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28.3.2011

Plot: Once upon a time in the land of Ancaria a Dark Elf named Shaddar ruled. He was a bad ruler and would do anything to stay in power but eventually the forces of good conquered him and banished him to a tower within the harshest desert in the land.Centuries went by and most believed Shaddar to of died while in exile. However Shaddar was simply biding his time hoping to summon a Sakkara Demon to help restore him to the throne. While summoning, as can be expected, a minor mistake was made and the demon was unleashed upon the world.Not only has the Sakkara demon been unleashed but bandits, orcs, goblins, etc now roam the land more vigorously.This is where you come in as the King has entrusted his son to deal with the problem and so his son has sent out a message for all capable people to help.Now that all sounds like a great plot but yet once you start playing, it really is quite forgettable. There's so many side missions in between main ones that I found it hard to remember the purpose of everything. Apparently there are 30 main quests and 200 side quests to give you some idea. I think you could say that for once there was too much filler within the game.The side missions tend to be fairly simple with one varied goal which you do then return for your reward. They can't really be avoided as a lot of levelling is needed to be done between the main missions so it's not a simple run through with the game. You can keep killing to level but you would be doing so for a long time compared to using the side quests.If you do happen to forget what you're required to do, you can read the log book that will fill you in but I can't help but feel this shouldn't be required of a game.When you start on the expansion pack, there are two new chapters to play through.Picking up exactly where Sacred left off, you find Prince Valors widow Vilya kidnapped my a monstrous demon and it's your job to save her even if it means facing the depths of the underworld.Graphics: The style of graphics while some may think dated, I feel have aged really well. True some actions look a little clunky but overall it's a very beautiful game in my eyes.Sound: Not much to brag about here but different enemies will make different noises when fighting and while playing, you character will make different comments as they go along.Game play: Sacred is an action orientated role-playing game which in this case is a game that heavily relies on the mouse for just about everything while including levelling, gear equipping, and talent tree sorting.You have the option to choose between 6 different characters. There's the barbarian who's a close combat fighter, the wood elves who favour the bow, the dark elves who are more of an assassin type, the battle mages who are skilled both with the blade and elemental magic, seraphims who are light wielders and the opposite being the vampires who are dark wielders that can change the form due to the time of day.As far as Underworld goes, you have the option of either playing through the game with two new characters which are the Dwarf and Daemon. The dwarf is all about heavy hitting weaponry with you being able to access the likes of grenades, explosives and cannons. Where as the Daemon has the ability to change appearances to affect the outcome of a battle. She has the looked of a demon but actually fights for the forces of good.However, if you quite liked your character you levelled in Sacred, there's an option to import them across to Underworld too.Although the areas are more varied, with Underworld you tend to start at one end and work your way to the other unlike the main game where you would wander around each area doing quests here and there. You journey through anything from a desert to a jungle and even a volcano but due to the lack of wandering with the quests, everything just seems to pass you by.Underworld is quite a bit harder then Sacred when it comes to mobs (enemies). I was fairly decent geared and at times I struggled. More often then not, you either got one mob that hit you unfairly hard knocking huge chunks of health from you or you were swarmed by loads of easier mobs making it hard to take them all down before they do so to you. It's a matter of pacing yourself which wasn't needed before. I personally preferred the frantic killing of Sacred.Controls: As mentioned before, Sacred relies very heavily on the mouse, Left click and hold to attack and right click to use your special moves. Easy to learn but you need to learn when to use certain special attacks on different enemies.Lifespan: Sacred took me just under 30 missions which includes all the main missions and all the side missions I could possibly find. Seeing there are 200 I'm guessing I didn't get every single one as they are pointed out very well but I'm guessing I got pretty close to the number.There's plenty of replayability too. There are the other 5 characters to play through with although other then the beginning area starter quests for each character, they will play out the same. But there's also the option off different difficulty levels and the option to take yourself online.Underworld took me just under 15 hours which considering the main game was 30 hours long is a pretty good length for an expansion pack.Overall: Sacred has a couple of annoying bugs that weren't ironed out before release but this still doesn't take away the fact it's a pretty solid game. It's basically a Diablo rip off. Some things it does better but others worse but if you enjoyed Diablo then you're going to enjoy this. It's like Diablo with horses and more quests.I should have enjoyed playing through Underworld as much as I did Sacred but for me I found it lacking. Although it's the exact same, I think that's where they went wrong. Rather then feeling like a new experience, it felt like I was playing through the main game all over again. So if you're looking for that little bit extra. I wouldn't bother with this.I rate Sacred 5/5 and Underworld 3/5.