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4/10 IGN Initial release date 31 October 1996 Platforms PlayStation, DOS, MS-DOS | 5/5 Emuparadise Distributor(s) Wizards of the Coast Genre Fighting game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Developers Acclaim Entertainment, Take-Two Interactive Publishers Acclaim Entertainment, Take-Two Interactive Modes Single-player video game, Multiplayer video game Similar Dark Sun Online: Crimson, Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace, Advanced Dungeons & Dragon, Fantasy Empires, Dungeons & Dragons: Order of t | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft is a 3D fighting game released for PC and PlayStation. Iron & Blood is based on Ravenloft, a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game.
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Gameplay
Players choose a hero or villain to control. The heroes are Luthor the paladin, Darius the gladiator, Erland the elven archer, Torgo the dwarf, Ignatius Max the halfling thief, Xenobia the amazon, Red Cloud the Abber Nomad shaman, and Shinesta the elf princess. The villains are Ardrus the skeleton warrior, Balok the black knight, Kaurik the warlord, Stellerex the wizard, Sasha the werewolf, Nym Pymplee the mad goblin, Urgo the margoyle, and Balthazaar the Headsman.
Development
Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft was developed by Take-Two Interactive. Before its conversion to the PlayStation, the game was originally developed for the 3DO M2 console under the title Ironblood. However, Take 2 Interactive later announced that the game would first be released for the PlayStation, with versions for the M2 and PC to come later. They mentioned that while the M2 original ran at a resolution of 640 x 480, hardware limitations meant they could only get the PlayStation version to run at a resolution of 512 x 240. A version for the Sega Saturn was also planned, but was eventually cancelled.
Reception
According to GameSpy, "A bargain-bin game from the day it was released, Iron & Blood is best forgotten."
