| Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom | |
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| Developer(s) | Sony Online Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Online Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 |
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| Genre(s) | Hack and slash |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Media/distribution | Blu-ray Disc |
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom is a video game for the PlayStation 3 system, released on November 13 2006[1]. The game was a PS3 launch title and is a hack and slash with role-playing video game elements. It is the third game in the Untold Legends series, and the first for the PlayStation 3.
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In Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom there are three classes of fighters that the user chooses at the start of the adventure - The Warrior, who mainly uses strong melee attacks with a huge hammer, The Mage, who uses a combination of ranged magical attacks and close range strikes with his staff, and The Scout, who is the agile alternative of a warrior, landing multiple strikes in quick succession with her daggers. This selection of class is unchangeable throughout the game when playing as this character.
When leveling up, the character is given predetermined additions to all attributes, and 2 extra points that can be added freely to any of these attributes. A skill point is also rewarded, which can be put into useful techniques that are dependent on each class, relative to the level requirements to learn these skills.
Gameplay consists of completing complex combos and using them to the players advantage, (such as completing a combo to launch a fireball into a stone pillar, which proceeds to land on the enemies.) Similar to that of The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers video game.
The game is playable by 1-2 players on the same screen. Online play for up to four players is provided via the PlayStation Network.
After serving the King loyally for years in foreign conflicts, an elite unit of knights return home to find it a changed place. Appalled by the discovery that dark magic has corrupted their kingdom and that the King now plans to use them against their own people, the knights devise a plan to assassinate the malevolent ruler. When the attempt on the King's life is foiled, the would-be assassins barely escape and are on the run from an army they once served, the assassins must survive in a kingdom they no longer recognize.
Golan Kor: The warrior of the group. He is the strongest of the three characters, using a giant hammer/axe to fight. As the warrior, he has high physical strength but low magic power. Malakesh: The mage of the group. He is the smartest and most magically adapt of the group. He uses a staff to fight. As the mage, he has low physical strength but high magic power. Zala: The scout of the group, and the fastest of the three characters. She uses twin blades to fight. As the scout, she has medium physical strength and medium magic power.
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Many critics have praised the game's hack and slash system which is easy to pick up for most gamers and the ability to play as three characters. Criticism of the game came from its repetitive gameplay and lack of other elements.