Sacrifice

The Best of RTS and 3D Elemental Spell Casting combined. Everything in this game is unique and original. Single Player mode has multiple endings that can't compare to any other storyline, the cinematic of the game is well constructed and you can't go wrong with scapex.exe to make your very own cinematic story map. If you thought Single Player mode was hard, wait until you join the online community, it's twice as challenging.

This game is by far one of the finest games ever created. The gameplay is an amazing mix of 3rd person action and real time strategy. By "Sacrifice" they mean you have to obtain souls to sacrifice for better spells and monsters. You have limited control over your mosters (having them follow you, protect you, protect buildings or attack) and you have a group of powerful spells to support your monsters and even lead attacks with. The gameplay involves building up your monsters and spells while traversing the field to obtain more resource nods and eventually destroying your enemies alter. You get to choose one of five gods to follow, each with their own unique personalities, which determine your monsters and spells. The monsters are very similar in each case (flyer, tank, ranged, soldier, etc.) but the spells are a little different, ranging from volcanic erruptions to tornados to healing and direct damage spells. The games graphics were done in a way that allows the game to age well. Many of the techniques involved in the creation of the graphics were simplified, allowing the contrast from old to new not to affect it so much as say FFVII to FFXII. The sounds are one of the best parts of the game. The voice acting is spectacular, both in quality and writing. The spells that you cast are cast by your character reciting latin words strung together with a slight echo added for great affect. The story for the single player game is fun to run through, especially with the personalities of the gods (the chemistry there is electrifying). Parts of it get dull because much of what you are doing for one god is very similar to another, but the quality of the game quickly erases any redundant parts. Overall, this is an excellent game and a must play for any gamer. A classic title made by a great team!!

This game is one of those marvelous older games that truly destroyed my social life for a time. The story and gameplay are phenominal, and I wish there were copycats or sequels. The replayability factor alone makes it more than worth the price - you choose from 5 dieties, but you can change your mind after each mission and shift your alignment.. and each time you get to a new level, its a new spell given by that diety. You can be a purist, and get all of one dieties spells, or a sampler, or some combination and it changes the gameplay entirely. 100% pure liquid awesome.

The game is okay, but I'm mainly posting this review to remove some of the nostalgia flash blinding most of the reviewers here. The game is indeed unique, but it might become tedious/boring after a while.

Anybody on this site should immediately purchase ALL of Interplay's back catalogue. They are incredible, and this is one of their finest. Great voice acting, an excellent plot, plus a dynamic campaign that gives more replayability than you'll ever want is blended with beautiful graphics and completely original gameplay. It may be something of an aquired taste, being very tough and more than a little cerebral at times, but for $5.99, even if you hate it it will be good value.