Windows
Sacred

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Published by

Encore, Inc.

Developed by

ASCARON Entertainment GmbH

Released

Mar 25, 2004

Platform

Windows

ESRB Rating

Teen

Genre

Action, Role-Playing (RPG)

Perspective

3rd-Person Perspective, Isometric

Non-Sport

Medieval / Fantasy

MobyRank

100 point score based on reviews from various critics.

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3.6

MobyScore

5 point score based on user ratings.

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Encore Software
Development Manager / Producer	Kevin Hoekman
QA Supervisor	Fadi Awed
QA Team	Andrew Simpson, Ron Duke, Omar Castillion
VP of Marketing	Jill Griffin
VP of Licensing & Business Development	Richard Lowenthal
Director of Marketing	Betsi Shepherd
Sr. Product Manager	Greg Bauman
Senior PR Manager	Michael Shelling
Online Marketing Manager	Sara Borthwick
Creative Services Manager	Tom Donner
Traffic Coordinator	Ray Massery
Special Thanks	Michael Bell, Ken Sepulveda, Dave Worle, Dawn & Brittany
Core Team
Producer	Holger Flöttmann
Executive Producer	Hans-Arno Wegner
Project Lead	Franz Stradal
Design
Lead Game Designer, Level Design, Concept, Voice Directing	Aarne Jungerberg
Lead Game Designer, Cinematic and Story Design, Atmospheric Supervision, Combat Directing, Concept Sketches, Conceptual World Design, Additional Level Design, Additional Sound Design	Michael Bhatty
Lead QA, Balancing Lead, Game Design, Item Design	Peter Luber
Lead QA, Additional Storytelling	Mario Endlich
Level Designer, Game Design, Additional Sound Effects, Additional Storytelling, QA Assistance	Marc Oberhäuser
Level Designer, Additional Scripting, Environmental Storytelling	Markus Häublein
Additional Item Balancing	Mark Kieschke
Programming & Scripting
Lead Programmer, Software Engineering, Engine Programming, Tool Programming, Interface Programming	Roger Boerdijk
Programmer, Engine Programming, Special Effects Development, Editor Engineering, Sound Programming, Tactical Development, Converter	Steve Manekeller
Programmer, Multiplayer Programming, Game Server Engineering, Unicode Programming, Multiplayer Design	Lars Hammer
Programmer, Quest Scripting, Build Coordination	Ingo Biermann
Quest Scripter, Additional Storytelling	Michel Dumont
Quest Scripter	Raphael Dumont
Programmer, Tool Programming, Additional Programming, Unicode Font System & Rendering	Andreas Müller
Graphics
Art Director, 2D Graphics and Texture, Design, Concept Sketches, Artworks	Celal Kandemiroglu
Character Artist, Character Modelling and Animation, Special Effects Design	Cosmin Bulau
2D Artist, Combat Directing, Additional Storytelling	Ralph Roder
3D Artist, Armor and Weapon Modelling, Animations	Dirk Schumacher
Converter, Modelling and Animations, Database Supervisor	Markus Boltersdorf
Graphics Artist, Conceptual World Design, World Style	Tobias Franz
Character Texture Artist, Side Character Concept	Frederike Böckem-Stradal
Graphics Artist, Armor and Weapon Modelling, Artworks, Additional Item Design	Stephan Hoffmann
2D Artist, Effects	Frank Lunnebach
Character Animation	Ralf Angerbauer
Music and Sound
Music Production, Composing	Dag Winderlich
Sound Design, Sound Logic, Sound Programming	Henrik Hobein
Additional Sound Effects	Matthias Steinwachs, Markus Mohr
Additional Voice Editing	Babsi Carmincke
Supportive Task Units
QA Manager	Torsten Allard
QA Management Assistant	Matthias Süß
Alpha Testing	Frank Lülsdorf
QA Assistant	Lars Berenbrinker, Christian Altrogge, Dirk Niestadtkötter, Jens Blome, Jan Walczak, Ramses Schiller, Stephan Drews, Sebastian Henke, Sebastian Walter, Ronald Rehm, Filip Jelev, Mark Kieschke, Mirko Worsley, Carsten Stolpmann, Christian Bohnebuck, Florian Bergmann
Cinematic Design	Michael Bhatty, Norbert Beckers, Holger Breitbach, Mark Külker
Speech Recording Director	Stefan Lupp, Aarne Jungerberg
Additional Graphics and Animations	Anca Finta, Helmut Dunkel, Celal Kandemiroglu
Additional Level Design	Gabriel Schorsch Hacker, Andreas Jurksch
Additional Programming	Lutz Eisenmenger, Marco Laser
External Companies
intulo	Rebecca Ludolphy, Thomas Kronenberg
Lightstorm 3D	Marco Windrich, Kay Poprawe, Dirk Bialluch
Freelancer Games	Marc Oberhäuser
Lightworks	Tobias J. Richter
MBA Studios GmbH&Co KG	Markus Baader, András Kavalecz
Spellcraft Studio e.K.	Vadim Pietrzynski, Matthias Knappe, Markus Baader
metricminds GmbH&Co KG	Philip Weiss, Christian Dreher, Jörg Beigang, Vera Vogel
MS Music Offenbach/Main	Stefan Lupp, Corinna Viel, Benjamin Hessler
TinCAT	Bernhard Ewers, Jörg Rüppel, Michael Stoyke
Voice Acting Talent	Gisa Bergmann, Michael Deckner, Michael Betz, Martin Kessler, Renier Baaken, Isabella Bartdorff, Franziska Pigulla, Wolff von Lindenau, Susanne Grawe, Sabine Fischer, Rita Ringheanu, Helge Heynold, Martin Schäfer, Dieter Gring, Manfred Lehmann, Michael Lucke, Aart Vedder, Sonngard Dressler, Vincent A. Retke, Lukas Mertens, Tom Winderlich, Finn Winderlich
MoCap Actors	Patricia Weil, Marc Jourdan
Company Structure
Senior Managing Director	Holger Flöttmann
Managing Director, ASCARON Entertainment Ltd., UK	Roger Swindells
Managing Director, Studio II	Franz Stradal
Creative Director	Hans-Arno Wegner
Technical Director	Kay Struve
Marketing Director	Christian Franke
QA Manager	Torsten Allard
Vice QA Director	Mario Endlich
Administration	Brigitte A. Retke, Christel Pankoke
National Marketing	Christian Franke, Jürgen Venjakob
International Marketing and Distribution	Roger Swindells, Alan Wild
Localisation Manager	Tim Plöger
Localisation	Mirko Worsley, Alan Wild, Ingo Bertram
Optimierung & Kompatibilität	Hendrik Grüne
Workflow QA Management	Daniel Balster
Tool Programming	Ulf Winkelmann
Technical Services	Jan Grocholl, Benjamin Vogt, Mirko Worsley
Distribution
Distribution	Take 2 Interactive
Fürst der Finsternis	Christoph Hartmann
Prokurist	Martin Wimmer
Marketing Director	Matthias Wehner
Senior Product Manager	Andreas Traxler
Head of PR	Markus Wilding
External Producer	Hendrik Lesser
Illustrationen	Robert Andreas Drude
Verpackungsdesign	Sassenbach Advertising
Manual
Konzeption, Gestaltung, Layout, digitale Bildbearbeitung	doppelgangerdesign, Oliver Haidutschek, Sascha Selke
Text	David Skreiner
Korrektorat	Uta Hengst, Torsten Allard
Acknowledgements
Special Thanks	Jan Grocholl
Additional Thanks	Tobias Franz, Susanne Ruhling, Pascale Kühnel, Roland Kempen, Irina Hoffmann, Michael Hagen, Ralf Angerbauer, David Swinton, Fabian Del Priore, Armin Schmidt, Quinn Dexter, Berghutzen , Laurelin , Queen of Bläck, Bläck , The Order of NoxQ

