Necromania: Trap of Darkness

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Necromania: Trap of Darkness
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Developer(s) Darksoft Game Development Studio
Cinemax
Publisher(s) Strategy First
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release
  • RUS: October 23, 2002
  • CZ: March 21, 2003
  • NA: May 5, 2005
Genre(s) Role-playing video game
Mode(s) Single player, Multi-player

Necromania: Trap of Darkness is a Role-playing video game developed by the Slovakian developer Darksoft Game Development Studio and the Czech company Cinemax. It was released in 2002 in Russia and later worldwide. The player can choose one of Ragnar's minions that he wants to play as. [1]

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Plot

Dark lord Ragnar and the ruler of Necromania was defeated and imprisoned by the army of the Absurdian king Bill Cocoton. Seven of his servants wake up and go to find magic keys that can set him free. But only one of them can lead the army of darkness. [2]

Reception

The game was received poorly by critics. [3] [4] [5] It was mostly criticised for its gameplay and notable difficulty. [6] Some reviews praised its multiplayer mode but found it difficult to find anyone to play with. [7] [8] [9]

Neither players received the game well. The average rating of the game by players is 40%. [2] [10] [11]

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References

  1. "CINEMAX GAMES - Necromania: Trap of Darkness". games.cinemax.cz.
  2. 1 2 http://www.databaze-her.cz/hry/necromania-trap-of-darkness/ Czech
  3. http://www.recenze-her.cz/necromania-trap-of-darkness Slovak
  4. "Necromania: Traps of Darkness". Metacritic.
  5. "Necromania: Traps of Darkness for PC - GameRankings". www.gamerankings.com.
  6. McNamara, Tom (16 June 2005). "Necromania: Traps of Darkness".
  7. http://games.tiscali.cz/recenze/necromania-trap-of-darkness-50445 Czech
  8. Colayco, Bob (20 July 2005). "Necromania: Traps of Darkness Review".
  9. http://tech.sme.sk/c/734434/necromania-the-trap-of-darkness-slovenske-rpg-cko-v-temnej-pasci-chytene.html Slovak
  10. http://www.ag.ru/games/necromania-trap-of-darkness/review Russian
  11. "Necromania: Traps of Darkness". Metacritic.