These video games were developed based on real-life history, but the gameplay is historically inaccurate. While the developers tried to make it match the history in every detail, it’s difficult to make a game that is both entertaining and accurate. Let’s check out the top 10 historically imprecise video games ever made so far.
The Assassin's Creed Series
This game series was made based on the real story of an assassin guild. However, the historically inaccurate storyline of this game raised many controversies. In history, Mongols defeated the guild of assassins in The Middle Ages. There’re also differences in their ideology, social influence, and secretiveness. The developers mixed their fiction with reality to create their exciting storyline.
Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War
This video game was inspired by the Hundred Years’ War, a fascinating section of European history. Though, it’s likely that the developers want to make the game more alike Final Fantasy instead of totally be loyal to the history. Whatever, Bladestorm is still worth trying and experiencing its exciting gameplay.
Dino D-Day
Dino D-Day is one of the most historically imprecise video games in the world. The developers clearly wanted to bring huge dinosaurs in World War II. Although the plot is incorrect in the historical aspect, they made extremely accurate weapons in this war. Then, this game gives you a realistic WWII despite the wrong detail of dinosaurs. However, this combination may bring you more exciting gaming experiences.
Battlefield 1
While Dino D-Day made perfectly accurate weapons in WWII, Battlefield I couldn’t bring players the most historically exact WWI’s weapon. It seems that the developers sacrificed the accuracy for a more interesting game. It’s because if it took you a long time to reload the gun during the battle, it wouldn’t be happy anymore.
Robin Hood: Defender Of The Crown
This is a funny but historically incorrect video game. The producer maintains the historical detail of King Richard’s capture by King Leopold V. However, unlike the history, Robin in Robin Hood: Defender Of The Crown raised the taxations of local people for Richard’s ransom. Whereas, according to history, Robin Hood fought against the authority to protest against a tax increase for King’s ransom.
Medal Of Honor: Underground
The protagonist of this game is inspired by a real secretary-spy woman Helene Deschamps Adams. However, it seems that the developers aimed to make a shooting game. Therefore, the in-game character is not accurate to the cool spy Helene. She even shot down waves of Nazi troops alone. It’s even funnier when you have to fight and defeat Nazi’s troop in medieval armor with your swords in the fourth mission. More amazingly, your swords can destroy those bullet-resistant armors. That’s funny!
The Saboteur
This game features the history of the French resistance against a Nazi-occupied Paris. However, the historical accuracy is a bit embarrassing. The developers brought facilities and weapons that didn’t exist at that time in this game. Moreover, many of them look weird, unreal, and out of science fiction. If you just play for fun, you can try The Saboteur.
Rome: Total War
If you are a history enthusiast, Rome: Total War will leave you a little confused. Instead of making a historically inaccurate game, the developers remained some small details accurately. Many players have been complaining about the historical inaccuracies of this game. Those imprecise details are Roman ninjas, head hurlers, yubtseb elephants, and explosive rounds for ballistaes. Moreover, there’s an Egypt that looks like it's from the Mummy movies.
Shadow Of Rome
Shadow of Rome is one of the two most historically imprecise video games on this list. This game is about a murder mystery in Julius Caesar’s death. This General was murder in public. Then, his death, as well as the killer, is not a mystery.
Dante's Inferno
If you still remember the plot of Dante's Inferno poem, you will notice that this game is not exact to what Dante Alighieri told the audience. Dante in this poem didn’t kill anyone, fight, or chase after any beautiful ghost wife.
Those are the top 10 historically imprecise video games in the world. Although they are not loyal to the history or the origin, these games still bring you fun and excitements.
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