The game itself has the same village building nature as Settlers, but it's presented in something of a simpler way. The cuteness factor probably comes from the apparent European influence on the game, which is credited as "Demons et Manants" in the title screen, hinting at a French connection. Or it is if the Settlers style of "cute" game is your thing. What I found was a game that indeed wasn't worthy of a full price sale, but one with a lot of new game ideas and reasonable value as a bargain bin buy. Tim Chown's Games Domain's strategy editor, says it all in his review about what makes the game well worth a look, although by no means a classic: And that's a shame, because in contrast to many hyped-but-horrible games EA put out, BNB is entertaining and very charming. Beasts and Bumpkins is a great Settlers-style gem that is one of the very few games from software giant Electronic Arts that were released very quietly without any marketing hype, and only in Europe.
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