Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Online Limited Edition

Publisher: Sony Online Entertainment

Developer: Sigil Games

Category: Role-Playing

Release Dates

N Amer - 01/30/2007

Official Game Website

Sigil’s Brad McQuaid talks about the state of Vanguard, as the game enters the third beta phase
“I think that is one of our strengths is to say this is not just a game, this is a home.”

Vanguard: Saga Of Heroes Voyages into Retail Stores Today
Rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB, the game is available for the suggested retail price of US $49.99

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Makes the Journey into Retail Stores on January 30, 2007
Sony Online Entertainment and Sigil Games Online today announced that the upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game “Vanguard: Saga of Heroes” will be released to retail outlets across North America and Europe on January 30, 2007

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes will be the premier third generation massively multiplayer RPG. A vast, seamless, immersive virtual world filled with elements of familiar High Fantasy, including traditional themes and more, all depicted using cutting-edge graphics technology. Sigil's expertise and experience in the field will bring groundbreaking static and dynamic content to the genre. Vanguard will build upon the successes and strengths of earlier MMOGs to improve popular game mechanics and features, but also address these pioneering games; mistakes and deficiencies. Vanguard will focus heavily on interdependence, challenge, and reward, while simultaneously addressing tedious and annoying issues, including camping, excessive downtime and more.

• Create and customize your character: In a world of thousands, carve your own unique destiny and appearance choosing one of 19 different races from Orcs and Goblins to Dwarves and Elves.
• 15 professions to choose from: Choose from one of 15 exciting professions including Paladin, Ranger, Sorcerer, Psionicist, Bard, and Rogue.
• Dynamic reactive combat system: Build chains of special attacks and reactions with Openers, Bridges, and powerful Finishing moves.
• Dozens of unique mounts: With dozens of unique mounts to collect, you can race into battle on your warhorse, command the skies on the back of your dragon or join friends and embark on a sea-based adventure to discover faraway lands.
• Talk your way to the top: As a diplomat, cunning words are your most powerful weapon as you curry favor in centers of power.
• Interactive tradeskills: Collect essential materials and use skills such as blacksmithing, alchemy and ship building to create valuable and powerful items.
• Player houses: Make Telon feel like home by staking your claim on a piece of land and furnishing your own house with unique items.

PC Processor Type AMD processor, Intel® processor

PC Processor Speed 2.4GHz

PC Operating System Windows 2000, Windows XP

PC System Memory 512MB RAM

PC Hard Drive Space 20GB

PC Video 128MB DirectX 9.0c-compatible vertex and pixel shader 2.0-compatible video card

PC Sound Card DirectX-compatible sound card

PC Drive Type and Speed DVD-ROM 16x

PC Modem 56.6 Kbps

PC Additional Requirements Internet service required to access online features