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Calradia is a land at war, a land offering great riches and even greater dangers to the adventurers and mercenaries that flock to shed blood on its soil. With unerring courage and a strong sword, an unknown stranger can make a name as a warrior. Lead a band of hardened soldiers, become the lord of several towns and castles, and perhaps one day you may wield the power to overthrow kings and crown new ones at your discretion.

Step in to the beta and experience Calradia as it nears completion. Your rise to power begins today!
The Mount & Blade Exclusive Beta has ended.

107 Comments

  • Doug_OZ

    Posted Sep 26, 2008 6:48 pm PT

    the best medieval war game!

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  • penumbra95

    Posted Sep 23, 2008 9:03 am PT

    ... well this game is cool... ultra cool but the key from beta dosen't work

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  • stefan933

    Posted Sep 19, 2008 9:10 am PT

    It's the most original medeival RPG I've ever had the chance of playing...mounted combat,skill trees,hundreds of items,strategy elements,open battles,sieges,politics,what-not..it's a must-play.

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  • AOldDog

    Posted Sep 17, 2008 6:47 am PT

    Specially for u guys is on this game own forum [on the producers site] a japan shogun mod, superb, lots of fun !

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  • AOldDog

    Posted Sep 17, 2008 6:43 am PT

    Great game guys, dont miss it ! The best Knight simulation around ! Is so real

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  • Kostantino7

    Posted Sep 15, 2008 6:30 pm PT

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  • gamerdude1076

    Posted Sep 14, 2008 10:47 am PT

    tis game is awsome the graphics arent the best, but for some reason i couldnt stop playing dis game

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  • Endovelico

    Posted Sep 14, 2008 10:21 am PT

    I Have not tried the Beta Test, it's still downloading... but I have already played the Demo... a lot! :p

    To be honest one of the many things that has appealed to me in this game is exactly the absence of a story line!

    Extraordinary game, very addictive! You can try different approaches every time you play. Strategy and Tactics in battle really makes a difference in Mount & Blade.

    I'm a sucker for owning the box and the DVD, so I´m just waiting for the game to appear in the shop next to me to buy it!

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  • vince199

    Posted Sep 13, 2008 5:53 pm PT

    exclusive beta...I already brought the game
    hmmm so is this key still useable i wonder...
    But anyway, grat game, great graphics, lacks a story line but still...Just plain awsome

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  • Nugget314

    Posted Sep 12, 2008 11:28 am PT

    Mount&Blade Beta Test

    Right I played Mount&Blade since V.640 although much has changed since then it is still the same boring game .I mean were is the story line like in Titan Quest,Oblivion,Knights of the Temple to name
    a few great games in the same genre(RPG) .The game was very nice when I started playing it back with V.640 but when I started the beta it was more like a punishment playing it really. It was so boring 30-60 minutes was nice playing Knights and Robers but after that it was toucher playing it man.

    Almost every thing sucked there were bugs galore Graphic and non-Graphic .Once I was engaged in a battle with 20 Mountain Bandits and there arrows hung in mid air I just took shelter behind this kinda invisible rock waited for there arrows to run out and butcher d them all .On a another
    occasion I battled some deserters and all the scrubs were like trees I could not ride over them but instead I crashed into them and because of this I lost the battle.

    Moving on to playability the game does give some freedom in this department but not to much
    like it would be cool to be able to train your very own troops and not at the end of every day just get some message that your men have received 20 XP .Also I want breakable weapons like in
    Oblivion and also to be able to chop some one up into little pieces .And you should be able
    to kill or trade a captured King or noble for example you captured King Yargolek and take him to
    some Veagar noble to exchange him for cash or goods and at random intervals let say you walk
    into a trap set by the noble men and escape only with your life this no doubt will bring some excitement
    into the game.

    When I look at the Graphic quality it looks carp it's 2008 we want games that not only looks good but plays good as well so go buy a unreal engine license or some thing because Telltale's visuals are not all that hot .

