It is believed that at the dawn of time, there was a great war between the Titans and the Gods. During this war which spanned many centuries, humanity was born and stood beside the Gods. At the war's conclusion the Gods were victorious and the Titans were banished to the great darkness. Now the Titans have escaped and spread their evil over the ancient world of Greece (and beyond). You are a hero who arrives in this time of need to fight the Titans and bring peace to the world once more.

Not unlike Diablo or Sacred, Titan Quest is a hack 'n' slash Action-RPG in which you create a character and level up by killing thousands of monsters, like Hydras or Gorgons. At the beginning of the game your hero has no profession, but upon reaching level 2 you are given the choice between eight unique "masteries". Upon reaching level 8 you are granted access to a second mastery. This allows you the choice of creating a warrior who is good magician or a necromancer who can also kill his enemies quietly. If you feel that you've misspent your skill points, you can rearrange them (for a nominal fee) by visiting a certain NPC in each act.

The story of the game is based on the real mythologies of ancient Greece, Egypt, and Babylon, so you're bound to recognize many of your enemies. Additionally, you can learn much about the legends of the land you're adventuring in by talking to storyteller NPCs.

If you don't want to beat the hell out of the Titans alone, you can invite up to 6 friends and play in LAN/WAN with them in the cooperative mode through the entire game.

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Alternate Titles

"泰坦之旅" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)

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	Titan Quest	Windows	$0.46
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User Reviews

Finished with Diablo 2 and hungry for more? Titan Quest may be for you...	The Cliffe (1586)
Diablo, what?	agamer (75)
A Fun Diablo II-style RPG, surpassing Diablo II in some areas, and falling short in others.	Droog (463)
Chop bonk chop stab zzz	Curlymcdom (47)

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The Press Says

Maximum PC	Sep 25, 2006	9 out of 10	90
GameStar (Germany)	Jul, 2006	85 out of 100	85
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Jul, 2006	85 out of 100	85
2404.org PC Gaming	Aug 19, 2006	7.7 out of 10	77
Gamesmania	Jul 04, 2006	77 out of 100	77
GameSpot	Jun 26, 2006	7.6 out of 10	76
GameBanshee	Aug 09, 2006	7.6 out of 10	76
gameZine (UK)	Apr 24, 2008	7 out of 10	70
Gamekult	Jun 26, 2006	7 out of 10	70
Level	Aug, 2006	6 out of 10	60

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Trivia

Copy protection

The game includes a hidden security check to battle piracy. Users playing the game using a modified executable have the game crash in the first cave. This however also damaged the game's reputation as illegitimate users reporting this issue on forums made the game appear bug-ridden. The PR department was not able to fully turn this around, especially as the code did not work perfectly and legit users were also sometimes confronted with the crash.

Awards

Titan Quest was named #5 "Game of the Year" by Games for Windows Magazine (March 2007).

Games for Windows Magazine
- March 2007 - #6 Game of the Year 2006
PC Powerplay (Germany)
- Issue 02/2007 – #4 Best Game in 2006 (together with 1701 A.D.)
- Issue 03/2007 – #2 Best RPG/Adventure in 2006 (Reader's Vote)

Information also contributed by PCGamer77 and Sciere

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by MDMaster (200) on Jun 24, 2006.