Dark Messiah of Might & Magic

Publisher: Ubisoft

Developer: Arkane Studios/Kuju

Category: Role-Playing

Release Dates

N Amer - 10/24/2006

Electronic - 10/27/2006

Intl - 10/27/2006

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GameZone's Review

7.0
GZ Rating

Gameplay	7
Graphics	8.5
Sound	8
Difficulty	Medium
Concept	7.5
Multiplayer	8
Overall	7.0

Reviewer: Steven Hopper

Review Date: 11/17/2006

A great concept sadly mired by a crop of technical issues and bugs.

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6.9

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Steven Hopper - 05/10/2006

The Might & Magic series gets a thinking-man’s shooter from Ubisoft with Dark Messiah.

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Description

Discover a new breed of action game powered by an enhanced version of Valve’s Half Life 2 Source engine. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Become an expert warrior, mage or assassin, using a vast array of devastating weapons, against huge and vicious creatures in a deep and captivating fantasy..

You are Sareth, young apprentice to Phenrig, a powerful wizard. Phenrig has raised you for a single purpose, training you in the arts of magic and war. At the beginning of the game you are sent to the free city of Stonehelm, home to the mage Menelag, a friend of your master. Your task is to help Menelag retrieve the Skull of Shadows, an ancient and powerful artifact, the only remaining relic of Sar-Elam, first and greatest mage of Ashan. Sar-Elam used the Skull in the distant past to create the prison that sealed the demon hordes away. Only the Skull can seal the prison permanently – or destroy it and unleash the demon armies upon the world. With the help of the wizard Menelag, Stonehelm’s ruler, and his niece, the young mage Leanna, you undertake the quest to find and retrieve the Skull of Shadows. Meanwhile, learning of the Skull’s discovery, but unaware of its location, an undead army marches on Stonehelm. Their exact agenda is unknown… Upon this series of events, the shadow of the Dark Messiah looms large, and the world of Ashan stands frozen, holding its breath…

Features

Cutting-edge technology: Experience an enhanced version of the famous Source engine, including new jaw-dropping environments and incredible special effects.
Discover the fresh perspective of a view with complete body awareness, realistic movements and physics rendering, making it the first fantasy action game featuring a complete first-person combat system.
Never-ending action: Challenge the forces of evil in 12 huge levels and learn to master over 30 weapons and a variety of devastating spells. Engage the enemy in intense melee combat with swords, bows, staffs and daggers, summon magic powers against the legions of darkness or sneak in the shadows to stalk nefarious creatures. It’s heart-pounding action where success in combat will dictate destiny.
Evolve your character: Extend your gameplay experience without being limited to a single discipline. Learn powerful new spells and attacks using Dark Messiah’s unique Skill Evolution System as you progress through the game.
The Might & Magic universe’s darkest and most engaging side: Eighteen years after the events of Heroes V, you become the young hero Sareth, trained in the art of magic and war in order to fight the prophecy of the Dark Messiah. But the revelations of your past may alter your course and reveal a path to the truth. Explore a secluded region of Ashan populated with fearless orcs, savage goblins, dreadful undead, elusive trolls, massive dragons and many other creatures that defy nature’s creation in both size and cunning.
A revolutionary multiplayer mode: Get ready to battle with up to 32 players in the revolutionary Crusade mode, which will allow you to gain experience and new equipment across dynamic online campaigns. Enlist with the humans or the undead and choose among five complementary character classes. Wage epic online battles, sprawling over multiple zones, from the dark Necromancer’s lair at Nar-Heresh to the man-made splendor of Stonehelm.