Viking officially pillaging PS3, 360

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot
Posted Aug 21, 2007 12:54 pm PT

Sega unveils the first next-gen game from Total War creators The Creative Assembly: a God of War-style actioner steeped in Norse mythology.

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Last week, the ears of the Scandinavian gaming diaspora perked up when a PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game called Viking: Battle for Asgard appeared on online retailer GameStop. The game's product page indicated Sega as its publisher, but offered no further details in the few hours before it was taken down. However, the reference to the mythical realm of Asgard sparked speculation that the game might do for the Norse pantheon what God of War did for Greek mythology.

As it turns out, that speculation was prescient. Today at the Leipzig Games Convention, Sega officially announced Viking: Battle for Asgard, a game that the publisher claims will let gamers "experience for the first time ever the brutal yet spectacular world of the Vikings and their all-powerful gods." Like God of War, it will feature a "powerful yet flawed warrior" protagonist who battles newly imagined incarnations of ancient deities. In this case, he must stop the death goddess Hel's demonic armies from overrunning Midgard (aka Earth) and starting Ragnarok, the cataclysmic final confrontation between the Aesir (Odin, Thor, and so on) and the forces of evil.

Viking will be the first next-generation console title from The Creative Assembly, developer of the acclaimed Total War real-time strategy series for the PC. To date, the West Sussex, UK-headquartered developer's only console game has been 2005's Spartan: Total Warrior for the Xbox, GameCube, and PlayStation 2. However, the shop has previously made Norse-themed games in the form of the 2003 Medieval: Total War--Viking Invasion expansion pack.

Viking: Battle for Asgard is set for a simultaneous release on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 next spring, and has not yet been priced or rated.

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Eraldi
Posted Jun 17, 2008 8:52 pm PT

Eh just another game form them that is boring like allways
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juniorf28
Posted Mar 17, 2008 7:54 pm PT

this game looks good just hope it has good gameplay
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red-ray
Posted Mar 5, 2008 3:55 pm PT

i wish it would be a xbox 360 exclusive!
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kumelian
Posted Feb 27, 2008 10:32 am PT

I hope this game isn't like "spartan total warrior" that game sucked!
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gdotmoney
Posted Feb 8, 2008 4:32 pm PT

Are you guys f*cking retards, PS3's aren't 900 bucks, there 399
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travis_y
Posted Jan 18, 2008 4:12 pm PT

looks sweet killing everthing but i wonder if its multiplayer?
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madmoose7
Posted Jan 11, 2008 2:30 pm PT

This game looks freakin sweet !!!! and it comes out in only 2 months!!
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ringwraith58854
Posted Jan 8, 2008 7:21 am PT

Im_bettr_than_u damn!..ps3's r $900.....
hey man it's supposed to come out on 360 too.
looks like it just might be incredibly fun. being of extensive Scandinavian descent, i will have to get this game.
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Naggeh
Posted Dec 23, 2007 7:03 am PT

He looks like a berserk! This is going to be so awesome if the main char is a berserk! GOGO MUSHROOM INDUCED TRANCE OF FURY!!!
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Praetorian25
Posted Dec 5, 2007 7:29 pm PT

VIKINGS! HAIL ODEN!

AMON AMARTH \M/
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Lord_Alan
Posted Nov 18, 2007 3:03 pm PT

Bring back Spartan!
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Im_bettr_than_u
Posted Oct 22, 2007 5:33 pm PT

damn!..ps3's r $900.....
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gww101
Posted Oct 7, 2007 1:15 pm PT

oh ya looks great
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darkprince99
Posted Sep 21, 2007 10:42 am PT

thank god i have a ps3!!!
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Maximiliator
Posted Sep 18, 2007 12:47 pm PT

This game must come out for PC !!!

