Software:Lords of EverQuest

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Lords of EverQuest
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European cover art
Developer(s)Rapid Eye Entertainment
Publisher(s)Sony Online Entertainment (North America)
Ubi Soft (Europe)
Designer(s)Neal Hallford
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: December 1, 2003
  • EU: December 5, 2003
Genre(s)Real-time strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Lords of EverQuest is a 3D fantasy real-time strategy game released in December 2003. It was developed by the short-lived startup company Rapid Eye Entertainment and published by Sony Online Entertainment (SOE). SOE distributes Lords of EverQuest.

Unlike the original EverQuest, Lords of EverQuest is fundamentally a single player game, and after the initial payment for the software, does not require a recurring monthly fee in order to play.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic62/100[1]
Review scores
PublicationScore
CGW3/5 stars[2]
Game Informer7.5/10[3]
GamePro3.5/5 stars[4]
GameRevolutionB[5]
GameSpot5.5/10[6]
GameSpy2/5 stars[7]
GameZone7.2/10[8]
IGN6.5/10[9]
PC Format61%[10]
PC Gamer (US)58%[11]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[1] IGN reviewer Tom McNamara praised its multiplayer experience, but overall considered the game mediocre and decried it for focusing heavily on uninteresting combat fueled by only a single resource.[9] The developer, Rapid Eye Entertainment, closed down after the release of the game.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Lords of EverQuest for PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/lords-of-everquest/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. Retrieved February 1, 2016. 
  2. Scott, Ryan (March 2004). "Lords of EverQuest". Computer Gaming World (236): 76–77. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_236.pdf. Retrieved February 2, 2016. 
  3. Biessener, Adam (February 2004). "Lords of Everquest [sic"]. Game Informer (130): 111. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081121221449/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200402/R04.0213.0843.50032.htm. Retrieved February 1, 2016. 
  4. Tokyo Drifter (December 1, 2003). "Lords of EverQuest Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050207073811/http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/31844.shtml. Retrieved February 2, 2016. 
  5. Ferris, Duke (December 2003). "Lords of Everquest [sic Review"]. Game Revolution. http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/lords-of-everquest. Retrieved February 2, 2016. 
  6. Beers, Craig (December 4, 2003). "Lords of EverQuest Review". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/lords-of-everquest-review/1900-6085093/. Retrieved February 1, 2016. 
  7. Rausch, Allen (December 6, 2003). "GameSpy: Lords of EverQuest". GameSpy. http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/lords-of-everquest/6446p1.html. Retrieved February 1, 2016. 
  8. Lafferty, Michael (December 18, 2003). "Lords of EverQuest Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 5, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080205033731/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r21927.htm. Retrieved February 2, 2016. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 McNamara, Tom (December 5, 2003). "Lords of EverQuest Review". http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/05/lords-of-everquest-review. Retrieved May 3, 2014. 
  10. "Lords of EverQuest". PC Format (157). January 2004. 
  11. Poole, Stephen (March 2004). "Lords of EverQuest". PC Gamer: 70. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060315143638/http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/lords_of_everqu.html. Retrieved February 1, 2016. 

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