Hellgate: London

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• Includes: Hellgate: London Game, 2 DVDs, Hellgate: London Map Poster, Bonus Disc containing: Making of Hellgate: London and the Official Game Soundtrack
• Infinite Replayability: Dynamically generated levels, chance events, and massive quantities of randomly created items
• Have it your way: Three unique factions with their own visual and gameplay style
• Beyond RPG: Experience new layers to the traditional hack-and-slash formula
• Hell Never Looked Better: Delivers a true, DX10 experience, while being fully scalable for optimal performance on older PCs
• Misery Loves Company: Don't be a glory hog - fight online.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000U86WWM
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8 x 2.2 inches ; 1.4 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 30, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,084 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Edition: Collector's

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It’s 2038, and London lies in ruins...

From Flagship Studios – creators of the award-winning Diablo® series and the fathers of the action role playing genre – comes HellGate: London, the next benchmark in the evolution of the RPG genre.

Combining the depth of traditional RPGs with the frenetic, visceral feel of first-person shooters, HellGate: London offers infinite replayability with dynamically created levels, monsters, items and events that gives each player their own unique hack-and-slash experience.

A post-apocalyptic London has been overrun by hordes of terrifying demons, leaving the city desolate and scorched by hellfire. Those who were unlucky enough to survive now gather in the only sanctuary left, the Underground, banding together in order to gain a foothold against the minions of darkness and ultimately save the bloodline of humanity.

It is no surprise that these sole survivors come from three of society’s most elite factions, each of whom are masters of a robust number of skills and weapons essential to demon-thrashing.

The Templar, a secret society preserving the rites of the original Knights Templar, mix futuristic technology with ancient artifacts to create powerful weapons and armor perfect for short-ranged and melee attacks.

The Cabalists are students of the dark arts and edges of science which often leaves them standing right on the line between good and evil. Their mystifying spells make them suited for mid-range combat.

The Hunters are mysterious, highly trained ex-military operatives who lay waste to their foes with hyper-advanced weapons that blend theoretical science and the latest in technology – and their bullets can come from almost any distance.

HellGate: London delivers an amazing gaming experience to PC gamers of all types – delivering the eye-popping DX10 visuals demanded by the hardcore, and scaling to ensure the masses of casual RPG players can still get the best performance on older PCs.

Key Features

• The RPG Authority – Flagship Studios was founded by the core creators of Diablo, one of the biggest PC gaming franchises in history with over 13 million units sold worldwide – they are the first, last and only voice in the world of action RPGs.
• Beyond RPG – Experience new layers to the traditional hack-and-slash forumla by experiencing the action RPG from the first-person perspective and through nontraditional character classes and playstyles.
• Have it your way - Three unique factions with their own visual and gameplay style, offering something for every type of gamer, whether they prefer the longer-range blasts of the Hunter or want to get up close and personal with the Templar.
• Infinite Replayability – Dynamically generated levels, chance events and massive quantities of randomly created items makes for infinite replayability -- no two experiences will ever be the same and every game will be it’s own unique event.
• Mad Skills – Each faction has three character classes that contain a wide variety of skills and spells that are fully customizable.
• London Calling – Explore post-apocalyptic London, even darker and gloomier than usual. From shattered cathedrals and landmarks to the ancient ruins buried beneath the shell of a once-great city, players will need to scour all of London in search of the unknown.
• Misery Loves Company – Don’t be a glory hog – fight online. Gather with friends or recruit strangers in Underground stations and venture out into mean streets of London together to erase the Demonic threat.
• Hell Never Looked Better – HellGate: London features all of the latest next-generation technology to deliver a true, DX10 experience, while being fully scalable for optimal performance on older PCs.

Minimum specifications:
OS: Windows XP SP2 or better
Processor: 1 GHz (or faster) Pentium 3
RAM: 512 MB or more
Video: 100% DirectX 8 compatible device w/ 64MB VRAM or better
(e.g., NVIDIA GeForce 3 (except 4 MX))
Audio: 100% DirectX 9 compatible device
Disc drive: DVD
Hard drive: 6 GB or more free space
Input: Keyboard and mouse
Internet: Connection required for multiplayer

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A bit, well, "meh", January 14, 2008

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K. Emblom "kemblom" - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Hellgate: London Collector's Edition (Video Game)

Hellgate: London was one of the most highly-anticipated games of 2007. Developed by the same people responsible for Diablo and Diablo II, it promised something that games in the similar genre could not: randomized levels in an online environment and instanced play where players could bring in a teammate after the group had already entered the instance. At the same time, the game's business model was never clearly defined. Always billed as "free," about a year ago, the developers mentioned that the high quality of service they would provide was normally associated with some sort of monthly fee. When pressed on the issue, the developers reiterated the game would be free for online play. The same kind of murky cloud surrounded key issues like guild support and the multiplayer experience.