Max
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catbuffalo
Posted Sep 18, 2007 3:17 am PT

i can't wait to get my wireless controller and play in the bathroom
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RomisSandthief
Posted Sep 3, 2007 4:51 am PT

Sweet! Creative Assembly = Greatest Company Ever
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exezelot
Posted Sep 2, 2007 10:05 pm PT

well it will be really cool to have a norse god of war. i really liked the greek one but i always like the norse mythology better.
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RedneckGamer87
Posted Sep 2, 2007 7:37 pm PT

hmmmm this should be really intresting. I am definatly going to pick this game up. Also I loved the Spartan Total Warrior game.
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TheLostLegion
Posted Aug 31, 2007 7:49 pm PT

Spartan: Total Warrior was a great piece of hack n' slash...with its technology, this game's definitely gonna be a treat
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WhyteLeo
Posted Aug 30, 2007 1:23 pm PT

Awesome! Looks like this game is in brutal competiton against GOW. hopefully, this is not the final version of what the "main" warrior looks like that I've seen in the images, because he looks like a "newbie."
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Scotty678923
Posted Aug 30, 2007 9:28 am PT

Viking mith is a lot more brutal than greek and something like this is what I was thinking that the creators of god of war would make. But becus its not it wont be the same game with a difant seting
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Scotty678923
Posted Aug 29, 2007 5:41 pm PT

Its a nother spartan total war stile hack and slash but with new looks to it. And dredwulf I do rember that game rune
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DredWulf
Posted Aug 27, 2007 7:11 pm PT

Awesome anyone remember the Viking Game Rune?

Also all we need is a soundtrack by Immortal, Graveland, and Summoning and then you'll truly have an epic black metal viking feel.
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chechak7
Posted Aug 27, 2007 12:28 pm PT

come on .... no pc version come on ..... were is killing .....come on VIking games is killing bloody games ....i love it
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rincewind135
Posted Aug 25, 2007 12:54 pm PT

hopefully tis game will be as good as God of War, there aren't to many good viking games, and there aren't to many viking games to begin with
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gamerfreak667
Posted Aug 23, 2007 3:39 pm PT

p.s. Black / viking /death metal all rule!!!!! \m/
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gamerfreak667
Posted Aug 23, 2007 3:38 pm PT

yea this looks cool
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NandoSupes
Posted Aug 22, 2007 6:20 pm PT

about time Norse mythology got its due ,theres very few games based on it,I hope this game delivers. I'm very interested in it now that I seen it.
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playstation_wii
Posted Aug 22, 2007 5:59 pm PT

I love the mythological tie in games!
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Anthony71B
Posted Aug 22, 2007 4:22 pm PT

Do not argue with Gasolineh, his history is accurate. As far as Moonsorrow goes, they aware that thier music is "classified" as Viking Metal-a "subgenre of Black Metal." Though I have never heard or read of them having distaste towards the labeling, they seemingly embrace it as one of the most critically acclaimed Viking Metal bands out right now. But as far as this game goes...it's a keeper.
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Diernes
Posted Aug 22, 2007 3:31 pm PT

Nice! nordic myth is a subject sorely lacking in tosay's games. im sure we are all sick of greece by now arent we?
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Gasolineh
Posted Aug 22, 2007 1:54 pm PT

The Sames and the Finns are both finno-ugric. tho Sweden launched one or two crusades against the finno-ugrics that had settled and became farmers. the Sames was was left alone till Sweden and norway expanded north. But Sames do have more of a mongolian look to them. atleast those who are still real Sames since Sweden sterilized most of the Same popluation. so most Sames look Swedish or Finnish.

The chance of seing metal in game even if its gorey as hell is still slim tho =(
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lsny
Posted Aug 22, 2007 1:35 pm PT

Gasolineh -

1. Bands often lie about their apparent musical style. Only the Sami people were/are prominent reindeer farmers as far as I'm aware.

2. When I said fiction I referred to the literary fiction.
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Gasolineh
Posted Aug 22, 2007 1:06 pm PT

"1 - Moonsorrow's lyrics are mostly about Vikings and Viking mythology (and can even be classified under the Viking Metal label - a Black Metal sub-genre), hence the appropriateness.
2 - Artistic licence comes into play with most games based in past times. And no, because a game is set in the past, it does not make it an historical game...much like much fiction deals with a story rather than focussing on historical accuracy - all that's being utilised is a romanticised idea of the setting."

