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Overview
In the sacred halls of Valhalla near Odin's mighty fortress, great warriors who fought and died in battles share their stories, rising each day to fight anew until death claims them once more.
Here is the final training ground of Odin's mightiest, training an eternity for the chance to stand against the unknown enemies of Midgaard. So grab your Dwarven work sword and shield, and prepare to lop a few heads in the never-ending blood bath for perfection.
Gameplay, Controls, Interface
Human Head Studio's Rune: Halls of Valhalla is an expansion pack with one goal in mind, to make multiplay more fun without changing the basic play or features of the original game. Having said that, keep in mind that while this expansion is a standalone, meaning you can play it without the original game, it doesn't have any single player mode. And I don't just mean a single player storyline -- Rune: Halls of Valhalla doesn't even come with bots for training in multiplayer mode. No, this expansion is purely for playing against others via the Internet or LAN connection.
Unfortunately the game also doesn't come with any new weapons or rune powers, but I don't think that really affects this expansion pack. The original Rune was so packed with weapons, shields and rune power-ups that it really wasn't necessary. Too often game designers stuff their expansions with needless add-ons just to give players the sense of playing a new game. Instead Human Head spent all of their time putting together an expansion to an already strong game that dealt with the issues that needed expanding, namely levels and modes of play in multiplayer.
So what you will find in Rune: Halls of Valhalla are tons of new multiplayer maps, 34 to be exact, and 15 new character skins including several Valkyrie, Roman gladiators Romulus and Remus, a swashbuckler and even a Mongul and Syrian.
It's worth mentioning that seven of the new deathmatch maps included in the Rune: Halls of Valhalla expansion pack were the winners of the January contest sponsored by Human Head Studios. Three runner-up maps and seven honorable mentions are also available for free download at www.runegame.com.
Multiplayer
Rune: Halls of Valhalla also comes with two new multiplayer modes of play: headball and arena.
In Arena, players go head-to-head in a deathmatch, with the winner staying on to fight the next challenger. This mode allows for one-on-one, two-on-two or three-on-three matches. What makes this form of deathmatch interesting is that players waiting to challenge the winner have to sit the game out in a viewing area, where they can actually watch the current combat from a distance. Challengers also get to take their time picking the weapons they want to use in combat. Every waiting area comes with rooms chockfull of every weapon and shield in the game. Think of it as a department store of death.
In headball, players score points by tossing the severed heads of their enemies through the arena's goals. The match doesn't start until each team checks in by throwing a switch in the area. Once all teams are ready to rumble a countdown begins, giving players a chance to reposition themselves and gather weapons or runes. When the timer runs out, a gong sounds and the game is underway. To score, a player has to lop the head off of an enemy and then run it to one of the goals placed around the map, of course the other team's players will try to stop you. The server can be set up to allow for single point scores by tossing other severed limbs through the goal as well. The game plays a lot like capture the flag but without the same level of team tactics and, unfortunately, doesn't seem very popular, judging by the lack of games running on the populated servers.
Graphics & Audio
The graphics in this add-on haven't been touched at all with the exception of the new skins and their animations. Those new skins' graphics, however, match up well with the games dark, brooding look. Sound, as well, isn't really affected by the add-on.
System Requirements![]()
Haruka nakamura ft uyama hiroto faure download torrent. Windows 95, AMD K6-2 or 3 or Intel Pentium II or Celeron 300MHz, 64 MB RAM, Direct X compatible sound card and video card with at least 8MB, 88MB free hard drive space, 4x CD-ROM, Internet connection. Rune is not required to play Halls of Valhalla in multiplayer mode.
Bottom Line
Some Rune fans might be a bit disappointed by the lack of single player modes in the expansion pack, but if you're just looking for more ways to kill your friends you won't be let down. Rune: Halls of Valhalla is also a nice entree into the world of multiplayer Rune for those players not interested in going it alone.
Overall the Halls of Valhalla is worth the money if you're into the game and definitely worth a try if you want to check out a form of multiplayer mayhem that doesn't involve running and gunning. There's nothing like cleaving a few arms and heads to take the edge off a stressful day.
Overall rating: 5
Multiplayer games, especially those with complex graphics, demand a high-speed connection to run effectively online. Rune: Halls of Valhalla is a strictly online multiplayer title with beautifully detailed graphics and an insatiable appetite for bandwidth. This product should come with a big orange warning sticker screaming out to the buyer: 'do not buy this game if you are using a 56K or slower modem.' While the game is polished and fun, it is not accessible to everyone.
The game installs over existing copies of Rune or as a standalone program. The original cast of Rune is joined by about another dozen characters and put in the arenas of Valhalla, the final destination for deceased Viking warriors who battle and feast every day, with their wounds healing by morning. The legend is heaven for a battle hungry society, just as the continuous in-your-face melee battles are heaven for Internet and LAN warriors.
The levels are mostly standard deathmatch fare with seven of the 30+ maps designed by fans of Rune. The arenas are stocked with several weapons and runes, the meat of the game. Due to melee nature of combat (although weapons are sometimes, albeit rarely, thrown), the weapons list is filled with a wide assortment of swords, hammers, maces, and the like. Each item can be imbued with the power of runes, stones with archaic magical markings on them, for unique effects, particularly the rune that lights up swords like light sabers. Other runes give health and bloodlust or the ability to take additional damage without harm. Finally, shields have been enhanced to provide more depth than a simple hack, slash, and slay strategy, although matches often end up as bloody slice-fests with no finesse.
Even though deathmatch games are action packed, they often lose players from the repetitious gameplay. To allay boredom, Human Head Studios added several features such as localized damage effects, four styles of gameplay including Headball, a gruesome basketball version using severed heads, and more levels and skins available on the Internet. Unfortunately, players cannot spawn bots to battle for offline practice and must seek out live challengers for hand-to-hand action. In the end, however, it is still the same old game in a new outfit.
The game utilizes the Unreal engine and is a pleasure to behold. You can roam levels while not online to simply explore and experience the excellent lighting and water effects without the threat of decapitation. This beauty, however, comes at a price -- hefty system requirements and a ninja fast Internet connection. Even with most of the graphics turned down and all other unnecessary background programs turned off, those with faster machines and connections will run past and circle behind you for the kill. By the time you receive the message that you're dead, along with the inevitable taunt that follows, the culprit will have long since moved on to other targets.
Overall, Rune: Halls of Valhalla is a solid title and those with the appropriate means will find it challenging until the bloodlust has worn off and repetition sets in, which, for some, will take quite a while. For the rest of the population hemmed in by slow ISPs, the game will be little more than a source of frustration. When affordable high bandwidth becomes the norm, the game will be a fine addition to any gaming library. Until then, satisfy your Viking urges with the original Rune.
Graphics: The graphics are well done and you can expect the same attention to detail as that found in the original game. The downside is that the lush graphics hurt online game performance.
Sound: You get the clanks, roars and gruesome deaths one would expect from to-the-death melee battles. Odin wouldn't have it any other way.
Enjoyment: For those with a speedy Internet connection, the game is a nice change from the usual parade of first person shooters. Fights are up close and personal, which gives added excitement.
Replay Value: After several hours of slicing and dicing, the game gets old. No real storyline is provided and there's nowhere to really explore once you've learned the arenas. Adobe acrobat x pro serial number generator.
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