A fantasy voyage through the great mythologies, Loki allows the player to take on the role of one of the 4 heroes of the game, each drawn from a different mythology : a mighty Norse fighter, a fierce Greek warrior, a powerful Egyptian magician or an Aztec shaman who masters the secrets of the spirit world.

Whatever hero the player adopts, he must come to the aid of the gods he worships. He will come to realise that behind the chaos that is threatening his world lies Seth, the Egyptian god of darkness and evil, who has returned from the kingdom of the dead. The hero must therefore undertake an epic journey across the various epochs and myths. He will fight a multitude of monsters of all shapes and sizes, and even overthrow a few gods, on his way to preventing Seth establish his wicked reign.

Collect Unique Items

Thousands of collectable items, including 500 unique objects (such as Thor's hammer and Achilles' armour) are available along the way. There are 15 classes of weapons and 15 classes of armour, each broken down into 41 levels. Weapons include those that allow the hero to fight at a distance (bows, disks, spears...); those that are used close-up (claws, swords, hammers...) and magical artefacts such as staffs and talismans. Every weapon looks visually different, with the same true for armour and, therefore, the look of the character changes along with the new items which are acquired during the course of the adventure.

Create Customised Weapons

Weapons and armour do not just depend on what can be scavenged on the highways and byways of a given world. It is also possible to pay a visit to a blacksmith, whereupon he will forge a weapon or piece of armour to endow it with new attributes. For instance, an iron weapon can be improved by forging it in gold. It is also possible to melt objects down to obtain the raw materials. In all there are 17 different materials from which weapons and armour can be made and so they can evolve as the game steadily grows in difficulty. A blacksmith can also dismantle and reassemble weapons as they are made of two constituent parts (a "handle" and a "blade"), thus making completely new combinations. Moreover, he can add special properties to both weapons and armour by attaching magical runes.

Endless Possibilities…

With the various classes and levels of weapons and armour, the different materials, plus the magic runes, there are literally thousands of possible combinations that make for highly personalised characters. Loki can be played many times over and the hero will never look the same.

Features :

• An epic adventure across 4 great mythologies – Aztec, Egyptian, Greek and Norse – allowing the player to live through many of the key episodes that mark these cultures (the siege of Troy, Ragnarok, ......) and setting him in the path of the most prominent figures within each episode (Achilles, Thor, Akhenaton.....)
• Choose from 4 different heroes with radically different attributes and powers. Each hero has a vast array of spells and skills to help him through his quest.
• More than 100 monsters of all shapes and sizes
• Dare to take on mythological creatures that struck fear into the hearts of our ancestors (Fenrir the giant wolf, the Minotaur in his labyrinth, .......)
• Innumerable story lines through random generation of decors and items, so that nobody lives the same experience and allowing the game to be played many times without the hero ever having the same set of weapons, armour or spells.
• Weapons, being made of two parts (loosely "handle" + "cutting edge") and from different materials, can be customised at the village forge to change characteristics. Magic runes, found along the way, can multiply the a weapon's power.
• Live through the adventure with friends in cooperative multiplayer mode or fight in single combat against friend or foe in PVP mode on a battleground.

Can you survive for the final showdown ?

Loki will be released for Windows PC in September 2006, in the meantime, visit the official Loki website.

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