Aion
Publisher: Ncsoft
Developer: Ncsoft
Category: Role-Playing
Release Dates
Online - 09/22/2009
N Amer - 09/22/2009
Intl - 09/25/2009
GameZone's Review
8.0
GZ Rating
| Gameplay | 8 |
| Graphics | 9 |
| Sound | 8 |
| Difficulty | Med/Hard |
| Concept | 8 |
| Multiplayer | 7.5 |
| Overall | 8.0 |
Reviewer: Michael Lafferty
Review Date: 11/10/2009
Aion starts out well, but then slows down into a grind that only serves to highlight other areas of concern
7.3
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Interviews
Aion Producer Talks about Post-launch Chores
“…my favorite part was working with a group that was passionate about Aion”
The Legend and Lore of Aion: The Tower of Eternity - Chapter 8
The back story involving the principle races of NCsoft’s upcoming MMO continues to evolve in the developers' journals
The Legend and Lore of Aion: The Tower of Eternity
The back story involving the principle races of NCsoft’s upcoming MMO continues to evolve in the developers' journals
Legend and Lore: The races of Aion
Developers’ journal reveals the continuing back story to NCsoft’s upcoming MMO
NCsoft’s Brian Knox talks about Aion
“I think it is the classic Civil War story”
News
NCsoft’s Aion Soars as Year’s Biggest MMO Launch
Hotly Anticipated Massively Multiplayer Online Game Begins Western Release Today
Tales of Aion - Ascension - Chapter Five
Chapter Five - Ascension
With Record-Breaking Preorder Sales, Aion Takes its Place as the Biggest
MMO Release of the Year
Momentum building for game’s launch next week as preorders near 400,000, making Aion one of the must-have games of 2009
Tales of Aion - Center of the Storm - Chapter Four
Chapter Four - Center of the Storm
Tales of Aion - Infiltration - Chapter Three
Chapter Three - Infiltration
Description
A mighty Celestial War has torn the once peaceful world of Atreia apart at the seams. In the wake of this catastrophic ba le,just a few will ascend into divinity and save their people from total annihilation.
A Class of Your Own
Choose from four unique character classes, gain experience and advance in one of two specialised classes. Your decisions will determine your path through Atreia, make them wisely…
Explore the Unknown
Discover the inside of a world broken in two, where the only thing that connects either side is an unstable and perilous ri known as the Abyss. Choose between two divine factions, the Asmodian or the Elyos, and save your people from an ancient evil that threatens to destroy everything in its path.
A New Breed of Combat for control of valuable strongholds and artefacts within the Abyss, a hotly contested bale eld resting between the upper and lower halves of Atreia. Plan and execute raids against rival factions, earn special ranks and rewards through victory, and prepare for unexpected attacks by the Balaur
Features
- For the first time in the MMORPG genre – Aion brings PvP and PvE
together. PvPvE
manages the complex relationships between races and guilds and also controls the
mighty Dragons, a non-player faction and a common enemy to all players.
- Take combat to the skies – Flying is not just a means of transportation.
Flight is an extension of the combat system and can be an integral
part of taking on your foes in battle.
- A supremely powerful graphical engine – brings the world of your
fantasies to life
like never before.
- Ryo Kunihiko – one of the world’s leading composers of movie and
television
soundtracks, is creating incredible music that seamlessly interweaves with
on-screen action, setting the perfect atmosphere for your adventures in
the world of Aion.
Hardware Requirements
- Connectivity : Broadband Internet connection
- DirectX : 9.0c
- Hard Drive Space : 15GB hard disk space
- Operating System : Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2
- Processor : 2.8GHz CPU or equivalent
- RAM : 1GB RAM
- Video Card : NVIDIA® 5900 Ultra with 128MB RAM / ATI Radeon™ x700 with
128MB RAM or higher
Recommended System Requirements - Connectivity : Broadband Internet connection
- DirectX : 9.0c
- Hard Drive Space : 15GB hard disk space
- Operating System : Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2/ Vista
- Processor : Dual Core CPU 2.0GHz or equivalent
- RAM : 2GB RAM
- Video Card : NVIDIA® 6800 with 256MB RAM / ATI Radeon™ x800 with 256MB or higher
Notes
Sixth and final closed beta event for Aion begins this Friday, August 14th at
noon PDT (8 PM BST, 9 PM CEST) and will go thru Monday, August 17
Aion is scheduled to launch in Korea within the year and launches in China,
North America, Europe and Japan are planned for 2009.
Aion launches in Europe on September 25, 2009
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ESRB Rating
Blood,Mild Language,Use of Alcohol,Violence