PlayStation 2

The Bard's Tale

Description

A self-proclaimed "quest for coin and cleavage", The Bard's Tale is more of a whimsical take on role playing games than a remake of the classic series. Following the exploits of The Bard (voiced by Cary Elwes), this single player game adds humor to the traditional sword & sorcery mix. As The Bard, players can fight off hordes of foes with blade and bow and summon companions through magical Bard Songs. The Bard's Tale uses the Dark Alliance engine and has a similar camera and control scheme.

Alternate Titles

• "新冰城傳奇" -- Chinese spelling (traditional)
• "冰城传奇" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Похождения Барда" -- Russian spelling
• "The Bard's Tale: Song of the Bard" -- Working title
• "The Bard's Tale: Opowiesci Barda" -- Polish title
• "The Bard's Tale (2004)" -- Common title
• "Bingcheng Zhuanqi" -- Chinese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Bard's Tale series
• Games with hidden/unlockable full games

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User Reviews

There's a difference between pointing out clichés and avoiding them all together.	Terrence Bosky (5240)
Right Script and Acting, Wrong Game	Dewa Indra? (13206)

The Press Says

Game Chronicles	Dec 14, 2004	9 out of 10	90
GameZone	Nov 08, 2004	8.6 out of 10	86
GameLemon	Mar 26, 2005	8.6 out of 10	86
XGP Gaming	Nov 30, 2004	8.5 out of 10	85
IGN	Oct 21, 2004	8.2 out of 10	82
GameSpy	Oct 26, 2004		80
1UP	Jan 19, 2005	7 out of 10	70
Gaming Target	Jan 12, 2005	7 out of 10	70
Yahoo! Games	Oct 26, 2004		70
GameSpot	Oct 25, 2004	6.7 out of 10	67

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Trivia

Even though it would seem obvious that the European release would have, as a bonus, the first three Bard's Tale games as the US one did, it does not have them.