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Description

Wages of War is the third game in the Quest for Glory series. It is set in the Africa-like world of Tarna, where the hero travels with paladin Rakeesh, his new Liontaur friend he has met in the previous game. Shortly after his arrival, the hero learns about the conflict between the human Simbani tribe and the seemingly malevolent neighboring Leopardmen. It is now time for our hero to become a skillful diplomat and prevent an upcoming war between the two nations.

The basic gameplay system is similar to that of the two preceding games. The game has an adventure-like structure and gameplay elements, including puzzles to solve, inventory items to use, and characters to talk to, as well as a role-playing system with combat and character development. As in the predecessors, the player character can be either a fighter, a thief, or a mage; in this installment, the paladin class is selectable from the beginning of the game (unlike the previous game, where the hero could only earn the title of a paladin during the course of the story). Saved characters from the previous game can be imported.

Like in the earlier Quest for Glory games, the main character's parameters increase directly after battles or by repeatedly performing various actions. New to the series is an overworld map on which the hero travels between locations. Hostile encounters may occur randomly while traversing the map. Combat system is similar to the predecessors, with real-time battles where the player selects various offensive and defensive options.

Graphics engine and interface in this installment are the same as in the remake of the first game: it has 256-color graphics and an icon-based interface which was used by Sierra for their contemporary adventure games.

Alternate Titles

  • "英雄傳奇3:戰爭的報酬" -- Chinese spelling (traditional)
  • "Quest for Glory III: הדרך למלחמה" -- Hebrew spelling
  • "Quest for Glory III: Seekers of the Lost City" -- Planned re-release title
  • "Quest for Glory III: Der Lohn des Krieges" -- German title
  • "QFG3" -- Abbreviated series title
  • "영웅의 길 III: 전쟁의 응보" -- Korean spelling
  • "Hero's Quest 3: Wages Of War" -- Informal title

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User Reviews

Liontaurs greet you in all their 256-color beauty Unicorn Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (132760) 4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars
The worst of the series. SebastianLi (46) unrated
Sierra in its better days Vohaul (18) 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars

The Press Says

PC Games (Germany) Nov, 1992 90 out of 100 90
Power Play Dec, 1992 72 out of 100 72
Quandary Feb, 2005 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60
Adventure Classic Gaming Feb 02, 2006 3 out of 5 60
Adventure Gamers Nov 23, 2007 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60

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Trivia

The game that you can play in the Simbani village called "Awari" is an actual game in real-life. "Oware" (as it is commonly known) is the national game of Ghana and is played by people in West Africa and the Carribean.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Eurythmic (2613) on Jul 19, 1999.
 

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