The Bard's Tale | 
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| From: Vivendi Universal
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $7.42
You Save: $12.57 (63%)
New (8) Used (12) from $4.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 2638
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Xp
ESRB: Teen
Media: CD-ROM
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 1.4
MPN: 72101
Model: 72101
UPC: 020626721011
EAN: 0020626721011
ASIN: B0001XE0OS
Release Date: June 21, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Third person action RPG that casts you as the Bard, musician and adventurer | | • | Based on the original Bard's Tale, the grandfather of all role playing games | | • | Snarky/Nice conversation system lets the players choose the tone of the Bard's interactions | | • | Get immersed in an environment alive with interactive townsfolk, original music, birds, animals, rustling trees, waving grass, and trickling water | | • | For 1 player |
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Product Description
The Bard's Tale was the great-grandfather of modern-day Computer role-players. This updated version brings back the fun and adventure, as you play The Bard -- a hero who's only after coins and cleavage. Is a dragon attacking a village? He'll face it, for the right price. Has a princess been kidnapped? He'll save her, but only if she's hot. Comedy and fantasy action combine for a uniqe 3D role-playing experience!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
 Best bar in any game I've played yet January 24, 2008
I really enjoyed the bars & songs. Just awesome. The playing was fun, the rat scenerio was awesome. Overall, this game was fun but not intense. This is not addictive but worth the money. Pretty easy to catch on which was great for this new gamer.
Great idea, poor execution August 12, 2007
I liked the concept of Bards Tale but quirky and fun does not equal "good".
It suffers from a lot of the same problems that so many games suffer from Its flashy it looks cool, but it is way too short and has absolutely no replay value.
Its not its fault it just suffers because its an Xbox adaptation.
 Complete waste! July 3, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you want to throw away money, buy this game. The poor interface and hideous execution make this one of the worst games I've ever tried to play. As for the attempt at humor, forget it. The best thing about this game is the tolerable intro in the booklet that comes with it.
 Fantastic! A wonderful game! Nicely done! May 3, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I confess that I prefer playing games sitting around a table. It is a social thing for me. I was more than pleasantly surprised by the Bard's Tale. This is not a re-release of a classic game; it is an entirely new game that is extremely well done. I had to battle my teenage son for computer time to complete the quests. He played the game as well. From the witty banter to the nice game play, reasonable puzzles, and "snarky" hints, this game is a classic.
 You nasty little Bard you... April 4, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game is really fun... my complaints were that it is pretty much linear in it's design without many choices in dialogue & exploration. The graphics were choppy on my system (but I have a better system now & haven't tried it on this one yet) The game is hilarious in parts. I can still hear those nasty little goblins? singing... In summary if you want a game that provides a good diversion for a short amount of time (about 20 hours) this one is worth the money. I would buy a used copy though... replay value is really non-existent.
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