and successful. Compared to its peers, however, the game presents what may be a disturbing view of a possible trend in the Ultima line: caricature." Computer Gaming World described Savage Empire as "not too difficult, but occasionally tricky. Good for filling in the hours while you wait for the next real Ultima". The editors of Game Player's PC Strategy Guide presented the game with their 1990 "Best PC Fantasy Role-Playing Game" award. They wrote, "Lushly beautiful graphics, coupled with a fine role-playing interface, evoke those great old 'lost world' tales from the heyday of the pulp magazines." Super Famicom version On release, Famicom Tsūshin gave the Super Famicom version of the game a score of 23 out of 40. GamePro gave it a negative review, citing crude graphics, sparse sound effects, confusing menus, and the trial-and-error involved in combining objects, as well as "the long-winded conversations, confusing subplots, and annoying characters who pop up for seemingly no reason at all." Mike Weigand of Electronic Gaming Monthly stated "These PC-RPG conversions never really did it for me and Savage Empire is no exception. The action here is slow and definitely geared more toward strategy-oriented game players." References External links Free download of The Savage Empire at GOG.com 1990 video games DOS games Games commercially released with DOSBox MacOS games NEC PC-9801 games Origin Systems games Pony Canyon games Role-playing video games X68000 games Single-player video games Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Ultima (series) Video games developed in the United States Video games scored by Barry Leitch Video games scored by George Sanger Video games featuring protagonists of selectable gender Video games with oblique graphics Lost world video games Windows games