Ultima: The Black Gate

by FCI

Product Features

• E - Everyone
• Role Playing
• Release Date: Jun 01, 1994
• Players: 1

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000035Y5J
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,920 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Return to the magical land shrouded in dark mysteries for the first installment of Ultima's Book Three. Based on the renowned PC series, ULTIMA: The Black Gate, this version once again casts you as the Avatar. You'll encounter hundreds of unique characters in your first trip to Britannia in over 200 years. It seems that the once merry townspeople are disappearing at an alarming rate, forcing the remaining citizens to be mistrustful of outsiders and the unknown. Figuring out what brand of sorcery or evil is responsible for the sudden disruption is your task, and it's going to take hundreds of hours to solve it--if you make it that far, of course. Battery backup allows you to save games in progress. Special Features Hundreds of characters; gameplay based on the acclaimed series; massive levels to explore; battery backup; one-player action

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bargain Bin Garbage, May 9, 2002

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Lee Wilson (Glendale, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultima: The Black Gate (Video Game)

If you see this game for sale and think that it just might make it somewhere close to the PC version, for god's sake, don't buy it. You are totally wrong. This game falls so short of it's computer counterpart it is recognizable as a completely different game. I (unfortunately) bought this game at a local swap meet where all of the vendors came in from out of town. O! Woe is me! I could never return it, but really, that's okay by me, as I would pay three times the ammount to see it immolated along with all of it's twins. All of the fun in Ultima 7 was doing things that you weren't supposed to, finding hard to find items and collecting companions. Well, in this version, you can do NONE of these. If you have played Ultima 6 on the PC and the SNES, you know how perfect the port was. Exactly the inverse is true for Ultima 7. Save your money for a better computer or, jeez, a can of lighter fluid. Just DON'T BUY THIS GAME!!

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Get the PC version instead, April 1, 2006

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Triforce (UT, United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Ultima: The Black Gate (Video Game)

I absolutely agree that gamers seriously considering playing Ultima VII should invest their money and time into the PC version. The SNES version significantly changed the story, gameplay and overall experience. Unfortunately, the SNES version serves no substitute to the legendary, influential masterpiece known as Ultima VII.

Ultima VII's beauty belongs to the fact that you can play with a memorable cast of characters and have fun doing exactly what you're not supposed to do. Ultima VII gives you the opportunity to act like an obnoxious little Avatar, doing absolutely everything in your power to confuse, frustrate and enrage the characters. The SNES version pales in comparison, and I am afraid I make a gross understatement by saying so.

The time it takes to find a copy of Ultima VII and get it working on a Windows XP machine is well worth gamers' trouble. You will have a truly unique gaming experience that many do not know exists.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disgraceful Trash, May 28, 2008

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Garrett Johnmeyer (Palmer, Alaska, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Ultima: The Black Gate (Video Game)

Absolutely unbelievable. If you had the miraculous experience of playing the PC game Ultima 7, do not be fooled by this cheap imitation. The original game was one of the very first truly interactive worlds, and was a very open world. Not to mention fantastically fun and spellbinding. Now this ungodly filth, on the other hand, should not be allowed to be labeled with the name Ultima. Upon inserting the cartridge into my SNES, rubbing my hands together with anticipation, my first(and last) 10 minutes into the game, I developed a severe headache and had to drink down a bottle of pepto bismol to refrain from vomiting blood. My hopes and dreams were crushed. I had lost feeling in half my face, and had lost memories from my childhood. What I am trying to say is; Abandon all hope ye who buy this game. It would be infinitely more fun to crawl through broken glass and be sprayed in the eyes with battery acid. If only I could give it 0 stars.