Dragonshard

Publisher: Atari

Developer: Liquid Entertainment

# of Players: 1-8

Category: Strategy

Release Dates

N Amer - 09/20/2005

Official Game Website

GameZone's Review

8.8
GZ Rating

Gameplay	8.8
Graphics	8.6
Sound	8.6
Difficulty	Medium
Concept	9
Multiplayer	9
Overall	8.8

Reviewer: Matt Eberle

Review Date: 10/25/2005

Fun and excitement await in this thrilling RTS game by Atari and Liquid Entertainment

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Avg. Web Rating

7.9

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Michael Lafferty - 05/03/2005

Dragonshard is a fantastic look at the RTS genre with imaginative and intuitive gameplay

News

iGames, Exent and Incycent Announce "GCL: Games-on-Demand" for Game Centers and Their Players
New Service Provided by Incycent

Dragonshard Release Date Moved to September 20
Atari and Liquid Entertainment announced today that the release date for Dragonshard

Dragonshard Closed Beta Starts
Sign-ups are now available for this fantasy real-time strategy experience at Atari’s betatest.net,

Description

Dragonshard™ is a real-time strategy game based on the exciting new Dungeons & Dragons® universe, Eberron™, a cinematic and war-torn world of action, adventure and intrigue where fantasy meets magical technology. Developed by Liquid Entertainment, Dragonshard incorporates classic role-playing themes, a powerful and dynamic real-time strategy engine all woven together with a rich storyline involving a global conflict for an immensely powerful artifact with the power to change the fate of Eberron itself.

The Dragonshard takes place at time when the world of Eberron is in chaos. Three forces are vying for control of a massive dragonshard, known as the Heart of Siberys. The ancient artifact has come to rest in a mystical part of Eberron known as Xen’drik; once home to ancient and powerful civilizations; it is now a place of mystery and monsters. Shielded by a circle of high mountains and blanketed by never-ending tempests and blizzards, this region has been shunned for millennia.

Each of the three warring factions in Dragonshard has its own role to play in the overall story of the game. One force is looking to free the power within the ancient shard and use it to further its own self-righteous cause – it is The Order of the Silver Flame. A second faction has been expelled from its ancestral homes and has come seeking a dark tool for revenge – these are the Umbragen. The third force in Dragonshard remains veiled and mysterious, its intentions unknown.

Features

Dragonshard is the first game ever set in the highly-anticipated D&D® world of Eberron and the first modern real-time strategy game based on the D&D universe.

Dual Layer Play allows gamers to seamlessly participate in two distinct styles of gameplay – the above ground where massive battles reign supreme and the underground where parties crawl through dungeons in search of treasure and more.

Fully-realized RPG advancement system for units based on the popular D&D rule set. Teach your rogues to spot traps in the underground or your clerics to heal your armies in the above ground.

Classic D&D monsters straight out of the Monster Manual, including dragons, beholders, bugbears, trolls, zombies and more.

Story developed by the creator of Eberron, Keith Baker.

Robust single-player campaign and extensive multiplayer experience.

Hardware Requirements

Operating System: Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Windows XP Processor: 1.3 GHz processor RAM: 512 MB of RAM Hard Drive: A hard drive with at least 3GB of free space, and a 8x speed CD-ROM drive are required for installation and play Video Card: 64 MB 3D video card with DirectX 9.0c support Processor: A DirectX compatible 16-bit sound card is required. Processor: MULTIPLAYER CONNECTIVITY: Access to online play requires a low-latency, active Internet connection, rated at 56 Kbps or faster. Multi-player games played over a LAN require an active connection to a TCP/IP network.