Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements

 Xbox 360
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Feb 12, 2008
  • Also On: PC
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  • Summary: In Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements, players are introduced to the dark and unforgiving world of Ashan, scarred by a bloody history and threatened by the apocalyptic prophecy of the Dark Messiah. The game sports a refined experience thanks to several improvements in gameplay, designIn Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements, players are introduced to the dark and unforgiving world of Ashan, scarred by a bloody history and threatened by the apocalyptic prophecy of the Dark Messiah. The game sports a refined experience thanks to several improvements in gameplay, design and other technical aspects. Players embody the young hero Sareth and choose his evolution path to acquire spells, skills and abilities that will set his destiny. Experience Might and Magic like never before, with refined game mechanics carefully crafted for pad-controlled carnage, including a brand new lock-on feature and tweaked level design and game statistics. Explore three previously unreleased secret levels with new objectives, gameplay, and rewards. New multiplayer maps have been created exclusively for Xbox 360, while all other features have been completely remastered for an optimal Xbox Live experience, allowing you to play with up to 10 players. Enlist with the Humans or the Undead and choose to play as an archer, priestess, mage or knight. Make use of powerful and unique skills and spells on the battlefield, including powers such as meteor shower, berserk charge and rain of arrows. [Ubisoft]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 27
  3. Negative: 8 out of 27
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    88
    A well-polished remake of the excellent action RPG from PC. It is only due to the far too simplified and illogical character class system that the new version falls slightly behind the original. [Jan 2008]
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  2. Eurogamer
    60
    I love and hate Dark Messiah: Elements. For everything that's good about the combat intensity, the flexibility of the skill system, the quality of the puzzles and the brooding, engaging atmosphere, it's undone by massive technical problems.
  3. Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
    59
    Out-dated and out-gunned, Elements feels like a failure on 360. It may have been a hit on PC two years ago, but since then gaming has moved forward, leaving us wishing for a true sequel to Dark Messiah rather than this half-arsed port.
  4. Extreme Gamer
    53
    In translation from the PC it seems the evil porting gremlins have infected another PC-console port leaving gamers with experience that makes Dark Messiah really hard to love.
  5. DailyGame
    50
    A poorly executed game that suffers from just about every malady known to gaming, from bad plot to sketchy gameplay. Best to avoid this one entirely.
  6. Official Xbox Magazine
    45
    This mediocre trudge is definitely one you'll regret. [Apr 2008, p.79]
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  7. GameShark
    16
    It’s sad to see a beloved series sink so low—like watching a childhood friend fall to drink and destitution, stumbling into the street to be hit by a truck.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 21
  3. Negative: 4 out of 21
  1. TankH.
    Feb 27, 2008
    10
    I feel like a god when I
  2. AmonS.
    Feb 22, 2008
    10
    This is a treat. My computer is fairly old and not up to the system heavy requirements of most of today
  4. BillK.
    Feb 26, 2008
    10
    There's some good extra content for the 360 version. I played the PC version and really liked ii a lot. I intended to pay through it There's some good extra content for the 360 version. I played the PC version and really liked ii a lot. I intended to pay through it again but never got around to it. So when this came out on the 360 I picked it up so that I could enjoy the extra content during my second play through. The stuff I did the first time were just as much fun the second time around (using different weapons and strategies changed the experience quite a bit) and the new 360 content is rad! Excellent version.… Expand
  5. RayC.
    Mar 4, 2008
    8
    Pretty impressive! Reviewers are bashing it but their standards are too high. If you're like me and you're not into the kinds of Pretty impressive! Reviewers are bashing it but their standards are too high. If you're like me and you're not into the kinds of games that take you 5 years to master, it's awesome. Short and sweet, REALLY nice graphics, REALLY nice story to back it up. 8/10!… Expand
  6. Locimento
    Oct 15, 2011
    8
    Very fun game, The Combat is very immersive and diverse and fun to pull off, currently ive been playing the game as a warrior and it is prettyVery fun game, The Combat is very immersive and diverse and fun to pull off, currently ive been playing the game as a warrior and it is pretty fun. Im kind of disappointing about the class system though such as assassins can only use knives, that's dumb, why can i be an assassin and use a bow as well? Or like Mages can only use stave's and cant use swords. It dumbs down your class to an unnecessary level. The voice acting is ok for the most part, sometimes it feels too scripted but its not too noticeable. Also the lady that speaks to you while your on your journey is VERY annoying and i wish she was removed or i could mute her because it is really damn aggravating. But i also loved that you spend a lot of time exploring and looking for potions, armor, weapons, and other forms of loot. There is a lot of cool puzzles and exploration to be done to find better armor and such witch makes the game feel more adventurous and exiting. If you like adventure action RPGS you will most likely enjoy this great game.… Expand
  7. MegWhiteley
    Oct 10, 2012
    7
    Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements, is a funny game, have a good details, obviously is not better than the PC Version, have someDark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements, is a funny game, have a good details, obviously is not better than the PC Version, have some mistakes, and some parts are strange. The game is funny, have a good gameplay and have pretty graphics. No more.… Expand
  8. Broyax
    Feb 17, 2020
    0
    Il s'agit du portage sur console de DMMM créé par Arkane Studios mais mal porté ici, abominablement mal porté par Ubisoft Annecy... Cela dit,Il s'agit du portage sur console de DMMM créé par Arkane Studios mais mal porté ici, abominablement mal porté par Ubisoft Annecy... Cela dit, je n'ai pas joué au jeu original, lequel s'avère peut-être ma foi aussi mauvais que celui-ci (don't act)... mais ce DMMME (fichtre, quel acronyme bien rigolo...) est tout de même tout pourri, aucun doute là-dessus...

    Déjà, il tourne comme une patate tout le temps et rame encore pire lors des combats... les "niveaux" sont tout **** ridiculement **** ce qui entraîne des chargements fréquents... Le combat lui-même au corps-à-corps est complètement raté, encore pire que dans un Oblivion...

    Quand au combat à distance, il est d'une imprécision stupéfiante, autant parce que ça rame que parce que c'est mal fait... Lorsqu'on choisit le mage, on tombe en rade de mana tôt ou tard et on doit galérer au corps-à-corps avec le bâton complètement inefficace, bonjour les dégâts pourris... quant à l'infiltration ici, il s'agit surtout de la cinquième roue du carrosse ! on s'étonne aussi d'être cantonné à une "classe" une fois pour toutes puisqu'il ne s'agit certainement pas d'un jeu de rôle.

    Bons points tout de même pour la bonne VF et la sauvegarde manuelle... mais de bien faibles consolations face à un désastre complet par ailleurs. Jeu à balancer aux oubliettes donc, puis jeter la clé dans un puits dans fond !    … Expand

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