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The
Ultima Underworld Series
The traditional overhead camera perspective of the Ultima
series changed radically in Ultima Underworld, a dramatically new offshoot, which opened
Britannia's seamier side through the Avatar's own eyes. Underworld's advanced, free-moving
polygon game engine let the Avatar admire the world from any angle, fight his enemies
face-to-face, and make heroic leaps over treacherous lava pits. Ultima Underworld and its
sequel were more action oriented than other titles in the series, but they offered the
same sort of interaction, story, and character development that made Ultima famous.
Despite offering more hacking and slashing than
previous Ultima games, Underworld forced players to think. In many ways, Underworld was
even less linear than other Ultimas - the Avatar might talk his way out of a situation,
sneak through it, or conjure his way out of it. The worlds unfolding before him were more
tangible than ever before: The Avatar could swim in subterranean rivers, slide over icy
glaciers, and clamber over precarious volcanic stone.
Take me to The Stygian Abyss and Labyrinth of
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