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SpellForce: The Order of Dawn
Score 7.9
Developer: Phenomic
Publisher: Encore Software, Inc.
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  • Fantasy setting
  • Hybrid role-playing game elements
  • Persistent hero unit that gains levels and items
  • Extreme camera close-ups
  • Some interface issues
  • Some camera issues

Watch a SpellForce: The Order of Dawn video. Click "Stream for Free" for higher resolution. SpellForce: The Order of Dawn is an unusual real-time strategy game for at least a few reasons. It was originally a massively multiplayer online game, which might explain why the game lets you zoom in so close to the action and control your hero unit, just like a character in one of those games. It also features plenty of colorful high-fantasy material, like wizards, magic spells, goblins, and an evil plot hatched centuries ago.

In practice, SpellForce is a real-time strategy game that features traditional base-building and resource gathering, but it lets you maintain bases of operation in different areas. This means that you don't always have to start out from scratch when beginning a new level, since you can sometimes jump back to your previously built fortress for supplies. The entire world, at least in the single-player game, consists of floating "islands" connected by portals that you can use to jump to and from different locations, which you'll do to advance the story. You can also use the portals to revisit your holdings. You play the game using a persistent hero character who gains levels, picks up items, and can learn spells, depending on which profession you choose. You can also use built-up hero characters in the game's multiplayer modes.

While SpellForce wasn't perfect right out of the box at release, it does have a number of unusual features that help set it apart from other, more-conventional games.

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