Dungeon Runners | 
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| From: NC Soft
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $13.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 2224
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp, Windows 2000
ESRB: Teen
Media: DVD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: FGXPDR1ST065
Model: FG-XP-DR1ST-065
UPC: 875646000659
EAN: 0875646000659
ASIN: B0015T6FS6
Release Date: June 26, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Adventure alone or form your own team of heroes to battle the menaces that plague the world | | • | Mix and match from the ever-growing list of skills and powers to create your own custom class | | • | Undertake hundreds missions and quests to rid the world of unspeakable horrors and legions of enemies | | • | Gather in public meeting areas, then adventure in randomly generated dungeons at your own pace | | • | Become a legend! Bask in the limelight as your powers, equipment and influence grow with each successful mission and every fallen foe |
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Amazon.com
Slay the Monsters. Pwn some n00bs. Be the hero? It's dark, it's dank, it smells awful down here and you just stepped in something squishy... Yup, you guessed it--it's Dungeon Runners--an online multiplayer action role-playing game that transports you to an exciting realm of magic, adventure, giant monsters, and icky things. As a brave Dungeon Runner, be prepared to... - Explore dangerous dungeons (duh!)
- Battle ferocious monsters like the Fire Mutant Puker (monsters that vomit - how cool!)
- Discover incredible weapons, artifacts and loot! I mean, where ELSE are you going to battle with a giant turkey leg, find a Vorpal Pizza Cutter of Doom or the Laughing Brutalizer of the Two Dead Iguanas?
- Whether fighting evil hordes as a lone idiot, um, I mean warrior, or teaming up with online friends to carve a path of destruction through your foes, Dungeon Runners will quench your deepest dungeon-crawling thirst. Game Details:
- Game includes 6 Months of Premium Membership Access, which normally costs $5/month.
- Access the new Bling Gnome sidekicks, that help you collect loot and `process' your gold. Available only with the boxed version of Dungeon Runners.
- Throw off the yoke of other MMO's - mix & match from the ever-growing list of skills and powers to create your own custom class.
- Undertake hundreds missions and quests to rid the world of bad guys and icky monster things.
- Gather in public meeting areas, then adventure in randomly-generated dungeons at your own pace. Turtle or rocket through at breakneck speeds - hey, it's your neck!
- Die a shameful death as a n00b in the kiddie dungeon. Or become a legend - basking in the limelight as your powers, equipment and influence grow.
- Dungeon Runners is continually expanding to include new maps, new monsters, new powers and new features. Plus whatever else we come up with, Woohoo!
- …oh and the Exteel client is included
Product Description
Something stirs in the darkness. A hot earthy smell wafts up from the dank depths. Nails scratch against limestone, dripping water echoes off cavern walls, ancient chains rattle in stagnant air?. What lies in the eerie depths below? Dungeon Runners is an online role-playing game. As a brave hero, you'll explore dangerous dungeons, battle ferocious monsters and discover incredible weapons, artifacts and loot. Choose to play as Fighter, Mage or Ranger in a realm of terror, magic and adventure. Unlock powerful new skills as you gain experience on your journey into the unknown. Whether fighting evil hordes as a lone warrior or teaming up with online friends to carve a path of destruction through your foe, Dungeon Runners will quench your deepest dungeon-crawling thirst. Dungeon Runners is continually expanding to include new maps, new monsters, new powers and new features
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 Great for the money August 26, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I wanted a game I could walk away from. This game allows it really well, for little money. It seems to keep track well. And, you can use some way point scroll where you are, go back to a town. Time stands still in the towns. You can do a lot on your own, or join groups. I found you can join groups letting them know you will drop out at any given moment (family life, real life takes precedent) and there are groups that go for that. It means I can play, and get up and do what I need to, and get out and about, without worrying about it.
It also means I can limit my play without concern. I never tried a different online game. This one is cheap, and I have family members who either play the paid or free versions, so can group up with them when online. There is a way to do headsets and actually talk with them while playing, even though we all live thousands of miles apart. Kinda neat. Especially when we accidently discover each other playing in the social list.
It is a little repetitive in ways. But, I heard much the same about World of Warcraft, and it costs 3x as much to play.
 Highly repetitive August 16, 2008
The retail game allows you to access more gear and the Bling gnome who keeps you from having to carry so much stuff....but the game really is the same thing over and over....got bored after a week.
Great Game July 29, 2008
Dungeon Runners is an excellent game that keeps play simple and fun. It is very good for quick, no hassle play. There is lots of loot to collect and a decent variety of monsters. All three classes are fun and have unique skills so that there are many different ways to play any character. And if you dont like your skills, it is relatively cheep to respec your skills.
Just a standard dungeon crawl July 27, 2008
There's not much new in this game. It is just the standard dungeon crawl with few real puzzles and a lot of hack and slash. I've been having trouble with their server cutting me off in mid-play. I haven't tried the PVP mode yet because my character is not high enough. You can play it for free but you don't get as much good stuff in loot or as many points from combat.
Very Pretty Rogue/Diablo/Dungeon Diver; Repetitive and Laggy July 25, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Dungeon Runners is a massively multiplayer online game where you can choose one of three character classes (ranger, mage or warrior) and explore dungeons fighting monsters and collecting gold and useful items. It's very pretty to look at, and it's a nice zen exercise. Your dungeon diving is driven by quests given by non-player characters; the voice acting of the NPCs is fun, and the quest descriptions can be entertaining. The community is generally friendly, although it seems to be younger on average than the World of Warcraft crowd and mostly male.
Dungeon Runners can be played for free by downloading the game. Premium members pay a monthly subscription fee of $5 a month, and those who purchase the software in the box (rather than downloading it) get 6 months of premium membership and the much-coveted "bling gnome", which follows its owner around converting found items to gold and saving the player the effort of carrying it back to a merchant to sell. Premium members also gain experience faster than those who play for free, get more bank space, and can use the higher level items.
Game play is repetitive, however. There is no room for player initiative or imagination. There is not much world to explore -- there's one little town; the rest is dungeons. Every quest involves killing a particular monster, killing a number of monsters, recovering something that monsters randomly drop when killed, or locating a place in the dungeon. What is particularly painful is that progress in a dungeon is not saved -- once you log off the game, the next time you play you will have the option to enter the dungeon at the level where you last were, but the entire dungeon will once more be unmapped and populated with monsters. As the quests send players to different levels of the dungeon, this means clearing the same dungeon level again -- and again -- and again. You will find yourself continuing to play long after you want to quit, just because you want to relocate your character on another level rather than quit and have to clear the current level yet again.
Then there is the problem of lag. The servers are quite laggy and lag death is common; oddly, the amount of lag seems unrelated to server load. Players are forgiving because game play is cheap or free, but it can still get quite frustrating.
A very fun way to spend $5 for a month. I doubt my interest will last that long.
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