Nightcaster: Defeat the Darkness (Xbox)

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Nightcaster: Defeat the Darkness is a third-person, single-player, action-adventure game featuring spell combat and exploration. Players take the role of Arran, a novice wizard whose magical power grows as he ages throughout his quest to collect spells and rid the world of eternal night.

Players can choose brute force or smart tactics. Each school of magic is effective against a different color of enemy, and different schools will have spells with different effects as they level up. The schools are made up of over 40 spells, either light, dark, fire, or water. Spells can either be summoned right in front of Arran, or, by dislodging the magic stone on his staff and guiding it around him with the right thumbstick, fired with precision in any direction. Many items can be found hidden in levels that will provide Arran with bonuses, like increased health or the ability to power up a spell, and these bonuses carry between levels.

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Alternate Titles

• "NightCaster: Terrassez Les Ténèbres" -- French title

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• Nightcaster series

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Oh dear God it burns!

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Critic Reviews

GameZone	Feb 18, 2002	7 out of 10	70
GamePro (US)	Dec 26, 2001	3.5 out of 5	70
GameSpot	Feb 06, 2002	6.8 out of 10	68
Jeuxvideo.com	May 30, 2002	13 out of 20	65
GameSpy	Feb 24, 2002	63 out of 100	63
Gamesmania.de	May 31, 2002	62 out of 100	62
Game Informer Magazine	Feb, 2002	5.5 out of 10	55
Gaming Age	Feb 19, 2002	C	50
Game Critics	Apr 23, 2003	3.5 out of 10	35
The Video Game Critic	May 13, 2003	D	25

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Related Web Sites

• Microsoft Nightcaster (Product Information page)