Product description
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Disc(s) only. Ships in generic case. Disc(s) are professoinally
cleaned. Guaranteed functional or replacement.
Review
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Once upon a time, a little company called Blizzard created a
little game called Diablo, where players blasted their way
through hundreds and hundreds of creatures in a quest to destroy,
well, Diablo himself. Console gamers now have a chance to do the
same thing in Record of Lodoss War, a game that plays almost
exactly like Diablo, but differently enough to make worth
playing. Which isn't a bad thing -- after all, Diablo is a great
game. The only think Lodoss is missing is online play. Even
without it, though, the epic story and action-packed gameplay
will surely appeal to anyone who enjoyed Blizzard's
classic.Record of Lodoss War is based on the anime series of the
same name, although the game takes place some time after the
story in the series. Players control a mysterious hero who has
been resurrected from the dead in order to fight evil and stomp
the bad guys. The game is played from an isometric perspective,
and controlling the hero is simplicity itself. A quick-access
menu of all-important healing items is quick and easy to get to,
although players can still open up a main display screen to play
with stats and equip weapons and armor.
The sheer a of variety when it comes to weapons and armor
should be mentioned here. Players eventually get the chance to
work with Artifacts -- inscriptions they can put on weapons to
improve their abilities. Using a variety of Artifacts (which
requires a pattern and special ore called Mithril) on a variety
of weapons can yield a huge range of results. With enough
patience and fore, players can create some of the most
deadly weapons ever seen in a role-playing game of this type.
And a role-playing game it is. There are plenty of stats for
players to tinker with by equipping a variety of items. The main
character has all the standards (strength, dexterity,
intelligence), but there are others -- critical hit percentages,
for example.
Eventually, players will team up with other characters to defeat
hordes of baddies. The AI for the computer-controlled players
isn't too bad -- they tend to get into the action nicely, anyway.
But it still feels very much like these are just non-player
characters along for the ride, like smart weapons, rather than
other players who go off and do their own thing.
Magic is one of the more intriguing aspects of the game. In order
to prepare a spell, players have to punch in a series of buttons
on the controller to queue it up. That means that casting a spell
in the middle of combat is a pain most players won't want to deal
with, which is frustrating. But it makes sense -- after all,
spells are complex.
Throughout the game the storyline unfolds, and as players begin
to realize who they are and what they're up against, the epic
plot become more and more engrossing. While the graphics aren't
anything to look twice at (we're talking pretty basic visuals
here), the action-packed pace and hordes of enemies to destroy
are fun in a purely visceral way, while the storyline adds a bit
of intellect to the whole thing.
The Bottom Line: It's a nicely done Diablo clone, which means
that it takes all the good bits and adds quite a few twists to
make an entertaining romp through some diverse dungeons. --
DailyRadar Review
- Over 40 hours of fantasy-based gameplay, a 3D isometric view, real-time battles, upgradable weapons and armor, and a valuable Training mode..