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Stonekeep Interplay (Interplay Productions)1995Latest version: 1.2 (as of ?)***[b]sorcery[/b] - requires a magic staff onto which you inscribe combinations of magic runes that produce various effects, modified by meta runes and so forth (in the tag's grey area)

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ambidextrous - has no significant gameplay effect. simply determines which mouse button activates it and which hand on the screen uses it. ergo, this is primarily a graphical gimmick. no way to swap handedness without dragging and dropping the tools between hands.***The scan of the box art is flawed only because my scanner can't really scan the hologram on it (I'm not sure any scanner can). You can see this rainbowy thing behind and around the front skeleton and another skeleton in the rainbow, but in reality it should be silvery/chrome-white and the second skeleton barely visible.***Immerse yourself in an epic experience more powerful and realistic than anything you've imagined. Using innovative new technology, Stonekeep draws you into its dark reaches so completely you'll forget it's just a game. Your feet will walk the ancient corridors. Your hands will wield weapons of metal and magic. You'll battle disembodied foes, rescue your allies from evil, liberate a massive dragon from bondage and discover an experience more realistic than anything you've ever imagined. Step into the mystery of Stonekeep and begin a quest through dark corridors, treacherous sewers and subterranean realms of faeries, magic and the living dead. You'll discover a world where darkness reigns and where you become part of a detailed story line that unfolds to your commands. Defeat evil, reclaim your immortal soul and experience the adventure that is Stonekeep.

Concentrate on the experience, not the computer

* An epic production, Stonekeep is the result of nearly 30 man-years for a dedicated team of producers, designers, programmers, artists and other professionals.
* Hollywood special effects, state-of-the art sound effects and music, expert scriptwriting and stunning live action cinematic sequences... Stonekeep is an experience like nothing you have ever seen.
* 3-D rendered dungeons and creatures combine with live actors and amazing special effects to produce a game play environment of unparalled realism.
* Full-Screen graphics let you truly feel the full intensity of your quest. Without distracting menus and icons, you can conctentrate on the experience, not the keyboard.
* An intelligent Diary accompanies you in your travels, automatically mapping where you've been, the characters you've encountered and important clues you may have heard.
* Includes the first chapter in the Stonekeep saga - Thera Awakening, a limited edition hardbound novella from Steve Jackson and David Pulver.
[Box blurb]***The game came bundled with a small novella, Thera Awakening, coauthored by Steve Jackson and David Pulver.
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Blood GT Interactive (Monolith Productions)1997[b]Episodes:[/b]
* The Way of All Flesh
* Even Death May Die
* Farewell to Arms
* Dead Reckoning

[b]Difficulty levels:[/b]
* Still Kicking
* Pink on the Inside
* Lightly Broiled (default)
* Well Done
* Extra Crispy

[b]Weapons:[/b]
* Pitchfork
* Flare gun
* Shotgun
* Tommy gun
* Aerosol can
* TNT bundle
* Proximity/remote detonator
* Napalm launcher (functions like rocket launcher)
* Tesla cannon
* Voodoo doll***Has optional support for VESA 2.0 (SVGA 640x480 and 800x600 display resolution with 256 colors)***Experience more terror, mayhem, and violence in the full registered version of Blood. Buy Blood While fighting your way through intricately devious traps and monsters, you will find armaments that you could only dream of to help assist in destroying the Cabal forever. Use the Tesla Cannon to scorch evil cultists hell-bent on destroying you. Quietly lay proximity bombs when faced with dangerous and uncharted ground, then laugh as you hear the sounds of zombies and cultists vaporizing when the bombs detonate.

New game features & additions include:

* 34 levels spanning through 4 episodes plus 8 additional Bloodbath-only levels designed for fast-paced action.
* 12 weapons, including the Tesla Cannon, Voodoo Doll, Life Leech, Spray Can Flame-Thrower, and Remote and Proximity Detonators.
* 17 enemies
* New enemies, bosses, sounds, and art.
* Mapedit, our enhanced Build level editing tool, which will allow you to create your own levels or modify ours.
* Beautifully rendered cutscenes to enhance the mood and story of the game.
* Stunning redbook-audio cd soundtrack.
* Additional bonus: we've gone back through and put all the weapons into the first episode for improved BloodBath!
[Monolith]***[b]Minimum:[/b]
* DOS 6.2
* 75 MHz Pentium CPU
* 16 MB RAM
* 80 MB HD space
* 4X CD-ROM drive
* Sound Blaster

[b]Peripherals:[/b]
* Keyboard
* Mouse
* Gamepad
* Joystick***Contains several [i]references[/i] to H.P. Lovecraft's works, Macbeth, Shine, and likely several other works as well.***[b]magic[/b] — the voodoo doll, may be the only instance of it besides the other paranormal things that can't be attributed to much anything.
[b]limited supplies[/b] — not very strong example, but you certainly can't shoot brazenly about like you can in most other shooters. Finding secret stashes helps a lot, but these are [i]secrets[/i].
[b]healing stations[/b] — life essences can't be carried about and therefore function like automatic single-use health dispensers.
[b]immortals[/b] — the zombies raise again an unidentifiable number of times, though you can put an end to it if you put some effort in it.
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