Ultima Online: Lord Blackthorn's Revenge

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Ultima Online: Lord Blackthorn's Revenge
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Developer(s) Origin Systems
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Platform(s) Windows
Release
  • NA: February 24, 2002
  • PAL: May 3, 2002
Genre(s) MMORPG
Mode(s) Multiplayer

Ultima Online: Lord Blackthorn's Revenge (2002) was the first of the two "darker" Ultima Online MMORPG expansions (the second being Ultima Online: Age of Shadows ). The game featured creatures designed by Todd McFarlane (creator of Spawn in comics).

Contents

Story

The story tells about the return of Lord Blackthorn, the corrupt noble who usurped the throne of Lord British in Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny . Included in the game box was a comic drawn by McFarlane.

Development

The game was announced to be in development on October 31, 2001. [1]

Reception

Reception
Review score
PublicationScore
GameSpot 6.7/10 [2]
Aggregate score
GameRankings 66% [3]

Ultima Online: Lord Blackthorn's Revenge holds a 66% rating on GameRankings. [3] GameSpot rated the game 6.7 of 10. [2] GameZone rated the game 8.1 of 10 saying "Ultima Online: Lord Blackthorn’s Revenge has added some very strong elements to this world, making it more enjoyable and not just the hack-and-slash game it could have easily become". [4]

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References

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