Software:Dark Legions
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| Developer(s) | Silicon Knights |
| Publisher(s) | Strategic Simulations |
| Designer(s) | Denis Dyack Rick Goertz Andrew Summerfield |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS |
| Release | April 1994 |
| Genre(s) | Action, strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Dark Legions is a 1994 action strategy game for MS-DOS. It was developed by Silicon Knights and published by Strategic Simulations (SSI).[1]
Key features
Some key features of this game include:
- Multi-player head to head
- 16 unit types with unique characteristics and abilities
- A combination of strategic movement with real-time combat
- Purchasing of units at game start allows each player to customize their forces
- Multiple game maps
Many reviewers and players note it as an updated version of the 1983 computer game Software:Archon: The Light and the Dark,[1] calling it "Archon with an attitude."
Description
Dark Legions is an action based strategy game. The player may play against the computer or another human on a strategic game board. In the beginning of the game, the player buys their forces with a predefined number of credits, and may purchase any of the 16 characters along with various kinds of traps and even rings of power to upgrade their creatures. One is chosen to be the "Orb Keeper". The Orb Keeper is like the King in chess: the game is over if he dies. Then players set up on a chosen map and start to move turn wise. When one player moves a piece into the same square as an opponent, the action is instantly transferred to another board map that represents the terrain upon which the two pieces occupy. Each player starts with their single piece on this "melee map" and must fight using their figures. The fight is simultaneously controlled in real time.
Reception
James V. Trunzo reviewed Dark Legions in White Wolf Inphobia #50 (Dec., 1994), rating it a 5 out of 5 and stated that "Dark Legions is outstanding. I've always been a big fan of Archon, and unlike others I liked Archon Ultra! However, the two products don't compare. Dark Legions is like chess, Stratego and Archon rolled into one. If you enjoy strategy and tactics with a fantasy flair, you'll really love this game."[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms. Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.
Features
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Registered users can rate and review games. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists, which can generate a list of games available for trade with other registered users. The site contains an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own sub-forum.
History
Logo used until March 2014 MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school. Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information. In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.
In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount. This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign. A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art). Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel, and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.
On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million. The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager. Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface. This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.
In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue. Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.
See also
- IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions
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- ↑ Trunzo, James V. (December 1994). "The Silicon Dungeon". White Wolf Inphobia (50): 77. https://imgur.com/a/82IwH86.
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