Windows

Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard

Description

For a thousand years a powerful secret has rested safely in the world of Eberron. It is the Heart of Siberys, a source of limitless power. Three factions now are to decide its faith: The Order of the Flame, The Umbragen and the Lizardfolk.

A Dungeon & Dragons logo on the box cover often means there's an advanced RPG inside. Not this time, however... The game type Real Time Strategy, mixed with a lot of role playing elements.

The RTS part is streamlined in a way that makes this game quite different to play from other such games. The city building part is a simplified; you don't have to build worker units or manage the layout of your cities. The resource gathering is taken care of by the units you produce or even your hero. The game has a surface level and an underground level. Above ground you command your units as in any other RTS, but below ground it's more like a hack n slash dungeon crawler. The D&D rules apply, and you will recognize many of the artifacts and spells if you are familiar with D&D.

In the single player campaign you get to choose from four heroes before each map, each one with different qualities, and you can equip them with various items before each mission. During the campaign you get quests and side quests in traditional RPG style. Once you solve them, you gain experience points that can be spent on upgrading your units.

The game also contains multiplayer support and a map editor.

Alternate Titles

• "龙晶" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
• "Dragonshard: Кристалл Всевластья" -- Russian title

Part of the Following Groups

• D&D / AD&D licensees
• Physics Engine: AGEIA PhysX

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The Press Says

GameSpot	Sep 21, 2005	8.5 out of 10	85
2404.org PC Gaming	Oct 02, 2005	8.5 out of 10	85
IGN	Sep 22, 2005	8.4 out of 10	84
Game Informer Magazine	Nov, 2005	8.25 out of 10	82
Game Informer Magazine	Nov, 2005	8 out of 10	80
UOL Jogos	Oct 12, 2005		80
PC Powerplay	Oct, 2005	80 out of 100	80
PC Games (Germany)	Sep 26, 2005	77 out of 100	77
Jeuxvideo.com	Nov 07, 2005	15 out of 20	75
1UP	Nov 02, 2005	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

Among the game features, Atari claims this is "The First DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® Real-Time Strategy Experience". Not quite true... Blood and Magic was first, released in 1996.