Kingdom Majestic

Genre: Compilation / Tower Defense

Players: 1-2 Co-Op (Local Splitscreen)

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Review:

(Note: Kingdom Two Crowns, included in this bundle, is also in Kingdom Heritage Bundle, along with Kingdom Eighties. Both of the games included in this bundle are also in Kingdom Imperial Collection, along with Kingdom Eighties.)

Kingdom Majestic, released on Nintendo Switch in 2023, is a Compilation of Kingdom: New Lands and Kingdom: Two Crowns, the second and third games in the Kingdoms series of 2D side-scrolling Tower Defense games, previously released on Nintendo Switch in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

I have separately reviewed both of these games. Here is what I thought of both of the games in this collection:

Game	Genre	# of Players	Score
Kingdom: New Lands	Tower Defense	1	C+
tl;dr Kingdom: New Lands is the second game in this side-scrolling Tower Defense series, and the first on the Switch. While it has some nice pixel art visuals and some strong core gameplay, this game is plagued with all sorts of frustrations that make it feel like a thankless chore. The result is something only the most patient players will enjoy.
Kingdom: Two Crowns	Tower Defense	1-2 Co-Op (Local Splitscreen)	C+
tl;dr Kingdom: Two Crowns is the third game in this side-scrolling Tower Defense series, and the second on the Switch. While it has some nice pixel art visuals and some strong core gameplay, and while added content and features make this the best game yet in the series, this game is still plagued with all sorts of frustrations that make it feel like a thankless chore. The result is something only the most patient players will enjoy.

In short, as you can tell from my tl;dr for both games, I felt like both offered an extremely similar experience, and one I wasn’t especially thrilled with. I don’t think these are bad games, and I really like the presentation they both offer, but in the end I think both are just too frustrating and niche to appeal to most players. If you’re craving a unique take on Tower Defense games you may find these games worth a look, but I definitely think you have better Tower Defense options on the Nintendo Switch.

Of course, after talking about that, I have to address the question of value in this bundle, and right from the start I need to address the fact that Xbox One and PlayStation 4 received a similar bundle in 2021, Kingdom Treasury Collection, which costs the same price as this bundle, but also has the Norse Lands expansion to Kingdom: Two Crowns. So we’re getting a worse bundle than other platforms got… two years later. Even if you ignore this, the bundle isn’t an especially great value, shaving off only $5 from the price of both games combined.

In the end, Kingdom Majestic is a mediocre deal on two interesting but flawed Tower Defense games. if you own a Nintendo Switch and want to get both games, this is currently the best way to do it, but that’s not a glowing endorsement.

tl;dr – Kingdom Majestic is a Compilation of Kingdom: New Lands and Kingdom: Two Crowns, the second and third games in the Kingdoms series of 2D side-scrolling Tower Defense games. I found both of these games to be frustrating and niche in their design, and this bundle is only a moderate savings on buying the games separately, despite coming two years after better versions of this bundle on PlayStation and Xbox platforms. All told, even fans of this series would have to admit this package is disappointing.

Grade: C-

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