    Right so I talked about all the bad things so lets look at the brighter side shall we?

    The training grounds are really good to there early counterparts on in this version you get training
    in archery,sword fighting,horse archery and horse back fighting this is one of I think best aspects
    of the game it's the training so please the training's fine work on the rest of the game.

    Some fresh ideas?

    When you try to persuade some one you must be able to talk to them your self like the talking system in Law & Order:The Vengeful Hart were you try to persuade people with sentences in a box
    when you say the right thing the person is more willing to tell you stuff were as you use the wrong words they'll close up and shut up telling you noting a system like this is needed in Mount&Blade .Well and some more diversity in weapons and armor won't hurt.

    Overview

    This is not a game I would buy because here in South-Africa we pay form 300-400 bucks for a new game(roughly 38-50 dollars)then a year a so after release Ubisoft buys it and puts it on sale for a100 bucks(roughly 13 dollars) when it is cheap I'll consider buying it but I'll give it 5.5/10 it's nice playing
    maybe for a day after that the lack of a story line rips out its hart and is leaft to die a slow and pain full death.

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  • gamerdude1076

    Posted Sep 9, 2008 7:30 pm PT

    any1 got the serial code? cause mine dosent work. it says invalid

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  • monkeyb412

    Posted Sep 8, 2008 4:08 pm PT

    "when i got onto this page i saw the code it offered me... i entered the code while playing the demo it seems to be running in full mode now. The wierd thing is i downloaded other versions it seems to be in full mode still so i think this key will make all mount and blade downloadble versions free"
    I didnt get gamespots code to work how are you doing it? or are u using a different demo?

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  • monkeyb412

    Posted Sep 8, 2008 4:06 pm PT

    "all we need is better graphics"
    I remeber a few years ago we wouldv'e said wow these graphics are great. Now you guys are just nuts.

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  • alexius2780

    Posted Sep 7, 2008 12:14 am PT

    Activation code from gamespot is invalid. Is there something specific that I'm suppose to be doing?

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  • monkeyb412

    Posted Sep 5, 2008 9:17 pm PT

    hmm i wonder if the beta will be free when the full game is released...

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  • monkeyb412

    Posted Sep 5, 2008 9:14 pm PT

    gamespots serial code doesnt work...

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  • yery2103

    Posted Sep 4, 2008 5:12 pm PT

    Game's activation page says my serial is not valid.

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  • l337Bossman

    Posted Sep 1, 2008 6:12 pm PT

    I absolutely love this game. I've been playing it for years and it's still addicting.

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Vital Stats

Mount and Blade Beta - GameSpot Mount & Blade
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Developer: www.taleworlds.com
Release Date: Sep 30, 2008 (more)
We Say
6.0
You Say
8.9
(1,139 votes)
They Say
7.4
(13 reviews)
Rank: 170 of 52,834   down 13
Rank on all: 53 of 10,476
Player Reviews: 123
Wish Lists: 543
Collections: 314
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Tracking: 1,180
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Mount & Blade Game Features  

Free-form sandbox gameplay. You are free to go anywhere and do anything you choose in a world that has more than a hundred unique locations, including villages, castles and towns.
Unique horseback combat. You are able to attack your enemies on your horse, whether you're swinging a sword, holding a lance or unleashing arrows.
Highly advanced, sophisticated and intuitive sword-fighting system.
Fight on horseback and on foot using an expansive variety of medieval weapons, each with their own unique characteristics, strengths and weaknesses.
Be anything from a lonesome adventurer to a commander of armies or an owner of villages, castles or towns.
Sophisticated AI that will provide a challenge both in combat and in the strategic realm.
Freedom to interact with hundreds of characters, including kings, lords, ladies, commoners as well as heroes you can take on as companions, each with their own personality.

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    53 of 10,476
    Highest Rank:
    15 in 2008
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