1 i though moonsorrow was pagan metal or something like that. and they do not want to be called a viking metal band. fins arent vikings in anyway, they are a finno-ugric people, deer farmers

2 fiction? so if i make a game about the american civil war, i give them laser rifles in my game =) why even call it medieval total war? if its fiction then they made up it all by them self or took someones elses ficition/religion same **** different name but maybe the medieval age is just fiction its not like they made the game unhistorical un purpose . are there dragons in m2tw? no? black knights or fat sergeants call Argyle?
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jknight5422
Posted Aug 22, 2007 12:00 pm PT

Man, it sounds awesome, but when on earth will I have time to play it? I'm gettin' back-logged by all the releases!
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lsny
Posted Aug 22, 2007 11:29 am PT

"why would they add a finnish band in game about vikings? infact i think we will never see a game with any good music Melo Death Viking Metal isnt exactly mainstream. and obviously if you are making a game about something that has happend in the past you are trying to make a historical game"
1 - Moonsorrow's lyrics are mostly about Vikings and Viking mythology (and can even be classified under the Viking Metal label - a Black Metal sub-genre), hence the appropriateness.
2 - Artistic licence comes into play with most games based in past times. And no, because a game is set in the past, it does not make it an historical game...much like much fiction deals with a story rather than focussing on historical accuracy - all that's being utilised is a romanticised idea of the setting.
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haesuse
Posted Aug 22, 2007 11:28 am PT

hell yeah, some norse mythology. always been a fan of it, and hopefully this one doesnt disappoint.
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Demon-Draco
Posted Aug 22, 2007 9:58 am PT

Norse Mythology FTW!
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-Thaft
Posted Aug 22, 2007 9:52 am PT

ratboys got pwned.
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N8A
Posted Aug 22, 2007 9:32 am PT

American Gods...the video game!
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gtjava
Posted Aug 22, 2007 9:19 am PT

i still want my god of war on PS3!!!!
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Intrakitt
Posted Aug 22, 2007 9:17 am PT

This game looks pretty sick, and Vikings are the ish
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Delongman
Posted Aug 22, 2007 7:59 am PT

Have you noticed that games are being thought of and made at an incredible speed... "Vikings...blah blah blah". Who knows the next game will be "THING: Attack of the Space-thingamajiggers". Games are just flying at us...Btw it seems like a cool game!!
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Gasolineh
Posted Aug 22, 2007 7:57 am PT

"If the gameplay's good this is going to be someting worth checking out...and for those complaining about the realism and historical accuracy, remember, this is mythological, plus the Total War games have never been historically precise and have not intended to be.
Now let's just hope they use some appropriate music for it like Moonsorrow or Thyrfing." why would they add a finnish band in game about vikings? infact i think we will never see a game with any good music Melo Death Viking Metal isnt exactly mainstream. and obviously if you are making a game about something that has happend in the past you are trying to make a historical game. this is a spin off, as much as spartan was.
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Taegre
Posted Aug 22, 2007 7:46 am PT

FINALLY! A reason to load up our custom soundtracks with Scandinavian death metal!
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AnFangs_Endes
Posted Aug 22, 2007 7:37 am PT

ratboys:"these guys don´'t even know how to write!!!!! learn how to write gamespot!!!! "hell" IS WITH TWO Ls YOU **** *SS!!!!"

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@ratboys: Do you realize how rude you sound? ESPECIALLY, considering that the name of the Norse goddess Hel, is spelt with a singular "L"? Please, next time, do some reading up before you decide that you're superior to others, and decide that you have the right to insult them over what may be a typo (however in this case, it is far from), and in the end make an ass of yourself.

It's called: "Netiquette"
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SavoyPrime
Posted Aug 22, 2007 7:27 am PT

Since Sega is just publishing and not developing it, Viking could possibly end up being good.
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ratboys
Posted Aug 22, 2007 6:58 am PT

these guys don´'t even know how to write!!!!! learn how to write gamespot!!!! "hell" IS WITH TWO Ls YOU **** *SS!!!!
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100starz
Posted Aug 22, 2007 4:59 am PT

for a bit i thought some hacker hacked gamespot and ****ed up the screens,but its just some other games screens made by the same developer. Well i don't like this kinda god of war style game so ill just screw off.
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