Mage Knight Apocalypse

Publisher: NAMCO BANDAI Games America

Developer: IS Games

# of Players: 1-5

Category: Role-Playing

Release Dates

N Amer - 09/26/2006

Official Game Website

GameZone's Review

5.8
GZ Rating

Gameplay	6
Graphics	6.2
Sound	5.8
Difficulty	Easy
Concept	5.9
Multiplayer	5.9
Overall	5.8

Reviewer: Scott “M Balmer” Kuvin

Review Date: 10/10/2006

Turn-based tabletop goes real time … which doesn’t work as well as you may think

Full Mage Knight Apocalypse Review

Avg. Web Rating

4.9

GameZone's Preview

Scott “M Balmer” Kuvin - 09/11/2006

Interviews

More Multiplayer Details for “Mage Knight Apocalypse”
“We wanted multiplayer to be a cooperative experience.”

“Mage Knight: Apocalypse” Interview, Part 2
“We don't put a big penalty on having sidekicks die on you.”

Miniatures are Brought to Life in the New Action/RPG “Mage Knight: Apocalypse”
“We went and took a lot of stuff straight from those miniatures and put it in the game, and then brought those images to life.”

dSonic Tells GameZone What it Takes to “Sound” Like a Winner - Part 2
“Interactive / Adaptive audio is definitely the future of games.”

Mage Knight’s Chris Wren talks about Apocalypse
“… anyone who enjoys fast-paced RPG adventuring will find a lot to like in this game”

News

Mage Knight Creature Audio Showcase Part Three
dSonic Shows Off What It Takes to Sound Like a Winner

dSonic Shows Off What It Takes to Sound Like a Winner
Mage Knight Creature Audio Showcase

Mage Knight Creature Audio Showcase: dSonic Shows Off What It Takes to Sound Like a Winner
dSonic is excited to showcase why Mage Knight: Apocalypse sounds like a winner with the first of six creature-audio QuickTime installments

Mage Knight: Apocalypse Now Shipping Across North America
Highly anticipated fantasy RPG to be available at retail outlets on September 26th

Namco Bandai Games Announce Exclusive Mage Knight: Apocalypse Retailer Promotion
Action RPG storms Best Buy with Limited Edition Promotion

All News for Mage Knight Apocalypse

Description

Set in the richly detailed Mage Knight universe, players take on the role of one of five guardians, warriors sworn by oath to seek out the heart of evil plaguing the land and stop it no matter what the cost. Guided by the magical and mysterious race known as the Solonavi, the guardians embark on an epic journey to rescue their world from the hands of an army of pure evil determined to bring about the Apocalypse.

Features

STUNNING STORYTELLING! A beautiful and unique 3D world provides the panoramic backdrop to an enormous story in the upcoming Mage Knight storyline. A free camera system allows players to zoom in close to the action or pull back to admire all the heavenly glory that has only before existed in their imagination
EPIC DEPTH AND VARIETY! Five unique character classes to choose from use hundreds of skills, and thousands of weapons and items. The “Mage Stone” system of forging and alchemy allows any item to be customized in literally hundreds of different ways creating hundreds of thousands possible unique items. All of this combined with the limitless potential of online play creates an engrossing and flexible action RPG experience.
EVIL NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD! Battle against scores of unique enemies including some of the largest and most daunting foes ever seen in an Action RPG. Marvel at brilliant special effects in a beautiful 3D world as you stare down death battling throughhordes of evil minions and titanic boss creatures!
IMAGINATION! Streamlined interface means players will spend more time playing and not learning how to play as the game molds itself and your character's skills and appearance based on your playing style. Special group dynamics coupled with a 5 player Co-op Multiplayer makes for an Action RPG experience that brings RPGs out of your imagination and onto the screen. Dynamic enemy scaling and multiple alternate scenarios means near- infinite replay-ability.