Myth: The Fallen Lords

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Description

Myth: The Fallen Lords is a Real Time Strategy game which pits the evil Fallen Lords vs humanity.

You must take control of archers, explosive-throwing dwarves, dependable infantry, and others to stop the horde of undead and evil from overrunning the last vestiges of good in the world. Battle plague-ridden corpses who detonate themselves in ground-shaking explosions, throngs of axe-wielding zombies, floating spectors who hurl poisoned spears at you, and quick-moving magical creatures armed with sharp blades. Live long enough and you will face the most powerful of the Fallen Lords.

Take control of the high ground and your ranged attackers will be able to shoot farther distances, but the enemy can take advantage of the same situation. Sometimes it may be to your advantage to let the forces of evil thin their ranks for you...

Go online and play vs other humans, using either side you wish, in many modes of play, including a game of capture the flag, but with a ball instead.

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Alternate Titles

• "神话2：堕落之神" -- Chinese spelling (Simplified)
• "Myth: Upadli Wladcy" -- Polish title
• "Myth: Les seigneurs damnés" -- French title
• "Myth: Kreuzzug ins Ungewisse" -- German title

Part of the Following Groups

• Fantasy Creatures: Dwarves
• Gameplay feature: Recordable replays
• Myth series

User Reviews

With a soul	Windows	altsecthulhu (144)
Epic Fantasy Warfare	Windows	Terrence Bosky (5463)
An interesting new look at real-time strategy (RTS).	Windows	Narf! (138)
Too many gameplay issues to be enjoyable.	Windows	Trixter (9119)

Critic Reviews

Gamezilla	Windows	Aug 17, 2000	95 out of 100	95
Mac Gamer	Macintosh	1997	90 out of 100	90
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Macintosh	Feb, 1998		90
PC Jeux	Windows	Nov, 1997	90 out of 100	90
GameSpot	Windows	Oct 31, 1997	8.9 out of 10	89
Game Revolution	Macintosh	Jun 05, 2004	B+	83
PC Player (Germany)	Windows	Nov, 1997		80
GameStar (Germany)	Windows	Nov, 1997	80 out of 100	80
AppleLinks.Com	Macintosh	Jan 14, 1999		80
PC Joker	Windows	Nov, 1997	71 out of 100	71

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
For Sale - Unopened New Product	1	Dan Brown Nov 28, 2007

Trivia

1001 Video Games

Myth: The Fallen Lords appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Animation

The cinematic cutscenes were animated by hand in a professional animation house in Canada.

Development

The game was known in-house as "The Big Bloody Wargame".

German version

Mission 18 is absent in the German version.

Soundtrack

As soon as the game went by, Myth: The Fallen Lords has gotten its soundtrack released in 1997. No matter it has 19 audio-tracks, its music lasts less than 30 mins.

Tracklist:

1. Prologue
2. Crow's Bridge
3. A Traitor's Grave
4. The Siege of Madrigal
5. Homecoming
6. The Fallen Lords
7. The Barrier
8. The Five Champions
9. Out of the Barrier
10. The Watcher
11. Seven Gates
12. Hearts of the Stone
13. Pools of Iron
14. Smiths of Muirthemne
15. Forest Heart
16. River of Blood
17. Sons of Myrgard
18. The Last Battle
19. Epilogue

Awards

• Computer Gaming World
  • March 1998 (Issue #164) – Strategy Game of the Year
  • December 1999 (Issue #185) - Introduced into the Hall of Fame
• PC Gamer
  • April 2000 - #49 in the "All-Time Top 50 Games" poll

Information also contributed by Adam Baratz, Kasey Chang, MAT, PCGamer77 and Rantanplan

Related Web Sites

• Myth: The Fallen Lords (official website)
• Bungie's list of Myth websites (A gazillion websites dedicated to Myth.)
• Tales from Myth: The Fallen Lords (PDF version of an official Myth comic which shipped with the game's sequel. Four tales fill in Myth's backstory.)