The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold

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The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold
Developer(s) Vir2L Studios
Publisher(s) Vir2L Studios
Mforma
Series The Elder Scrolls Travels
Platform(s) J2ME, BREW
ReleaseJuly 2003 [1]
Genre(s) Role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player

The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold is a 2003 role-playing game from Vir2L Studios. [2] [3]

Contents

Gameplay

The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold is a game which takes in the same universe as the Morrowind series. Players explore a land filled with horrible monsters from a first-person perspective. The action RPG takes players into hazardous catacombs and dungeons, where they must face fearsome beasts guarding valuable treasures. Stormhold is set in a prison ruled by the tyrant Quintus Varis. As a captive, players must find allies among their fellow prisoners. By forming the right friendships and gaining enough experience, they can become strong enough to overthrow the brutal warden. [3]

Development

The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold was developed by Vir2L Studios and co-published by both Vir2L and Mforma. [1] It was released in July 2003 for J2ME and BREW-enabled wireless handsets and to subscribers of Cingular Wireless and AT&T; Wireless. [1]

Reception

XS Magazine gave the game a rating of 4.5 out of 5 and said the game is more similar to the Might and Magic series than older Elder Scrolls games. They praised the wealth of content in the game. [5] Level gave a rating of 2 out of 5 and called the graphics very good for a game of its type. They criticized the lack of typical Elder Scrolls features like cities and extensive dialogue options with NPCs. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mforma Announces Availability of Wireless Version of Hit Video Game from Bethesda - The Elder Scrolls Travels". Mforma . July 2, 2003. Archived from the original on July 17, 2003. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  2. Burgar, Charles (20 May 2020). "Every Elder Scrolls Game Ranked By Map Size". Game Rant . Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "E3 2003: Bethesda Goes Wireless". IGN . 15 May 2003. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Mitza (August 2004). "N-Gage Games - The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold". Level (in Romanian). No. 83. Vogel Burda Communications SRL. p. 58.
  5. 1 2 Kemenov, Alexey (September 2005). "Mobile Games - The Elder Scroll Travels: Stormhold". XS Magazine (in Russian). No. 9. Solitary Publishing. p. 156.