Dark Age of Camelot: Trials of Atlantis (PC)
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Dark Age of Camelot: Trials of Atlantis is an exciting new expansion pack for the award-winning MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot. The expansion will add the capability for players to explore the primarily underwater lost civilization of Atlantis. The background story is based on the idea that the citizens of Atlantis, forecasting the demise of their society, built an obstacle course of Trials into the ruins of their civilization to be overcome by future cultures exploring the ancient lands. In Dark Age of Camelot: Trials of Atlantis, the three Realms have each found a portal to the fabled land of Atlantis. Now it's up to Hibernia, Midgard and Albion to uncover the magic and power left behind in the ruins. To do so, players must traverse the perilous ocean and confront terrifying monsters, both on land and undersea. [Mythic Entertainment]
| Developer | Mythic Entertainment |
| Publisher | Mythic Entertainment |
| Genre | Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game |
| Publish Date | October 28, 2003 |
Critics Reviews
GameZone
Mythic not only added some cool new visual upgrades with ToA, but also added a great looking and deep expansion that adds hours and hours of gameplay to one of the most addictive MMORPG’s to begin with. If you are a DAoC player ... go pick this up as
full reviewGame Chronicles
The sheer scope of the expansion is impressive as the development team desired to not only add new areas and items, but to change and update the way DAoC itself can be played.
full reviewGame Informer
Nearly everthing looks better with the release of ToA, each faction has a new playable race, and there's a staggering number of things to do after level 40. [Feb 2004, p.112]
PC Gamer
The fixed nature of the Trials precludes major excitement once you've burned through them. But for the money, this pack offers a fun Atlantean holiday. [July 2004, p.75]
VideoGamesLife
A solid addition to a fine MMORPG but the technology used in Dark Age of Camelot is really starting to show its age. The interface is clunky and upon closer inspection, characters do look a bit blocky.
full reviewComputer and Video Games
Still, if you're a hardcore fan, you'll want it just for the neat interface tweaks, the one new race per realm and the slick look - provided you have a current-generation graphics card and the Shrouded Isles expansion pack.
full reviewGamer's Hell
A somewhat weird addition to the already weird Dark Age of Camelot.
full reviewPC Gameworld
A good expansion that's definitely worth picking up for the price if you feel that the original Dark Age of Camelot lands and loot have become stale and over visited. Easily recommendable for seasoned players.
full reviewGameSpy
The most striking aspect of the new environments is how skilled Mythic is at art direction.
full reviewWorth Playing
If you spend most of your time doing RvR, there are no significant upgrades to the RvR system here and it's still unknown how much of an advantage the higher Master Levels bring to RvR.
full reviewComputer Gaming World
At a high level and still playing? Grab it. At a low level or just thinking about playing? Skip it. [Feb 2004, p.81]
Computer Games Magazine
The Trials areras are colorful, imaginative, and cleverly designed with fantastic monsters and wonderful architecture. [Apr 2004, p.71]
IGN
The actual workings of the expansion are well done and interesting but much more work needs to be done in terms of providing balance across the whole world. The lack of other, long-expected features, like mounts is also aggravating.
full reviewG4 TV
Dark Age is easily one of the best massively multiplayer online RPGs available today, and Trials of Atlantis is a solid addition to the experience.
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