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Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom

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Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom
Developer(s)Sony Online Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
Release
  • NA: November 17, 2006
  • JP: February 22, 2007
  • AU: May 3, 2007
  • EU: May 4, 2007
  • KOR: June 16, 2007
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom is a 2006 action role-playing game developed and published by Sony Online Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. Released as a launch title for the console, it is the third game in the Untold Legends series. Although set within the same universe, Dark Kingdom is unrelated in story to the first two games in the series. Electronic Arts released the game in PAL regions.[1]

Gameplay

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Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom is a third-person dungeon crawling action RPG. Similar to other games in this style, the player will choose a class and go through dungeons killing enemies, gaining experience and leveling up. Dark Kingdom is also more linear than its predecessors, without hub towns that the player can come back to after finishing a dungeon/mission. Also, there are no NPC characters that the player can talk to repeatedly and also no Merchant to buy items. Health, essence and Mana can only be replenished from orbs in a variety of colors that drops from enemies.

There are three playable characters:

  • Golan Kor: The warrior of the group, he is the strongest of the three characters, using a giant hammer/ax to fight. As the warrior, he has high physical strength but low magic power.
  • Malakesh: The mage of the group, he is the smartest and most magically adept of the group. He uses a staff to fight. As the mage, he has low physical strength but high magic power.
  • Zala: The scout of the group and the fastest of the three characters, she appears on the front cover of the game. She uses twin blades to fight. As the scout, she has medium physical strength and medium magic power.

Plot

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After serving the King loyally for years in foreign conflicts, an elite unit of knights returns home to find it a changed place. The knights are appalled by the discovery that dark magic has corrupted their kingdom and that the King now plans to use them against their own people. Therefore, they devise a plan to assassinate the malevolent ruler. When the attempt on the King's life is foiled, the would-be assassins barely escape. They end up on the run from an army they once served.[2]

Development and release

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Promotion at E3 2006

The game was retailed 2 days ahead of the PlayStation 3 release in North America.

Reception

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The game received "mixed or average" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Bramwell, Tom (December 13, 2006). "EA to publish Untold Legends". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on December 5, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  2. ^ "Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom - PlayStation 3". IGN. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  4. ^ EGM staff (January 2007). "Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom". Electronic Gaming Monthly. p. 80.
  5. ^ McCarthy, Dave (March 20, 2007). "Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Reeves, Ben (January 2007). "Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom". Game Informer. No. 165. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
  7. ^ Vicious Sid (November 29, 2006). "Review: Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom". GamePro. Archived from the original on January 26, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  8. ^ Davis, Ryan (November 17, 2006). "Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 2, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  9. ^ Graziani, Gabe (November 27, 2006). "GameSpy: Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom". GameSpy. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  10. ^ "Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom Review". GameTrailers. November 21, 2006. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  11. ^ Hobbs, Ronnie (December 12, 2006). "Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom - PS3 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  12. ^ Haynes, Jeff (November 15, 2006). "Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom Review". IGN. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  13. ^ "Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. January 2007. p. 74.
  14. ^ Mellick, Andrew (December 11, 2006). "Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom (PS3) Review". 411Mania. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
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