Fast forward to release. Hellgate: London is a fine single-player game. The storyline is fairly basic and in fact is also predictable. This isn't a detraction, though, as the Diablo series also offered a very basic story that served as a framework for the real fun of killing things and gaining loot. In HGL, the London Underground serves as an extended dungeon crawl. The visceral experience of the fps is not to be underestimated. It's fun to shoot stuff. It's fun to blow up barrels. The game is filled with a lot of quests, and items are plentiful and interesting. In particular, the ability to salvage components useful for upgrading and crafting better weapons will appeal to people who want to make bigger and better guns.

The multiplayer aspect is problematic. The free version of the multiplayer game is very much like D2 in that it is merely a multiplayer version of the single player game. The subscription version does offer additional features, more quests, and the ability to create guilds (non-subscribers can join guilds). However, the multiplayer version is still buggy, even though nearly 3 months have passed since release. A broken chat system (since improved), poor guild support, a memory leak that produces game crashes, and significant lag in crowded outposts--all combine to undermine the social experiences that are the backbone of online gameplay.

Gameplay is often compared to that of Diablo II. This is both the strength and weakness of HGL. D2 fans will be familiar with the look of the interface and the inventory management. Health injectors are the HGL techie version of health potions. Components are the new rune words. Fighting monsters is little more complicated than a click-fest, though HGL monster AI is a bit smarter than that of D2's. For players who really love D2, still play it, and yearn for something like D2, this is a great game.

However, for those who remember D2 fondly but have moved to games like World of Warcraft, Guild Wars, EVE, RF Online, or are looking forward to Warhammer Online, Hellgate will seem, well, dated. The random level generation, which sounds so cool on paper, ends up disappointing. Yes, the levels are randomly generated, but they still look the same. Items are fun, but the inventory management shows none of the improvements in design made over the past 10 years. The game lacks the innovation, the fresh spin on the genre that the Diablo series achieved.

Overall, if you like and play Diablo II, you'll very much enjoy Hellgate: London. If you once had a D2 addiction, but moved on to play other games, you'll probably get the sense that you've been there, done that, and you expect more.

18 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Game, October 31, 2007

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W N P - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Hellgate: London Collector's Edition (Video Game)

I have to say this is one of the best games I have played in quite awhile and has some very addictive gameplay. I played the beta version for four weeks getting up to lvl 20+ multiple times with different classes and then hopped on last night once the servers came up and it is still the same great game I played before. Patch 0 looks like it is working fairly well although I did crash once for an unknown reason. The graphics are excellent albeit a little dull as you go through tunnel after tunnel (the game mainly takes place in sewer systems and subway tunnels from what I have seen so far although there are city/park areas as well as a museum) but the controls and response is very good. You can play in FPS mode or the more traditional RPG/MMO third person mode depending on which class you choose. Some classes do both views, some only do third person. Both views work well although I tend to use third person because I can see what is going on around me more and I hate it when demons sneak up on me. There are three game play options, offline, free online and then the subscription online. I feel the subscription will be worth it since I am not playing any other MMOs currently. There are some added benefits you get with the monthly fee: content updates, more character slots, bigger inventory, access to elite items, new missions and quests, holiday events...and more. However, it is not critical to pay right now for the monthly access, I believe. You still get to play with those that do pay so you all get to experience the current game content together but when the content updates start to come other players that pay will get to go to those and you will not.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy it doesn't exsist online anymore servers are perm shut-down, November 11, 2010

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Bryan M. Miller - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Hellgate: London Collector's Edition (Video Game)

Was a fun game, but online no longer exsists, I see only 1 review that has this, so plz don't waste your money on a game who's major selling point is online.

Was a fun game while it lasted and that wasn't for very long.

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