Dark Messiah

a.k.a. Dark Messiah of Might and Magic / 魔法门之黑暗弥赛亚

published by Ubisoft in 2006-10-25, developed by Arkane Studios / Floodgate Entertainment / Kuju Entertainment, running on Windows

type: action/reflex, beat 'em up, role-play
genre: Immersive sim, Melee combat simulation
series: Might and Magic
setting: Ashan
perspective: 1st person
player options: single player, LAN, Internet

game engine: Source
languages: chi eng fre ger ita rus spa

3.7/5

STEAM Powered

Official description

Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.

* Cutting-edge technology: Experience an enhanced version of the famous Source™ Engine created by Valve. Discover the fresh perspective of a view with complete body awareness, realistic movements, physics rendering, and a complete first-person melee combat system in a fantasy setting.
* Never-ending action: Challenge the forces of evil in 12 huge levels and learn to master over 30 weapons and an arsenal of devastating spells.
* Evolve your character: Extend your gameplay experience without being limited to a single discipline. Learn powerful new spells and attacks using Dark Messiah's unique Skill Evolution System as you progress through the game.
* Revolutionary multiplayer mode: Get ready to battle with up to 32 players in the revolutionary Crusade mode, which will enable players to gain experience and new skills across dynamic online campaigns. Enlist with the humans or the undead and choose among five complementary character classes.

# 2011-07-14 17:12:11 - official description

Link

Official website

Technical specs

software: Havok Physics, Miles Sound System, Source,

hardware: Dolby Digital,

display: textured polygons

Minimum requirements:
* Windows XP
* 2.2 GHz CPU
* 512 MB RAM
* 128 MB VRAM
* 7 GB free HD space

Recommended:
* 3 GHz CPU
* 1GB RAM

Sanguine # 2007-11-16 15:38:22

Editor notes (4)

EAN-13: 3 307210 212511 (Ubisoft / UK)

Sanguine # 2008-11-05 10:09:45

Sanguine # 2008-07-03 23:16:12

The German release of the game received some censorship.
Namely the following things were changed:
* Severing limbs or heads from mobs was disabled
* Mutilating corpses was disabled
* Mobs can't be impaled
* Burning mobs die right-out

Sanguine # 2007-11-28 06:59:38 - source

Multiplayer for this game requires Steam, unlike singleplayer.

Sanguine # 2007-11-28 06:56:03