Titan Quest

by THQ

Product Features

• Experience an epic quest of good versus evil in this action RPG
• Seamless world set in mythical lands of ancient Greece and Egypt
• Thrilling story-driven campaign; stunning 3-D graphics
• Custom, definable character classes and modifiable skills
• Single- or multi-player gameplay

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BKYR0I
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: June 26, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,817 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

From the co-creator of Age of Empires, Brian Sullivan, comes an all-new action role-playing game set in the mythical worlds of ancient Greece and Egypt. Amazing visuals and fast-action gameplay deliver a true cinematic gaming experience. Lush ancient-world settings crafted in near photo realistic detail provide the player with an extraordinary canvas on which to set forth on an epic quest of the ultimate good versus evil.

The Titans, gods before the gods, have escaped from their eternal prison to wreak havoc on the world. In this titanic struggle between old and new gods, it is the heroes of humankind who will ultimately determine the fate of all existence. The player quests throughout the ancient world in a race to uncover the secrets needed to once again imprison these ancient gods. Journeying to fabled locations such as the Parthenon, the maze at Knossos, the Great Pyramids, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the player will have to overcome terrifying monsters and mythical beasts.

A flexible class system allows almost limitless ways for players to develop their character. Skills can be customized in many ways, and never become obsolete. With addictive, fast-action gameplay and tons of unique loot, epic gaming has never been so good.

Brave the trials of Titan Quest alone or bring a group of friends to share the glory while playing through the thrilling story-driven campaign.

Features:

• Epic adventuring in the ancient world
• Stunning 3-D graphics, with an amazing level of detail and realism
• Addictive, fast-action gameplay
• Custom, definable character classes and modifiable skills
• Streaming, seamless world
• Over a thousand pieces of unique and legendary equipment

Product Description

From the co-creator of Age of Empires, Brian Sullivan, comes an all-new action role-playing game set in the mythical worlds of ancient Greece and Egypt. Amazing visuals and fast-action gameplay deliver a true cinematic gaming experience. Lush ancient world settings crafted in near-photo realistic detail provide the player with an extraordinary canvas on which to set forth on an epic quest of the ultimate good versus evil.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Games I've Played This Year, June 30, 2006

By 

T. Romano "Avid Gamer" (Salt Lake City, Utah) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Titan Quest (CD-ROM)

Titan Quest is extremely fun and addictive. It reminds me a lot of another game called Diablo. I loved playing Diablo in the past and no game has come out like Diablo until now. If you liked Diablo you'll definitely love Titan Quest.

Titan Quest follows Greek mythology. There are many different monsters and creatures that you fight through out the game. This game has a lot of replay value. The maps in the game are linear but the maps are also huge. There are a lot of caves and temple dwellings to explore just like there was in Diablo.

The graphics in this game are extremely beautiful. I can tell the game developer put a lot of love and attention into making this game. The amount of detail in the creatures and monsters alone is great. The game has got great looking skeletons, zombies, and spiders to fight against.

The game has a great zoom feature for zooming in and out of areas to look at. The only thing I miss seeing in the game is where you could rotate your main character around. I'm sure a future patch will eventually fix that.

You can choose to be a male or female character at the beginning of the game and you decide how you want to fight in the game. Do you want to use a sword? Or do you want to use magic? The choice is yours.

This is a fun game to play. I recommend getting this game.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Addicting, August 8, 2007

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Chris Johnson (Bakersfield, CA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Titan Quest (CD-ROM)

It's an extremely addicting game which gets better and better the more you play. You can play at your own pace since it is single player or play online with a friend in a co-op mode where you can both use your mastery skills to overcome enemies. Don't worry about dedicating your life to the game in order to have fun like in World of Warcraft. There are tons of choices to make and combinations to choose from. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! ** And I normally don't play these types of games. I'm a First Person Shooter gamer typically. Try the demo first and you'll see!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great game with a few flaws., February 27, 2007

By 

Aekero - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Titan Quest (CD-ROM)

Titan quest is an over the head 3rd person hack and slash RPG that is really one of the first solid options since D2. This is not Diablo 3, it's not Diablo 2, or 2.5, or any other version....So why is the gameplay so similar? Diablo fans will notice a multitude of features and gameplay that scream "Diablo", but really, there aren't really any other ways of doing this kind of game right, you're bound to see the similarities.

Pros -
* Beautiful 3d engine _IF YOUR COMPUTER CAN HANDLE IT!_. Grass sways, immense amount of detail, but it looks fairly lackluster on slower machines, many non-gaming machines that are several years old won't really be able to handle it, take note of the min requirements.
* Long amount of gameplay, a friend and I have been at it quite a while and gotten through 1 chapter. (of I think a total of 3) Stack the upcoming expansion on, and you could have a game that takes you 50 hours just to get through on normal difficulty.
* Good enemies, solid gameplay. Overall it's just fun, if you like Diablo type games, and you're not expecting it to be exactly like Diablo, you'll enjoy this.
* Decent sound and music, not fantastic but I liked it enough to keep it on.
* Fun multiplayer, play with friends, it gets harder with more people, making things more challenging etc.
* It's cheap! Around $20 now, worth the investment if you like this type of game for sure.
* Different melee/caster trees allows excellent "pure" combinations i.e. caster/caster or melee/melee, but also makes for some interesting hybrid classes.

Cons-
* Lack of support/info. This game I think was fairly successful, but not like I'm used to, so there isn't an abundance of support or item databases etc.
* Fairly steep computer requirements.
* No character customization! You get to pick male or female, that's it. No features, sizes, nada.
* Quests are boring, not that I expected them to be otherwise.
* Odd graphical glitches if you turn the settings all the way down on certain video cards, honestly not too big of a deal.
* I haven't beaten the game yet, fairly low level (23) so I haven't seen all there is too offer, but the gameplay seems almost too simplistic. Bind a main attack spell/skill and use it forever... Cast support/heal spells occasionally.

Bottom line -
Titan Quest is a solid purchase for people who enjoy hack and slash rpgs, collecting cool gear, and learning a little mythology in the process ;). Worth the low price tag, and it will enjoy added content/replayability, not to mention a bigger online playerbase, when the expansion comes out first week of March, 2007.
3.5 Stars.