Mount & Blade: Warband Hands-On - Castle Sieging, Melee, and Dying Horribly
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Posted by Donster on: 2010-03-12 16:49:40 258
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We try out the sequel to Mount & Blade and die horribly in the game's exhilarating multiplayer.
By Andrew Park, GameSpot
The 2010 Game Developers Conference is under way, and so is the ongoing beta test for Mount & Blade: Warband, the upcoming expansion to the unique medieval hybrid action game from developer Taleworlds and publisher Paradox. Like in the original game, you can play as an ambitious young warrior noble in search of fame, power, and conquest, though Warband's single-player campaign will give you access to new paths to power--specifically, by marrying into a wealthy family. The campaign will let you woo your potential mate with song and with your long, long, long…list of battle accomplishments, but that's not how we spent our time with the game. Instead, we jumped headfirst into the game's already-thriving multiplayer beta.
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