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Dark Messiah of Might & Magic | 
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| From: Ubisoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $3.80
You Save: $16.19 (81%)
New (29) Used (9) from $3.49
Avg. Customer Rating:  43 reviews
Sales Rank: 3948
Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Windows Xp
ESRB: Mature
Media: DVD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: DARKMESSIAH
UPC: 008888683155
EAN: 0008888683155
ASIN: B000FSQD9Y
Release Date: October 24, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed, Orders Ship Usually Within 1 Business Day, Guaranteed Delivery We Will Send Delivery Confirmation
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| Features:
| • | System Requirements - 2.2 GHz CPU, 3 GHz CPU (Recommeneded), 512MB RAM, 1 GB RAM (Recommeneded), 128MB video card, 256mb dx9 video card (Recommeneded), 6GB or more Hard Drive Space | | • | Requires DVD drive |
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Product Description
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. Discover a new breed of action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of Source Engine by Valve. 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. Become an expert warrior, mage, or assassin. Use a vast array of devastating weapons against huge, vicious creatures in a deep and captivating fantasy. Challenge the forces of evil in 12 huge levels and 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. Extend your gameplay experience without being limited to a single discipline. Learn powerful new spells and attacks using Dark Messiah Might & Magic's unique Skill Evolution System as you progress through the game. Use that 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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 38 more reviews...
 Very Fun Game, Great Sword Combat October 3, 2008
Normally I only play FPS games, but I made an exception for this because its in the Source (Half-Life 2) graphics engine which I am very fond of. The sword combat is amazing and really fun, as well as sneaking up on enemies and kicking them into spikes or fires, or even off cliffs. The story line was nothing too special, but it didn't really matter cause the game play was so cool. If you think "Action RPG" isn't your thing, don't be afraid because its really not super-complicated like an RPG, its basically a First Person Action game with a very large inventory.
Also the graphics are beautiful, I'd recommend having a GeForce 7800 Video card or better and 2 GB of RAM to get the most out of it.
 lacked in longetivity July 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For an action rpg, this game is extremely linear and short, it is a blast while you are playing it but ends like the 2nd day! I would recommend elder scrolls oblivion over this game, although very very fun, it seems like it leaves you wanting so much more, there is a huge empty feeling this game leaves you with, thats the only way I can explain it.
Great fun I just wish it lasted longer! May 30, 2008
This is an awesome game. The graphics are fantastic and the game play is great too. I only have two complaints. 1) I wish the game was longer or you could add expansion packs to continue game play. 2) I wish that the game could store multiple gamer profiles like Halo. As it is, 1 player has to complete the game before an other player can start. Other than that, I can't say enough good stuff about this game. I plan to buy more Might & Magic titles in the future.
 Why Linear? April 26, 2008
To begin with Dark Messiah is linear. Does it really have to be linear? The atmosphere is also way to gloomy in the single player. This is an outlook of all the atmospheres in each level
Level 1 - City
Level 2 - City by Night
Level 3 - Underground
Level 4 - Ship
Level 5 - Caverns with some vistas at the end
Level 6 - Caverns
Level 7 - Caverns
Level 8 - Burning City
Level 9 - Caverns
There are no forest environments in this game. The majority is spent underground. It is also a little too short
Graphics are very good, character models are excelent, environments are very detailed, and HDR Lightning can be run with anti-aliasing. The best thing is that the graphics take almost no toll on my PC. There is hardly any lag during the single player mode (same is not true for multiplayer). I run Dark Messiah on a 1280 x 1024 resolution with hightest detail settings and 8x AA and 16x anisotropic texture filtering and I have never experienced any lag during single player.
Gameplay is also great, the combat system is so realistic you will constantly have to remind yourself that this is a game. The artifical intelligence in this game is great, enemies will constantly engage in conversations, when they have not seen you. They also use strategies such as trying to surround you or pin you against a wall or cliff.
Sound is mediocre, no more to be said.
The story itself is not really that intrieging. Your basic fantasy with dragons, swords, orcs, and gouls
Multiplayer is probably the part of the game you will spend most time on, in multiplayer, you chose from five classes, in seven maps, with four modes. The unique feature of this game is the mode Crussade. In crussade, the teams (Undead and Human) battle it out to take control of a series of maps, until they are at the other army's stronghold. One complaint here is that there are only seven maps. Yet, those seven maps are well designed and very fun to play on.
One more thing, this game has very long load times. Longer than any other game I have ever played.
Graphics 9/10
Gameplay 10/10
Sound 6/10
Story 7/10
Length 7/10
Multiplay 9/10
Stability - Impressive Performance, Minor Glitches
Score 8/10 - Good
One of my most favorite games ever April 20, 2008
This is my first Might & Magic game I have ever played, and I have to say I was not dissapointed. I loved the graphics, settings, and broad range of characters. The weapons array was exceptional and the magic skills were extremely complimentary. I would be happy to try another version of M&M when I get a chance and finish the games I am currently working on. I also want to add that the cheats and walkthrough were extremely helpful and a fun bonus whenever you get bored with the game after playing through once. The only problem I have found is that the graphics were significantly slowed down and jerky after using the cheat codes for a little while.
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