Sacred Underworld
Encyclopedia
Sacred Underworld is an expansion pack for the 2004 action role-playing game
Sacred
. It was developed for Windows by Studio II Software and Ascaron Entertainment
, and released in 2005.
, the game had an average score of 74% based on 12 reviews. On Metacritic
, the game had an average score of 73 out of 100, based on 10 reviews — indicating mixed or average reviews.
Jason Ocampo of GameSpot
gave the game a rating of 7.0 out of 10, saying the game is "an example of a Diablo
-like action role-playing game taken to the extreme." Comparing the game to Sacred, Ocampo said it "offers more of the same, but at a ramped-up level." Ocampo said the game looks good but that "Hacking your way every 10 feet can be a chore." Ocampo also noted that it was nice that the game is set in a "predefined world, unlike the randomly generated levels of Diablo."
Action role-playing game
Action role-playing games form a loosely defined sub-genre of role-playing video games that incorporate elements of action or action-adventure games, emphasizing real-time action where the player has direct control over characters, instead of turn-based or menu-based combat...
Sacred
Sacred (computer game)
Sacred is an action role-playing game for Microsoft Windows released in 2004. It takes place on the magical continent of Ancaria, with characters of various races each with their own missions. More than 1.8 million copies of the game were sold worldwide...
. It was developed for Windows by Studio II Software and Ascaron Entertainment
Ascaron
Ascaron Entertainment was a video game developer based in Germany. Founded as Ascon and later renamed in October 1996 due to the possible confusion with the Swiss company Ascom AG, the company produced titles primarily for the PC until it was made insolvent in 2009.-Background and history:Ascaron...
, and released in 2005.
Characters
Two new characters were added next to the six existing ones:- Daemon
- Dwarf
Story
The story picks up after the events in Sacred, taking your character to the Underworld of Ancaria to rescue baroness Vilya.Critical reception
On the review aggregator Game RankingsGame Rankings
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, the game had an average score of 74% based on 12 reviews. On Metacritic
Metacritic
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, the game had an average score of 73 out of 100, based on 10 reviews — indicating mixed or average reviews.
Jason Ocampo of GameSpot
GameSpot
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gave the game a rating of 7.0 out of 10, saying the game is "an example of a Diablo
Diablo (video game)
Diablo is a dark fantasy-themed action role-playing game developed by Blizzard North and released by Blizzard Entertainment on December 31, 1996....
-like action role-playing game taken to the extreme." Comparing the game to Sacred, Ocampo said it "offers more of the same, but at a ramped-up level." Ocampo said the game looks good but that "Hacking your way every 10 feet can be a chore." Ocampo also noted that it was nice that the game is set in a "predefined world, unlike the randomly generated levels of Diablo."