| Rifts: Promise of Power | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Backbone Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Designer(s) | Palladium Books |
| Composer(s) | Chris Rezanson |
| Platform(s) | N-Gage |
| Release date(s) |
September 10, 2005
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| Genre(s) | Tactical role-playing game[1][2] |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Media/distribution | N-Gage Cartridge/MMC |
Rifts: Promise of Power is a video game licensed for the Rifts role-playing game (RPG) from Palladium Books, released on September 10, 2005 for the Nokia N-Gage. It is currently the first and only adaptation of the Rifts RPG series to an electronic media format. Due to the failure of the N-Gage platform in the North American market, however, the game is very difficult to find.
The basic mechanics of the game are adapted from the pen-and-paper version, utilizing an Action Point turn based system similar to Fallout and X-Com.
Character classes available in Promise of Power represent a broad but shallow sampling of the dozens presented in the RPG series. There are three proto-classes from among which players can select at the outset of the game: Mercenary, Psionic, and Magic User. Upon reaching fourth level, players may choose a specialization such as Burster, Cyborg, or Ley Line Walker, some of which are restricted based on proto-class. One character class specially designed for the game – the Elemental Fusionist – was adapted into the Rifts Ultimate Edition core rulebook.
Promise of Power is set on Rifts Earth, a post-apocalyptic world a few hundred years in the future. It features advanced technology, magic and psionic powers, alien and monstrous beings from other dimensions, mutants, and vampires.
The game covers five different locations on Rifts Earth from the RPG sourcebooks: