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MauritiusToday.com - Shopping Mall - Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
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List Price: $49.99
Our Price: $48.99
Your Save: $ 1.00 ( 2% )
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Manufacturer: CDV Software Entertainment
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Amazon Maximum Age: 20
Amazon Minimum Age: 204
Batteries Included: 0
Binding: DVD-ROM
Brand: CDV Software Entertainment
EAN: 0894388002080
ESRB Age Rating: Mature
Feature: A huge, seamless and dynamic world that allows for free-form exploration
Format: CD-ROM
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: CDV Software Entertainment
Manufacturer: CDV Software Entertainment
Platform: Windows Vista
Publisher: CDV Software Entertainment
Release Date: 2008-11-11
Studio: CDV Software Entertainment
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Features
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A huge, seamless and dynamic world that allows for free-form exploration
Six playable characters, each with a distinct look, capabilities and in-game motivation
Fight effectively from the back of a number of mounts under your control
The ultimate multiplayer experience - seamless transition between single and multiplayer gaming modes via the Internet or Xbox Live
Cutting-edge graphics utilize the latest technologies
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Editorial Reviews:
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T Energy has been flowing through Ancaria since time itself. This mysterious power forms the beginning of all life, is the source of all magic and the origin of all thought. For an era, it was the angelic Seraphim who watched over the T Energy and therefore over the fate of the entire world. They passed their knowledge on to the High Elves, so that they could benefit from T Energy. But the High Elves let the power over T Energy tear their society apart, and war and strife broke out. Worse than that, the T Energy itself went out of control, turning negative and creating destructive evil in the land. The nobility as well as the clerical caste of the High Elves struggled to seize power over the high-elvish imperium, so that they alone might hold the T Power in their rule. The land once more faced with war; a war that was much larger with more far reaching consequences than all previous wars and battles. Two thousand years before Shaddar, the cry for heroes arises to avert this war and to regain control over the T Energy. Will those heroes prevent the world from lapsing into final chaos, or will they instead deepen it with their actions?
Deities offer unique combat disciplines and unlock additional quests Seamless transition between single- and multiplayer gaming modes via LAN or the Internet Online modes of play - cooperative, PvP and PvE Extraordinary, cutting-edge graphics and Dolby 5.1 channel surround sound
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Another great game ruined by DRM
Comment: Why is it some of the games which have the potential to be very hot sellers kill themselves with DRM? DRM is supposed to discourage piracy, but all it does is encourage it (Thanks to DRM, SPORE is the #1 most pirated game in history) which causes the publishers to lose -A LOT- of money. Now not all DRM methods are bad, and EA seems to have learned its lesson with SPORE and the DRM system in Red Alert 3, while unwelcome, does not phone home every time you launch, just on the first time and it does not require the DVD. However with this SecuROM in Sacred 2, it is far from acceptable. 2 install limit, as well as SecuROM having a very bad history of not working with SATA DVD drives, makes this game a very very bad buy. Publishers need to stop treating customers like we are all pirates, since most of us would rather spend $40 on a great game without DRM. Maybe Ascaron Entertainment will learn their lesson and remove the DRM before they lose to much revenue and maybe become the 2nd most pirated game in history.
Customer Rating:
Summary: 2 installs?
Comment: I hate DRM. 2 activation limit? Give me a break. I hate that the industry limits me like this. If I spend good money on a game or CD, I expect to be able to install and play it as much as I want where ever I want. Especially if I pay full price. I won't buy a CD or game with this feature, and everyone else I know won't either. I always buy my CDs, games and DVDs. I want the quality, reliability and accessibility of owning my own original copies, and yet I'm punished for that honesty. Its not appropriate and I won't support it with my money.
Customer Rating:
Summary: 2 Install Limit
Comment: This game has a "2" activation limit. I should say that one more time, two. Considering the rampant customer disgust at games with 5 install limits (Bioshock) and recently 3 install limits (Spore), for some brilliant reason this game decided to go with less. Of course people in their infinite wisdom still defend this move.
From the official Sacred 2 forums people will blast any anti-drm post for the following reason: you can deactivate an install. While this is technically true it's also simple a headache. The two main reasons I would have to reinstall games is either a) my computer had a massive malfunction (i.e. harddrive crash) and I have to reinstall the OS in which case deactivating the produc doesn't do me any good. b) I'm moving to a new harddrive and/or computer.
I don't know about the rest of you but the whole 'notion' that I'd have to manually uninstall each and every program/game/etc on my computer before beginning the process of reinstalling those programs/games/etc on a new computer is not appealing. I don't know of anyone who manually uninstalls all of their programs when putting a harddrive out to pasture. I format the dang thing. It's quick and easy. Hell, it probably takes less time to do a clean install than to manually uninstall each program. I've easily got 15-20 games currently on my PC. If it takes on average 5 minutes per uninstall (not including the ones that require a reboot) it would take me nearly 2 hours to manually remove the games.
I just can't get my mind around this. I'm also extremely irritated at stardock and their site impulsedriven. A site that claims to only promote games with limited DRM. They sell this game and to me it is the worst DRM offender I've seen.
I've finished Fallout 3 and was looking forward to purchasing this game. I think instead I'll go to GOG (good ol games) and pick up the original Sacred Gold Edition without ANY drm on it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Almost got caught by Securom DRM product
Comment: I am a fan of the original Sacred who waited anxiously for Sacred 2 for years. I almost clicked the "add to cart" button when I noticed the Securom note and followed up about the DRM scheme. Must say I am extremely sad to miss what would have been a great game but I refuse to spend $50 (or even $5) on a product that can mess with my OS (Vista) and treats me like a thief. I hope this note alerts others to check out the issue and decide (against) as well. Right now I am going to spend my entertainment dollars ($50) with a publisher that shows some customer respect.
Customer Rating:
Summary: NOTHING IS SACRED ANYMORE
Comment: The original Sacred was a great game that, although not exactly groundbreaking, it offered many hours of action-cRPG fun. What is more, its publisher had the good sense to price it reasonably from the start and thus fight piracy in the most effective way.
SACRED 2, although enjoys more demanding environmental graphics and spell effects, is just another victim of clueless gaming industry executives. Instead of learning from the history of their own game, they'd rather idiotically jump on the "SecuROM/Limited Activations" bandwagon. After all, if they can hide behind the "everyone is doing it" excuse, who can blame them when the game does poorly?
They are obviously under the illusion that selling at full price a game that is actually RENTED will fail to be...noticed! Respect is a two way street - and underestimating gamers' intelligence is not a good start.
It is a shame that SACRED 2 got shot in the foot by its own publisher. Now, instead of being another success, it will simply be another game sacrificed on the alter of corporate Greed and marketing incompetency.
AVOID.
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