Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom
Encyclopedia
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom is a video game for the PlayStation 3
system, released on November 19, 2006. The game was a PS3 launch title
and is a hack and slash
with RPG elements. It is the third game in the Untold Legends series, and the first for the PlayStation 3.
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.
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.
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
system, released on November 19, 2006. The game was a PS3 launch title
Launch title
A launch game, or launch title, is a video game released to consumers synchronously with the release of its respective video game console, meaning they are the only available games at the time of the console's launch. Several of these games are also packaged with the console...
and is a hack and slash
Hack and slash
Hack and slash or hack and slay, abbreviated H&S or HnS, refers to a type of gameplay that emphasizes combat. "Hack and slash" was originally used to describe an aspect of pen-and-paper role-playing games , carrying over from there to MUDs, MMORPGs, and video games in general...
with RPG elements. It is the third game in the Untold Legends series, and the first for the PlayStation 3.
Gameplay
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.
Story
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.Characters
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.