Champions: Return to Arms

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  • Summary: The Champions of Norrath have destroyed the god Innoruuk, shattering his body into shards of hate. Innoruuk's followers and allies have taken it upon themselves to gather these shards in order to resurrect their fallen prince. Firiona Vie has called upon the champions to take up the crusadeThe Champions of Norrath have destroyed the god Innoruuk, shattering his body into shards of hate. Innoruuk's followers and allies have taken it upon themselves to gather these shards in order to resurrect their fallen prince. Firiona Vie has called upon the champions to take up the crusade against evil to rid Norrath of this evil threat once and for all. The game is designed to offer more than 100 hours of gameplay per character, unlimited battles, deadly missions and the ability to import characters from the original game. The game also features: Two new playable races; Earn medals based on gameplay performance, which can then be used to unlock secret levels; Thousands of new items, weapons, armor and magical artifacts to acquire; All-new and beautifully detailed environments; New spells and abilities for all classes; A host of new monsters to battle and non-player characters to encounter; Innovative medal system which unlocks secret gameplay modes; Secret Epic items of incredible power found through unlockable side quests; The ability to import characters from the original game and start at a higher difficulty level; Increased level limits?take characters to level 80; More than 50 gameplay areas along with a mission system containing non-linear side quests; All new multiplayer and online gameplay options. [Sony Online Entertainment]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 48
  3. Negative: 0 out of 48
  1. PSX Nation
    90
    An absolute blast to play, especially with friends online or off. If you love action RPG's then I can't imagine you'd find a better one than this.
  2. BonusStage
    84
    Branching stories break the monotony of replaying the game.
  3. G4 TV
    80
    Offers enough playability and action to satisfy any action RPG fan, but it lacks the intricate story and involving quests that would lure in traditional role-playing vets.
  4. My Gamer
    78
    If you liked the Diablo series or the Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance series, then you will not be disappointed with Champions: Return to Arms.
  5. IncGamers
    75
    Doesn’t deviate much from Champions of Norrath—not nearly enough to be convincing as a true sequel. It carries the torch from the first game and is still just as fun as the original. Players expecting new advances in gameplay may be disappointed but don’t let that detract you.
  6. PSX Extreme
    70
    Personally, I had fun with Return to Arms, despite its flaws… until the end. I won’t spoil anything, but after 20 hours, one would expect more than the anticlimax at the end of the journey.
  7. Detroit Free Press
    50
    But there's hardly anything new here. The plot is paper-thin, and lacks a driving sense of humor or drama to keep you interested. The game-play is just as basic as it's ever been, and frankly, if you've played any of its predecessors, you've slashed and spellcast just this way a million times before.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. JoshB.
    May 11, 2005
    10
    Best rpg game ever!
  2. KevinP.
    Feb 24, 2005
    10
    This is the best D&D Game based RPG Hach N' Slash.
  4. NikHero
    Mar 31, 2014
    10
    This is PS2 RPG perfection! People keep a PS3 around just to play this game! You will love this game and can import your characters fromThis is PS2 RPG perfection! People keep a PS3 around just to play this game! You will love this game and can import your characters from Champions of Norrath too!… Expand
  5. MikeL.
    May 13, 2005
    10
    This game is great. it has lots of great thing from lots of different games like gauntlet legends, and baulders gate, as well as d&d Heros. I This game is great. it has lots of great thing from lots of different games like gauntlet legends, and baulders gate, as well as d&d Heros. I LOVE THIS GAME… Expand
  6. SiAScORCH
    Nov 5, 2014
    9
    This was one of the better RPG games that you could customize your character and all. I played this game for quite awhile until like mostThis was one of the better RPG games that you could customize your character and all. I played this game for quite awhile until like most online games, the cheats ruined it. It was still fun to play, even after so long as you watched who you played with. Another great game to go down in the era of PS2.… Expand
  7. SqueekyClean
    Feb 27, 2005
    9
    Great hack n'slash game play and the online features are a big improvement from the last game. Gameplay is similar to the last version Great hack n'slash game play and the online features are a big improvement from the last game. Gameplay is similar to the last version but that isn't a bad thing and not worth losing marks on. If this were Madden (i.e. same game every year with a few updates), everybody would have given it a 10.… Expand
  8. ChristianC.
    Jun 8, 2005
    7
    This game is good but I can't say its the best RPG Its just you must like something else then this game whell, it is a very long which This game is good but I can't say its the best RPG Its just you must like something else then this game whell, it is a very long which is great more fun but the ending between good and bad makes it no good I would expect a better ending and better story from a good company with good graphics the ending is something you expect from a kid seriously!… Expand

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#63 Best PS2 Game of 2005
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#70 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2005
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#54 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2005