Portugal 1111: A Conquista de Soure
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Portugal 1111: A Conquista de Soure ("Portugal 1111: Soure's Conquest") is a real-time strategy
game developed by Ciberbit
, a Portuguese multimedia company, in partnership with the Municipality of Soure and historians from the University of Coimbra. The game depicts the historical events of the Portuguese Reconquista
, when the Christians fought against Moorish invaders.
It was the first commercial video game completely produced and designed in Portugal.
The game, a historic real-time strategy game similar to Microsoft's Age of Empires, was published by the Portuguese magazine Visão
, and was released in 2004.
Real-time strategy
Real-time strategy is a sub-genre of strategy video game which does not progress incrementally in turns. Brett Sperry is credited with coining the term to market Dune II....
game developed by Ciberbit
Ciberbit
Ciberbit, Produções de Software S.A. is a Portuguese software and multimedia developer based in Coimbra. It developed the CBRetail Software, a powerful tool aimed at people in the area of commerce or retail...
, a Portuguese multimedia company, in partnership with the Municipality of Soure and historians from the University of Coimbra. The game depicts the historical events of the Portuguese Reconquista
Reconquista
The Reconquista was a period of almost 800 years in the Middle Ages during which several Christian kingdoms succeeded in retaking the Muslim-controlled areas of the Iberian Peninsula broadly known as Al-Andalus...
, when the Christians fought against Moorish invaders.
It was the first commercial video game completely produced and designed in Portugal.
The game, a historic real-time strategy game similar to Microsoft's Age of Empires, was published by the Portuguese magazine Visão
Impresa
Impresa is a Portuguese media conglomerate, headquartered in Paço de Arcos, in Oeiras municipality. It is the owner of SIC TV channel, and Expresso newspaper, among other leading media, like several magazine publications...
, and was released in 2004.
External links
- Official website
- Portugal 1111: A Conquista de Soure at Ciberbit.pt
- Review at PTGamers.com
- Review at Gamerstek.com
- Portugal 1111: A Conquista de Soure at GameSpotGameSpotGameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1, 1996 by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. It was purchased by ZDNet, a brand which was later purchased by CNET Networks. CBS Interactive, which...
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- Screenshots at the Official website