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Markus Wilding, 69 other games
Greg Bauman, 66 other games
Matthias Wehner, 65 other games
Renier Baaken, 52 other games
Andreas Traxler, 48 other games
Fabian Del Priore, 41 other games
Celal Kandemiroglu, 37 other games
Holger Flöttmann, 35 other games
Lars Berenbrinker, 35 other games
Tobias J. Richter, 34 other games
Gabriel Schorsch Hacker, 32 other games
Matthias Steinwachs, 32 other games
Michael Bell, 30 other games
Tom Donner, 30 other games
Sara Borthwick, 30 other games
Bernhard Ewers, 28 other games
Dag Winderlich, 28 other games
Michael Shelling, 28 other games
Torsten Allard, 27 other games
Kevin Hoekman, 26 other games
Richard Lowenthal, 23 other games
Christian Franke, 23 other games
Mario Endlich, 22 other games
Hendrik Lesser, 21 other games

Collaborations

People who have worked on this game have also collaborated on the creation of the following games:

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Patrician III, a group of 27 people
ANSTOSS 4: Der Fußballmanager - Edition 03/04, a group of 26 people
Sacred 2: Ice & Blood, a group of 24 people
ANSTOSS 4: Der Fußballmanager - International, a group of 24 people
ANSTOSS 2005: Der Fußballmanager, a group of 23 people
Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates, a group of 21 people
Against Rome, a group of 20 people
Port Royale 2, a group of 20 people
Tortuga: Two Treasures, a group of 20 people
Söldner: Secret Wars, a group of 18 people
Ballerburg: Castle Siege, a group of 18 people
SpellForce: The Order of Dawn, a group of 16 people
The Suffering, a group of 16 people
Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps, a group of 16 people
S2: Silent Storm, a group of 15 people
Midway Arcade Treasures, a group of 15 people
Pirate Hunter, a group of 14 people
The Great Art Race, a group of 14 people
Gothic II, a group of 13 people
Battle Engine Aquila, a group of 13 people