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Strategy / tactics

Blood & Magic

by Tachyon Studios·published by Interplay Entertainment

1996Kids to Adults1
PCDOS

Reader score

6.2/ 10

18 votes

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About

Blood & Magic is a real-time strategy game focused on unit management rather than base construction. It uses the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons license (and thus has AD&D type units) and takes place in the Forgotten Realms AD&D setting. There are five separate storyline scenarios of increasing difficulty with three missions per scenario, playable from the side of both factions each, for a total of 30 missions in the game.

The game is tile-based with a 2D top-down perspective. The player starts out with the ability to create Basal Golems, around which the game revolves since they generate your sole source of power: mana. By spending mana they can be transformed into stronger fighter units or, less frequently, into buildings. The various types of terrain affect combat & movement; magical items may be found on the battlefield (and the enemy does use them, too!).

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayer

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

CD-ROM

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse

Multiplayer Options

IPX, Modem, NetBIOS, Null-modem cable

Number of Offline Players

1 Player

Number of Online Players

2 Players

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel i486 DX2

Min. OS Class Required

PC/MS-DOS 5.0

Min. RAM Required

8 MB

Min. CD-ROM Drive Speed Required

2X (300 KB/s)

Video Modes Supported

VGA, VGA (Tweaked)

Sound Devices Supported

ARIA Chipset, Ensoniq Soundscape, ESS AudioDrive, Generic MPU-401 MIDI devices, Gravis Ultrasound / ACE, Gravis Ultrasound MAX, I/O Magic Tempo, Microsoft Sound System, Pro Audio Spectrum, Pro Audio Spectrum 16, Reveal FX/32, Roland RAP-10, Roland Sound Canvas, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster 16, Sound Blaster AWE32, Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Galaxy NX Pro 16, Thunderboard, Toptek Golden 16, WaveJammer (PCMCIA)

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Facts

Released

1996

Platforms

PCDOS

Age ratings

ESRBKids to AdultsUSK12ACBG8+ELSPA3+

Standing

Top 93% by want to play

Tags

Diagonal-downReal-timeFantasyLicensed