Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom

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Product Features

• Action RPG game based on Kingdom Under Fire universe; complex and twisted story plot
• Engage in dynamic battle; 70+ monsters ranging from 3-foot goblins to towering behemoths
• 6 unique characters who can wield 5 to 6 different types of weapons each
• 50+ abilities, 60+ enhancements, and infinite combinations of weapon+ability+enhancement
• Explore randomly generated dungeons; 4-player co-op mode via Xbox Live

Product Details

• Our recommended age: 17 - 20 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 0 months and up
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000WCN7G0
• Item Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: January 9, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,397 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

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Product Description

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Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom is an action RPG in which players will explore vast and randomly generated maps, while battling groups of monsters attacking from all directions. As the game progresses, the heroes will find increasingly advanced and spectacular ways to defeat enemies using new weapons and learning new abilities. Players can even create their own arsenal by combining existing weapons and enhancements.

Key Features:

Dark and twisted reality:
In Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom gamers will travel through dark and twisted alternate dimensions. The beautifully detailed environments in this innovative action RPG include: a forest, a lava cave, and icy wastelands, a European palace, and inside a large creature. Players can also access each character’s dream world to add quests for new abilities and discover more about the alternate dimensions. This surreal fantasy set in ever-changing environments pits players’ characters against swarms of demented creatures from the depths of the Dark Dimension.

New characters offer unique weapons of choice:
Choose from a cast of six unique characters with different combat styles and abilities. Experiment with more than 50 abilities, 60 enhancements and a vast combination of weapons, abilities and spells.

Characters will evolve and mutate at the hands of the Dark Dimension as the game progresses:
Learn each individual’s strengths, utilizing the numerous different types of weapons, and find, perfect, craft, and trade hundreds of weapons, accessories and abilities.

Unique gameplay modes provide variety of action:
Single and multiplayer co-op modes are seamlessly merged and integrated into the story line. Gamers have the option of playing alone or recruiting additional players to continue their quest, without switching modes, via Xbox LIVE.

Gamers can join their friends at any time, view their progression, and trade items. Xbox LIVE Gold account required for online multiplayer.

Product Description
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom is an Action RPG game based on the universe of Kingdom Under Fire series. Where as the previous Kingdom Under Fire series were Action RTS titles that recreated realistic fantasy battlefields of massive scale, Circle of Doom focuses on the development of one character with easy-to-learn game system and control mechanics.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Could have been better, but still fun with friends, January 10, 2008

By	Michael M. Dilley - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

If you are looking for some co-op fun with some friends over xbox live this is a pretty good game. If you are looking for a deep and involving rpg, or the old KOF action rts forumula this isn't the game. To me it feels like a mix between Gauntlet and Diablo.

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice graphics and Co-Op, Poor Gameplay and Story, January 19, 2008

By	Lisa Shea "LisaShea.com" - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)

Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review was written by my son, James Shea

A radical departure from the rest of the Kingdom Under Fire series, "Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom" changes the series from a RTS game with some hack-and-slash elements to a pure hack-and-slash.

First, some history: Kingdom Under Fire started as a PC game that was basically another Warcraft clone. Later, it moved to the Xbox with KUF: Crusaders and KUF: Heroes, which had a really unique system - most of the time it was strategy, used from a third-person perspective from your different platoons, but when you got into melee with your leader's group you would take control of your leader and hack-and-slash your way through the crowd. This helped you win battles that would otherwise find you outmatched.

In Circle of Doom, the series has moved entirely to that Hack-and-Slash mechanic. There are six characters, all of whom are from previous KUF games (4 from the Xbox titles, and 2 from the original PC one). These characters differ in their speed, their strength, and the types of weapons they can use. In the beginning, five characters are available, with one more being unlockable. Their storylines mostly revolve around their disappearances at the end of their respective games - now they are in a new realm, devoid of humans besides themselves. The only characters in the "real world" are the three idols that you encounter at rest points. These act as the game's merchants, selling you different gear depending on which idol is there (the bubbly Idol of Love, the dark and shrouded Idol of Death, and the Buddha-like Idol of Greed.) Furthermore, you can fall asleep at rest points, and in your dreams you will be transported to the Realm of Darkness, a subdimension that holds the dead spirits of the game's other characters. These spirits are also recognizable from previous games. They assign quests, teach abilities, and provide general story information. Other than those two minor sources, there is almost no story or interaction in the game.

The gameplay should be at least the redeeming part to the game, but for the most part it's not. Swinging a weapon requires "SP", or "Stamina Points", which recharge naturally. This means that most of your hack-and-slash actions will be punctuated by waiting for your stamina to recharge. This really takes you out of the game and is downright frustrating most of the time. There are lots of magical abilities to be learned, and this requires not just leveling up but also doing quests (most often "kill X number of this type of enemy"). For the most part, the gameplay lacks a lot of the combo attacks and excitement that the Xbox games held in their hack-and-slash sections. It's also possible to do a co-op mode with up to four people over Xbox Live, using head

The graphics are without a doubt the game's best part. The characters - friend and foe - are all really detailed and textured, and all the effects are really fantastic. The lighting, especially, looks fantastic. The environments - including a forest, a ruined city, and an underground area - are all rendered impressively, with lots of little details and side parts. Blood - which can be turned on or off - is shown as artistic sprays of color. The music is also very haunting and beautiful, conveying the sense of a dead, empty world. The voice acting isn't great, but it comes up so infrequently that it doesn't matter.

As a whole, this game has a lot going for it (the graphics and the co-op option being the main two) but also a lot more not going for it (the gameplay, the lack of story, the comparison of this game to other KUF games). Even as a hack-and-slash, it's not a whole lot of fun. It seems like a lot of wasted effort on the parts of the development team.

Rating: 6/10

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fun at first and then...., February 7, 2008

By	Devils Tongue "blackplage" (Rushville, NE United States) - See all my reviews

Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

The games seem good for a while and then it just never changes. The spells are almost Impossible to get and if you do theres no needed the whole battel system is not needed, its just hack & slash. Overall the game just gets boring