Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft

Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft is a fighting game developed by Take-Two Interactive. The production was published by Acclaim Entertainment on PC and PS1.

Story

Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft is set in the title Ravenloft, the darkest and most dangerous world of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons universe. Players find themselves in the middle of a war waged by the forces of order (led by the ancient vampire Strahd von Zarovich) and chaos (led by Lord Soth), whose aim is to qcquire powerful artifacts.

Mechanics

The foundation of the gameplay in Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft are arena battles between heroes (Luthor, Darius, Torgo, Erland, Ignatius, Red Cloud, Xenobia, Shinesta) and villains (Ardus, Balok, Stellerex, Kaurik, Sasha, Urgo, Nym Pymplee, Balthazaar); their list is supplemented by four bosses, namely Tantalus, Magog, Belial and Lord Strahd.

In addition to the standard set of strong and weak attacks and dodges, each player has special attacks, which are unlocked by winning duels; in addition, in the course of the game, warriors level up, which increases their combat potential. Not without significance are also the aforementioned artifacts, which we aquire when we meet certain conditions; they provide special powers - for example, Ring of Teleportation can move the fighter to any place, Ring of Protection +4 provides increased resistance to damage, Ring of Invisibility makes the fighter invisible, while Tempest allows them to summon stormy clouds that hurt the opponent with lightning.

Game modes

Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft offers several gameplay variants. We get to know the rules of the game in the training mode, while the second player or fighter controlled by Artificial Intelligence can be fought in the Head to Head mode. In addition, the title contains a Campaign Mode, which can be played in the company of another person or AI.

Technical aspects

Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft features 3D graphics; character animations were made using motion capture technique. What's interesting, the title was initially supposed to hit also 3DO M2 and Sega Saturn consoles.

Last updated on April 16, 2020