No part of it has not been seen before, but the overall game is quite entertaining. The graphics in Kohan are of high quality two-dimensional style. The units are animated sprites and look good especially at the game's default 1024x768 resolution. The game is colorful enough to be visually interesting but not garish. Terrain is nicely rendered and details of areas of interest are easy to distinguish.
Sound effects are sparse, but well done.
The voice acting narration is well performed. Gameplay is very much like most real-time strategy games. It takes ideas from many other games of its type, but still makes this title its own by use of a driving storyline. You will still mine resources and build your city, but the building portions of the game do not take over your experience like it does in other games of this type. The city, for example, is not a sprawling mass of buildings that you construct with a specific unit type.