Right off, XIII Century: Death or Glory has a big image problem. A quick look at screenshots will persuade those too lazy to read that the game is a Medieval: Total War clone. Creative Assembly isn't the only company allowed to do 3-D armies with pointy sticks, but just as The Sims has set the bar pretty high for virtual dollhouses, the Total War games have been too good and too successful for most gamers to forgive even passable competitors.

Source: Crispy Gamer