Arx was a once a prosperous place. However, after one night the sun of the world of Exosta never rose again, and the blistering cold forced their inhabitants into the dwarf mines. There, a new city was built, and humans, trolls and dwarfs lived along peacefully, until the scarce resources proved to be too few for everyone. The animosity started to build up, and conflict between races ensued. The player starts the game dazed out, being dragged into a cell by a troll. Where is he? Why did he end up there? Who is he? With only that in mind, the adventure starts...

The unofficial sequel to Ultima Underworld Series, Arx Fatalis is a first person RPG (which means combat, exploration and interaction are all seen by the eyes of the player) played on a gigantic underground world connected by tunnels and ladders. As most places lack light sources, players can take advantage of the darkness to stealthily move in the shadows, or be forced to use torches to lighten up a room to search for some object or find their way in a path. One of the unique aspects of the game is the spell-casting system, where the player uses the mouse (or the directional pad in the Xbox version), to draw the rune of a particular spell. The most complex spells can be performed by combining runes.

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Alternate Titles

"地城守护者" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
"Arx Fatalis. Последний бастион" -- Russian spelling
"Arx Fatalis: Return to the Underground" -- German title

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Arx Fatalis	Xbox	$5.99
	Arx Fatalis	Windows	$1.57
	Arx Fatalis		$5.99
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User Reviews

Was it good for you too?	Windows	ShadowShrike (311)
Arx Fatalis - Deadly City?	Windows	Patrunjelu (927)
Arx Fatalis Pays Off For Patient Gamers	Windows	Steelysama (106)
Remake of Ultima Underworld?	Windows	Mattias Kreku (424)
A badly planned and executed "Underworld" game	Windows	worldwideweird (54)
Good unbalanced rpg	Windows	Vashna (19)

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The Press Says

Pixel-Heroes.de	Windows	Jul, 2004	10 out of 10	100
Pelit	Windows	Dec, 2002	90 out of 100	90
RPGFan	Xbox	Dec 13, 2003	85 out of 100	85
ToTheGame	Windows	Dec 05, 2002	8 out of 10	80
Glide Underground	Xbox	Sep 12, 2004		80
TeamXbox	Xbox	Nov 17, 2003	8 out of 10	80
Gamesmania	Xbox	Feb 26, 2004	78 out of 100	78
ActionTrip	Windows	Nov 11, 2002	69 out of 100	69
Game Over Online	Windows	Feb 21, 2003	65 out of 100	65
Super Play	Windows	Dec, 2002	6 out of 10	60

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Trivia

European and German version

In the German PC and the European Xbox version all blood effects and the possibility to cut off limbs (along with limbs used as level decoration) were removed.