Rage of Mages


Rage of Mages is a PC game that combines role-playing and real-time strategy. Produced by Nival Interactive it was first released in Russia under the name of Allods: The Seal of Mystery. The game was published in April 1998 in the EU by Buka Entertainment and on October 13, 1998 in the US. It was re-released in 2016 on GOG.com.
A sequel was later made in 1999 by Nival Interactive called Allods 2: Master of Souls and published in the west by Monolith Productions entitled. An online MMORPG based on the game was released under the name Allods Online. It was published in Russia by Astrum Nival in late 2009, followed by other regions globally by local publishers.

Gameplay

While a role playing game, the game uses a real time strategy game interface rather similar to Warcraft II.
The player is one of four chooseable characters team who sent to Plagat, capital of the allod of Uimoir, which is part of the Kania empire. On his journey he will meet the other three members, and more companions. There will be hirelings available for a fee should a player find any mission too challenging and need reinforcements. Each mission takes place in a game map generally full of enemies. Mission type ranges from rescue to escort to exterminate villains to treasure hunting.

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