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Developer: Gas Powered Games
\n Publisher: Stardock
\n Genre: Team-based action\/strategy
\n Platform: PC
\n Players: 1-10
\n ESRB Rating: T
\n Launch Date: April 14, 2009<\/p>\n
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INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n A GOD HAS FALLEN<\/em><\/p>\n THE ALL FATHER HAS VANISHED, CREATING AN OPENING IN THE PANTHEON. TO FILL THE VOID, DEMIGODS FROM ACROSS FROM THE MORTAL WORLD MUST WAGE WAR AGAINST ONE ANOTHER IN A BID TO ASCEND TO TRUE GODHOOD.<\/em><\/p>\n DEMIGOD IS A REAL-TIME, TACTICAL STRATEGY GAME THAT INCLUDES EXTENSIVE ROLE-PLAYING ELEMENTS. CHOOSE FROM SEVERAL DEMIGODS, EACH POISED FOR BATTLE WITH THEIR OWN UNIQUE CAPABILITIES AND AWE-INSPIRING POWERS. VANQUISH OTHER WOULD-BE GODS AS YOU GAIN LEVELS, INCREASE IN POWER, UNLOCK THE POWER OF MYSTIC ARTEFACTS [sic.] AND SLOWLY BATTLE YOUR WAY CLOSER TO JOINING THE PANTHEON.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Demigod<\/a><\/em> is an impressive new release from Stardock<\/a> and Gas Powered Games<\/a>. It is part RPG, part Strategy, and part Action. These three aspects of gameplay come together to make it an addictive and unique game experience that can satisfy gamers of several genres.<\/p>\n A view of the battlefield<\/p><\/div>\n Demigod<\/em> is set in a fantasy world of magic and mythology. You may be wondering what a demigod is anyway. Well, that which is known as a demigod is a half-god, born from the union of a god and a mortal.<\/p>\n The game doesn’t really carry that deep a storyline per se<\/em> but it does move along the lines of a demigod fighting his way up the ranks to eventually achieve god status.<\/p>\n GAMEPLAY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Single Player<\/span><\/p>\n In Demigod<\/em> there are two factions: the Generals – which focus on team synergy abilities and augmentation of their forces; and the Assassins – which focus on brutal abilities and self-enhancing items. The demigods either do battle for the Forces of Light or for the Forces of Darkness. \u00a0In selecting a character, there are eight (8) demigods to choose from. They are as follows:<\/p>\n In single player, your team consists of your demigod and other bots that are\u00a0AI-controlled. During each battle there are sometimes key strategic points which need to be captured and held. These strong points come in the form of flags. \u00a0Flags offer bonuses to the controlling team, such as increased life, increased experience gained and even more damage taken by the opposing team, among others. Also, some flags control structures such as gold mines (which increases your resources faster), shops and portals. Only the team controlling that particular flag is able to benefit from or use these structures.<\/p>\n The artifact shop only becomes available to you if your team controls its flag.<\/p><\/div>\n There is also the action aspect in which you need to actually fight to gain control, maintain control of, or regain control of these points. Fighting and capturing points are ways in which you can gain experience points in order to level-up. Also, aside from having to contend with the other demigods, there are the other reinforcements (AI-controlled) that arrive to the battle via the portals. Both teams have such reinforcements but if you can manage to control all of the portals, then the opposing team will be left without any.<\/p>\n Control all portals to leave opponents without reinforcements<\/p><\/div>\n The role-playing part comes into play with levelling up your demigod as well as your Citadel, which is the seat of power for each team. Upgrading your Citadel gives added bonuses to your war effort. Each demigod can attain a maximum level of twenty (20).<\/p>\n While levelling, there are new skills to be acquired by spending level points in them. Each players starts at level one with one skill point to spend. New skills become available (if you have points to spend) at levels one (1), two (2), four (4), five (5), seven (7), eight (8), ten (10) and fifteen (15). There is also another area dedicated to your character and his\/her minions that can be upgraded six (6) times, independent of character level. Minions are used by Generals and are vital to their style of gameplay. More on that a little later.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Character Skill Tree<\/p><\/div>\n The Citadel however, has a maximum of ten (10) levels with upgrades all along the way. Keep in mind that when you upgrade your Citadel, the gold cost is deducted from your account. These upgrades range from increasing the health of your reinforcements, to increasing the armour on your structures, to adding new and stronger types of units to your war effort, among others.<\/p>\n Citadel Skill Tree<\/p><\/div>\n Speaking of gold, you can spend gold at the item shop for things such as armour, spell scrolls and potions. This is also where you buy your minion upgrades. You can then cast your minions, at a cost from your mana pool and they will then fight alongside you. If they die, you can always recast them. If you die however, then there is a timeout and you will respawn at your Citadel.<\/p>\n Timeout before returning to the battle<\/p><\/div>\n Generals ‘generally’ use minions as a part of their attack and\/or defense. These minion upgrades are purchased at the item shop near your Citadel. For example, the Oak can acquire Minotaurs, Archers and Priests. The minions can then be summoned at will, providing you have enough mana. The minions are more or less\u00a0AI-controlled and fight on their own near you. However, you can select them and give them specific orders and also regroup them at any time.<\/p>\n Reborn at the Citadel where you can easily summon minions and cast pre-buff spells<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n GAMEPLAY (cont’d)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are by default eight (8) maps on which to do battle. They are as follows:<\/p>\n Each of these maps support a few types of gameplay. The types of contests are:<\/p>\n After each battle, your demigod will be awarded with favour points. Favour points help your Demigod to attain godhood and act as currency to acquire certain items that will be kept right through your campaign, or Tournament, as it is called in the game.<\/p>\n A Skirmish can also be played where all the factors associated with the game can be set. These factors include game mode, number of player, map, et cetera.<\/p>\n A small fight scene<\/p><\/div>\n Multiplayer<\/span><\/p>\n The multiplayer aspect of Demigod<\/em> has gotten much attention because of Stardock’s strong anti-DRM policy. Having no Digital Rights Management, this game has been subject to massive piracy. Reports are that there were an estimated 18,000 legit players online right after launch but they were outnumbered by approximately 100,000 game pirates.<\/p>\n This level of piracy resulted in what was termed as a ‘broken’ multiplayer because many people just simply couldn’t connect to the online servers perhaps because they were massively overloaded. The online play however, is very similar to that of the LAN game and does provide an enjoyable gaming experience.<\/p>\n The Rook attacking an enemy Fortress<\/p><\/div>\n The online community is vast and in true online fashion, has many statistics to go along with it. Each player can strive to be the best, whether overall or in a specific area. To check online stats, you can visit \u00a0the Pantheon<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n GRAPHICS & AUDIO<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Demigod<\/em> is powered by the Moho engine that also powers Supreme Commander<\/em>. The graphics and visual effects are really smooth and crisp. There were no noticable visual glitches or artifacting while playing.\u00a0Demigod<\/em> runs well on a wide array of system setups and this bodes well for the success of the game.\u00a0While running the game with the highest possible in-game settings, I managed to achieve a steady 60fps with a Radeon 4870 1GB card and a Core 2 Duo processor.<\/p>\n Hardware Requirements:<\/span><\/p>\n Minimum<\/span><\/p>\n Recommended<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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