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Dark Messiah: Might and Magic Elements (X360)

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GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Role-playing/First-Person Action RPG

RELEASE DATE

12/FEB/08

ESRB RATING

MATURE, Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language, Partial Nudity

DEVELOPER

Arkane Studios, Ubisoft Annecy

PUBLISHER

Ubisoft Entertainment

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

IBM PC Compatible, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/dark-messiah--might-and-magic-ibm-pc-compatible-1, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/dark-messiah--might-and-magic-elements-xbox-360, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/dark-messiah--might-and-magic-ibm-pc-compatible

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

Fantasy 28
cliched fantasy 2

PLAYING AS #USES

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

Evil 20
bad guys 4

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

RPG 20
cheesy 5

DESCRIPTION

Ubisoft continues its resurrection of the classic 3DO series with this first-person role-playing release. Dark Messiah: Might and Magic features a campaign that begins 18 years after Heroes of Might and Magic V. Single players take the role of Sareth, to wield both might and magic against orcs, goblins, trolls, dragons, an undead horde, and other minions of the Dark Messiah who threatens the world of Ashan. Built on Valve's Half-Life 2 "Source" game engine, Dark Messiah: Might and Magic aims to offer smooth action in a game world rich with detail. The game's multiplayer modes support up to 10 players. Along with the obligatory "Deathmatch" and "Team Deathmatch" modes, the multiplayer arena includes a "Crusade" mode that emphasizes teamwork in multi-match competition. In "Crusade," players choose one of five character classes, such as warrior or mage. Throughout the game, there are opportunities to increase characters' skills as they complete battles. After each round, a "dynamic campaign" feature determines the next map's location, as well as the items and skills you can gain between rounds, by analyzing completion statistics from the previous conflict. "Crusade" mode creates a tug-of-war battle style by moving the next skirmish closer to the stronghold of the last skirmish's loser. When one team wins, the battle is moved away from its stronghold, but if the team loses the next conflict, the following battle moves back to the middle. The game ends when one stronghold is destroyed, or when a team loses all of its tickets. Tickets are a type of death card, and every time a player is killed or loses control of a spawn point, a ticket is taken away. After a campaign is completed, all experience for each character is set back to zero. ~ Gracie Leach, All Game Guide

Dark Messiah: Might and Magic Elements (X360)

GENRE/STYLE:

Role-playing/First-Person Action RPG
RELEASE DATE:

12/FEB/08
TOP TRAITS:

Fantasy, Evil, RPG
DESCRIPTION:

Ubisoft continues its resurrection of the classic 3DO series with this first-person role-playing release. Dark Messia... more

players 640

followers 0

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POPULARITY: X360 PLATFORM

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Dark Messiah: Might and Magic Elements (X360) by: cluskevird

“Haven't made it too far into the game, but it's merely average. I like finding the artifacts and secret areas, but combat feels too forced as is some of the movement (climbing).”

created 20/APR/2010

EarthboundX played Dark Messiah: Might and Magic Elements on 10/MAR/10

“Just making sure it worked.”

created 11/MAR/2010

cluskevird earned achievements in Dark Messiah: Might and Magic Elements on 10/NOV/09

“Continuing with the storyline but it's really hard to get comfortable with the controls. I did get a couple achievements, but that was for completing the tutorial portion of the game. The second...”

created 11/NOV/2009

cluskevird played Dark Messiah: Might and Magic Elements on 19/OCT/09

“I wasn't really playing a lot on this title, just wanted to test it to see what it was like. Turned out it's not as bad as the reviews have given it (so far), but the auto progression as opposed to...”

created 20/OCT/2009

WOLFCHILD earned achievements in Dark Messiah: Might and Magic Elements on 01/OCT/09

WOLFCHILD was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“NOT BAD PLAYED A LOT BETTER”

created 02/OCT/2009

theslimdavylp earned achievements in Dark Messiah: Might and Magic Elements on 30/SEP/09

theslimdavylp was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“this game sucks! lol”

created 01/OCT/2009

Dark Messiah: Might and Magic Elements (X360) by: mykalgaidin

“If Oblivion spent a night drinking vodka, eating buffalo wings and bean burritos, then spent the night voiding everything it ever ate through it's bowels, then pressed the results into a 360 disc, it would still be better than this game.”

created 09/OCT/2009

theslimdavylp was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“LOL well said”

mykalgaidin earned achievements in Dark Messiah: Might and Magic Elements on 26/APR/09

mykalgaidin was the last to comment - over 4 years ago... show previous hide previous

“If she had been rendered in such a way as to elicit some form of sympathy at her plight of being bound by her master to a young, untested warrior, then I might have paid a bit more attention. Instead, they went with the stock "sultry woman who tempts you to be naughty".

Of course, this ignores that the game itself is crap. Battle seems more luck than skill, the graphics are rather laughable, it lacks the polish and overall fun of Oblivion, the controls are floaty, etc.. I could go on, but I've already put far more thought into this game than it deserves.”

created 27/APR/2009

lAbsolutionl earned achievements in Dark Messiah: Might and Magic Elements on 21/APR/09

“DMMM: Elements is a VERY underrated game. It's a mix of a First Person Shooter and a Role Playing game. Four classes, a warrior, a Mage, a Archer, and a Assassin. Each with it's own skills,...”

created 22/APR/2009