Honestly, I can't understand why this game isn't, or wasn't more popular. The gameplay, the soundtrack, the options you had to develop each cities... I do hope they go more in details in KoH2, more options to customize each cities, more units choice and deeper political system (think Crusader Kings) more units on the battlefield. less powerfull merchants to make city developement more meaningful... I mean, the perfect game would be KoH gameplay with Crusader Kings politics and Total War size armies...