DnD for Gamecube march 2003

[Wee Jas]

GAMECUBE GAMECUBE GAMECUBE GAMECUBE


http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=1215

Infogrames promises to retain the spirit of the beloved tabletop strategy game in Dungeons & Dragons Heroes.

Anticipated features for the game include the ability to play as one of four distinct hero characters drawn from the main Dungeons & Dragons character classes of Fighter, Wizard, Cleric and Rogue. Each controllable character will have 40-plus combat moves and unique special abilities.

Dungeons & Dragon Heroes will also boast authentic Dungeons & Dragons Monsters, many drawn directly from the third edition of Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual; a Skills, Feats and Character Building system inspired by the third edition of the Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook; highly interactive environments ranging from a working forge to a castle magically suspended in the sky; and visually dazzling spell and magical effects

In keeping with Dungeons & Dragons tradition, as many as four players can quest simultaneously. Leading the design team is Brenda Brathwaite, who most recently worked on the critically acclaimed Wizardry 8.


Mar, 2003

 

[Jeremy]

Isn't that the same game that was advertised in the Neverwinter Nights manual when it was released way back when? Little Final Fight/Golden Axe type side scrolling hack and slash game?

 

[Wee Jas]

Little Final Fight/Golden Axe type side scrolling hack and slash game?

God I hope so. Am I the only person who absolutely LOVED the side scrolling dnD arcade game?!

 

[KnowTheToe]

God I hope so. Am I the only person who absolutely LOVED the side scrolling dnD arcade game?!

You are not alone.

 

[haiiro]

God I hope so. Am I the only person who absolutely LOVED the side scrolling dnD arcade game?!

I loved that game. Wizards were like ammunition clips: out of spells? Just die, pop in two more quarters, and return with a full complement.

Edit: spelling.

 

[Ristamar]

Let me preface this by saying that the Tower of Doom and Shadow Over Mystara coin-op games rocked. If you've never played them, I recommend downloading a MAME emulator and the ROMs, as they aren't very hard to find.

That being said, D&D Heroes will be nothing like those games. It utilizes an isometric top-down view akin to Gauntlet and Diablo, will feature a mix of gameplay elements from each series, and be based off of the 3rd Edition rules set.

Judging from the previews, the game is trying to breath some freshness into a genre typically perceived as simplistic hack'n'slash multiplayer button mashers by adding a D&D twist.

D&D Heroes will also be available on the PS2 and XBOX.

Impressions can be found in a preview of the XBOX version at RPGplanet.

For a few screenshots, a movie, and more general info, check out the D&D Heroes website at http://dungeonsanddragonsheroes.com.

 

[Welverin]

Let me preface this by saying that the Tower of Doom and Shadow Over Mystara coin-op games rocked. If you've never played them, I recommend downloading a MAME emulator and the ROMs, as they aren't very hard to find.

I liked it enough to buy the saturn version off of ebay, the rampant use of japanese is problematic however.

That being said, D&D Heroes will be nothing like those games. It utilizes an isometric top-down view akin to Gauntlet and Diablo, will feature a mix of gameplay elements from each series, and be based off of the 3rd Edition rules set.

Judging from the previews, the game is trying to breath some freshness into a genre typically perceived as simplistic hack'n'slash multiplayer button mashers by adding a D&D twist.

Kind of like BG Dark Alliance, right? Finally got to play that, fun!

 

[Shapermc]

Let me preface this by saying that the Tower of Doom and Shadow Over Mystara coin-op games rocked. If you've never played them, I recommend downloading a MAME emulator and the ROMs, as they aren't very hard to find.

I think that Capcom should relese these for the Next-Gen systems like the Sonic Mega Collection for GameCube from Sega. They should release it for like $25 (since all the programing is done already except for a front end) and make some mucho mucho denero. That is just my $0.02

 

[Alzrius]

I so agree here. I love "classic" game compilations released in one big bundle (that Sonic Mega Collection is so mine). We should definately see older games re-released thematically like that.