Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword
{{Infobox video game
|title=Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword
|image=Mount & Blade - With Fire & Sword cover.jpg
|developer={{plainlist|
- Snowberry Connection
- Sich Studio
- TaleWorlds}}
|publisher={{vgrelease|RU|1C Company}}Paradox Interactive
|designer=
|composer=
|engine=
| series = Mount & Blade
|released={{vgrelease|RU|December 4, 2009{{Cite web |date= |title=Mount & Blade. ОГНЁМ И МЕЧОМ |trans-title=Mount & Blade. With Fire and Sword |url=http://games.1c.ru/mountnblade2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209071658/http://games.1c.ru/mountnblade2 |archive-date=February 9, 2010 |access-date=January 17, 2024 |website=1C Company}}|NA|May 3, 2011|AU|May 4, 2011|EU|May 13, 2011}}
|genre=Action role-playing, strategy
|modes=Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms=Microsoft Windows
}}
Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword ({{langx|tr|Mount & Blade: Ateş ve Kılıç}}, {{langx|ru|Mount & Blade: Огнем и мечом}}) is a stand-alone expansion for the action role-playing video game Mount & Blade. The game is developed by Sich Studio and TaleWorlds and was published by Paradox Interactive in Europe. The game and its storyline is loosely based on the novel With Fire and Sword by Henryk Sienkiewicz, depicting Poland's 1648–1651 war against the Khmelnytsky Uprising in present-day Ukraine, and its sequels dealing with the invasion of Poland by Sweden and with Polish wars against the Ottoman Empire.
Gameplay
{{see also|Mount & Blade#Gameplay}}
The gameplay is based on that of Mount & Blade, with similar controls in regards to melee and archery. Like its predecessors, With Fire and Sword is an action role-playing game. This installment allows the player to fight for one of five factions in an effort to control Eastern Europe, however only three have a proper storyline. The game is set in a later, more modern period than earlier titles with access to pistols, grenades, and other equipment of the post-medieval era.{{cite web | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/01/25/mount-and-blade-with-fire-and-sword-preview | title=Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword Preview | author=Thomsen, Michael | website=IGN | publisher=Ziff Davis | date=January 24, 2011 | accessdate=May 30, 2018 | archive-date=May 29, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529130827/http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/01/25/mount-and-blade-with-fire-and-sword-preview | url-status=live }}
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The factions are:
Reception
{{Video game reviews
|MC = 68/100{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mount-and-blade-with-fire-and-sword/critic-reviews/?platform=pc | title=Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword for PC Reviews | website=Metacritic | publisher=CBS Interactive | accessdate=April 30, 2012 | archive-date=December 31, 2024 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20241231123911/https://www.metacritic.com/game/mount-and-blade-with-fire-and-sword/critic-reviews/?platform=pc | url-status=live }}
|Edge = 6/10{{cite magazine | url=http://www.next-gen.biz/features/mount-blade-with-fire-and-sword-review | title=Mount & Blade: With Fire And Sword Review | author=Edge staff | magazine=Edge | publisher=Future plc | date=May 16, 2011 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518030302/http://www.next-gen.biz/features/mount-blade-with-fire-and-sword-review | archivedate=May 18, 2011 | url-status=dead | accessdate=May 30, 2018}}
|EuroG = 6/10{{cite web | url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-05-11-mount-and-blade-with-fire-and-sword-review | title=Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword | author=Stone, Tim | website=Eurogamer | publisher=Gamer Network | date=May 11, 2011 | accessdate=May 30, 2018}}
|GSpot = 7.5/10{{cite web | url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mount-and-blade-with-fire-and-sword-review/1900-6313670/ | title=Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword Review | author=Todd, Brett | website=GameSpot | publisher=CBS Interactive | date=May 13, 2011 | accessdate=May 30, 2018 | archive-date=October 24, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024073057/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mount-and-blade-with-fire-and-sword-review/1900-6313670/ | url-status=live }}
|GT = 5.8/10{{cite web | url=http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=14403 | title=Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword Review | website=GameTrailers | publisher=Viacom | date=May 11, 2011 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517050754/http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=14403 | archivedate=May 17, 2011 | url-status=dead | accessdate=May 30, 2018}}
|PCGUK = 40%{{cite magazine | title=Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword | magazine=PC Gamer UK | publisher=Future plc | date=July 2011 | page=98}}
|PCGUS = 82%{{cite magazine | url=https://www.pcgamer.com/mount-blade-with-fire-sword-review/ | title=Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword review | author=Lahti, Evan | magazine=PC Gamer | publisher=Future US | date=August 2011 | page=68 | accessdate=May 30, 2018 | archive-date=November 2, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102024834/http://www.pcgamer.com/mount-blade-with-fire-sword-review/ | url-status=live }}
|PCPP = 7/10{{cite magazine | title=Review: Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword | magazine=PC PowerPlay | publisher=Next Media Pty Ltd | issue=191 | date=July 2011 | page=64}}
|rev1 = 411Mania
}}
With Fire & Sword received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. GameZone said, "Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword is the right fit for anyone interested in sweeping historical epics as well as incredibly complex and realistic RPGs. A fantastic entry for fans of the genre." However, many players complained about the aiming mechanics, and some players on Steam complained that Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword was "more like additional content for classic mode than its own game".{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101230230907/http://www.taleworlds.com/main.aspx TaleWorlds' website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160110050643/http://snowberryconnection.com/ Snowberry Connection' website]
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