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Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny

1988 80 / 100 Adventure Role-playing (RPG)
After a century of relative peace, the Avatar of Virtue is summoned back to the medieval kingdom of Britannia to deal with a new threat: the usurper Lord Blackthorn, a formerly honorable nobleman who has been corrupted by strange new creatures called the Shadowlords. After the recent disappearance of the true king, Lord British, the realm has fallen under martial law. Blackthorn now rules the land by brutally enforci Show full summary

After a century of relative peace, the Avatar of Virtue is summoned back to the medieval kingdom of Britannia to deal with a new threat: the usurper Lord Blackthorn, a formerly honorable nobleman who has been corrupted by strange new creatures called the Shadowlords. After the recent disappearance of the true king, Lord British, the realm has fallen under martial law. Blackthorn now rules the land by brutally enforcing the eight Virtues upon the people of Britannia - corrupting their meaning in the process. The Avatar must gather together his former companions, now made outlaws by Blackthorn's regime, and venture forth to defeat the vile Shadowlords and recover the true king from the shadowy depths of the Underworld.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayRole-playing

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Story & context

Summoned to Britannia once again, you’ll need all of your newfound Avatar powers to face your greatest threat yet. The world is now ruled by the tyrant Lord Blackthorn after Lord British was lost on an adventure in the Underworld. Blackthorn uses his malevolent Shadowlords to terrorize the land. As the upholder of the Eight Virtues, it’s up to you to stop him.

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Origin Systems, Origin Systems
Publisher
Origin Systems, Pony Canyon, Fujitsu Interactive
Franchise
Standalone
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Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric, First person
Themes
Fantasy
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Commodore C64/128/MAX 1988
  • Sharp X68000 Jul 21, 1990
  • Amiga 1990
  • DOS 1988
  • Apple II Mar 01, 1988
  • FM Towns Aug 01, 1992
  • Atari ST/STE 1989

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