Dungeon Lords
Encyclopedia
Dungeon Lords is a real time fantasy
Computer role-playing game developed by David W. Bradley
of Heuristic Park
, published by DreamCatcher Games
and Typhoon Games
, and released in 2005. It includes quests, personal missions, skills and special abilities for customizing the character hero from a small set of races and class specializations. Dungeon Lords can be played either single-player stand alone, or in multi-player group sessions.
Many have criticized the game's initial release as a rushed project, released before it was truly finished. Some have gone so far as to say the game is still in the beta Development stage
. One reviewer claimed that "Dungeon Lords marks a new low for how incomplete a game can be and still get released". These criticisms stem from the numerous bugs contained in the 1.0 release, most notably buttons on screen and in the tutorials which do not work. According to the creators, the bug issues are being addressed and are planned to be resolved in a series of patches. Even with the release of the final patch for Dungeon Lords, version 1.4, many features remain missing and gameplay still suffers from numerous bugs. With the virtual demise of developer Heuristic Park
and the publisher DreamCatcher Games
being acquired and refocused by JoWood Productions any and all further support and development for Dungeon Lords has been terminated.
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
Computer role-playing game developed by David W. Bradley
David W. Bradley
David W. Bradley is a computer game designer and programmer, most notable for the highly successful and timeless classics: "Wizardry 7" and "Wizards and Warriors"...
of Heuristic Park
Heuristic Park
Heuristic Park, Inc. is an American video game developer company founded in 1995 by David W. Bradley. The company is based in Atlanta, Georgia.- Games :* Wizards & Warriors - 2000* Dungeon Lords - 2005*Dungeon Lords: The Orb and the Oracle -...
, published by DreamCatcher Games
DreamCatcher Games
DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. is a Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based publisher of video games founded in 1996 by Richard Wah Kan.-Beginnings:...
and Typhoon Games
Typhoon Games
Typhoon Games Ltd. was founded in August 2001 in Hong Kong as a game developing and publishing company that caters mainly to the Asian market. It is the sister company of Typhoon Media International Ltd. and has strategic partnerships with Outblaze Ltd...
, and released in 2005. It includes quests, personal missions, skills and special abilities for customizing the character hero from a small set of races and class specializations. Dungeon Lords can be played either single-player stand alone, or in multi-player group sessions.
Many have criticized the game's initial release as a rushed project, released before it was truly finished. Some have gone so far as to say the game is still in the beta Development stage
Development stage
A software release life cycle refers to the phases of development and maturity for a piece of computer software—ranging from its initial development, to its eventual release, and updated versions of the released version to help improve software or fix bugs still present in the software.- Pre-alpha...
. One reviewer claimed that "Dungeon Lords marks a new low for how incomplete a game can be and still get released". These criticisms stem from the numerous bugs contained in the 1.0 release, most notably buttons on screen and in the tutorials which do not work. According to the creators, the bug issues are being addressed and are planned to be resolved in a series of patches. Even with the release of the final patch for Dungeon Lords, version 1.4, many features remain missing and gameplay still suffers from numerous bugs. With the virtual demise of developer Heuristic Park
Heuristic Park
Heuristic Park, Inc. is an American video game developer company founded in 1995 by David W. Bradley. The company is based in Atlanta, Georgia.- Games :* Wizards & Warriors - 2000* Dungeon Lords - 2005*Dungeon Lords: The Orb and the Oracle -...
and the publisher DreamCatcher Games
DreamCatcher Games
DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. is a Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based publisher of video games founded in 1996 by Richard Wah Kan.-Beginnings:...
being acquired and refocused by JoWood Productions any and all further support and development for Dungeon Lords has been terminated.