Throne of Darkness

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Throne Of Darkness
Developer(s)	Click Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Sierra Studios
Version	1.2.18
Platform(s)	Windows
Release date	/ / September 21, 2001/ / September 28, 2001
Genre(s)	Action role-playing game
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Mature 17+
Media	2 CD-ROMs
System requirements	Pentium II 266 MHz processor, 32 MB RAM, 100 MB hard disk space, 4x CD-ROM drive
Input methods	Keyboard, Mouse

Throne of Darkness is a Japanese-themed action-oriented computer role-playing game released in 2001 by Sierra Entertainment, a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal. Players may control up to four of the seven different samurai characters at a time. The game has three separate multiplayer modes, which can support up to 35 players.

1 Storyline
2 Gameplay
- 2.1 Characters
- 2.2 Items
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Storyline

The game is set in Yamato, a dark medieval version of Japan. It is ruled by a ruthless emperor, Zanshin, who turned himself into a powerful dark warlord. He commands an incalculable army of darkness and is determined to conquer the whole of Yamato, even if it means slaughtering innocents. As one of the four clans (Mori, Oda, Tokugawa, and Toyotomi) controlling the seven samurai, the player must stop the dark warlord at all costs.

[edit] Gameplay

[edit] Characters

During gameplay the player is allowed to choose from seven different samurai. The choices included are the Swordsman, the Brick, the Berserker, the Wizard, the Archer, the Ninja and the Leader. Some people have noted similarities with the previously released game Diablo II, which is natural, since most of the game's developers were the same people who worked on Diablo I.^[1]

Character	Description
Swordsman	Great skills in sword combat. He can wield 1-2 swords. He can also use bows and arrows.
Archer	Mastery of ranged weapons such as bows and arrows and of throwing weapons such as shuriken and kunai. He can also use a single sword.
Brick	Huge and strong, possessing powerful close-combat skills. His expertise is in polearms such as naginatas (Japanese spear) and tetsu-bo (iron cudgel). He can also wield 1-2 swords.
Wizard	A mystical samurai character who possesses powerful elemental spells. His own spells can be described as unique, especially his dragon and kanji spells, which mostly cannot be found in other samurai characters. He can use a single sword and any range weapons.
Berserker	A raging samurai character. At the start, he possesses a fear spell which he can bring fear against his enemies in order to drive them away. Also, he is an expert in double sword combat. He can also use polearms. He is known as the hybrid character of the Swordsman and the Brick due to his balanced skills and strength.
Ninja	A stealthy character, well-known for his ninjutsu skills. An expert in throwing weapons. He can also use bows and arrows and a single sword.
Leader	The leader of the samurai, he possesses strong charisma from the very start, which means he can purchase items with a discount in order to save gold for future usage. A Jack of All Trades since he shares skills with many of his fellow samurai: the single sword expertise of the 6 other samurai the polearm skills of the Brick and Berserker the bow and arrow capability of the Archer and Ninja the spell usage of the Wizard

[edit] Items

Four types of weapons may be used: swords, polearms, bows, and throwing weapons. There are also five armor parts which provide extra defense and accuracy: chest armor, gloves, masks, helmets and leg armor. There are four types of items which provide extra damage resistance and charisma: Talisman for charisma, Beads for elemental resistance and ki bonus, Medical Case for vitality bonus and Amulet for strength and dexterity bonus.