings will aid the player in gathering resources (wood, wool, crystals, and stone) and transporting them to various buildings for use in producing other buildings. Some buildings convert the resources into other products for use in building more complex structures.The main goal of the game is to complete the castle, thereby producing a King or Queen of the Keflings. The game, however, does not stop, and appears to officially never end, allowing the player to continue building more structures and gather more resources.
Characters
There are four characters available for use in the game, all having slightly different starting statistics. As a fifth option, the player may also use their Xbox Live Avatar as their character.Multiplayer
The multiplayer mode is exactly the same as the single player mode, except that up to four players may be in the game at one time. The gameplay is drop-in/drop-out format, allowing many players to be a part of one kingdom. While visiting an on-line game, players may build Banner Towers that display their gamer picture for all players who visit that game to view.If hosting a game, the host has the option to kick any other player that has joined the game. When a player is kicked, they remain online and in the same Kingdom, however, they become the host, are the only player until others join, and have the option to save the Kingdom to their memory unit for later play. Only the host may save the online game.
Downloadable Content
A Kingdom for Keflings has two DLC packages: Kingdom Pack 1 and Kingdom Pack 2. Both were released on December 9, 2009 and were priced at 160 Microsoft PointsMicrosoft Points
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each, equivalent to $2.00. Each pack contains 2 new kingdoms for players to develop. Kingdom Pack 1 contains the Orchard Kingdom and Kingdom Crossroads. Kingdom Pack 2 contains Relic Kingdom and Central Kingdom. The Kingdoms in the second pack are said to be of a higher difficulty.
Music
The game features a set of 5 different songs that play dynamically according to the current season and the state of the village. They form a set of joyful and relaxing songs, said to be quite catchy and adding a lot of appeal to the game.To the request of fans, the developer has made the songs available for download.