Champions of Norrath

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  • Summary: Create your own champions, each with unique powers, appearances and skills in this Action RPG. Experience an epic adventure filled with powerful action and ominous intrigue. Battle vicious monsters where your mastery of weaponry and spells is the only thing between you and the supremacy ofCreate your own champions, each with unique powers, appearances and skills in this Action RPG. Experience an epic adventure filled with powerful action and ominous intrigue. Battle vicious monsters where your mastery of weaponry and spells is the only thing between you and the supremacy of evil. Champions of Norrath allows gamers to create their own unique hero to journey from the city of Faydwer into the wilds of Norrath to save the land from a gathering army of evil orcs and goblins. Players can adventure alone or with a band of up to three other players either over the Internet or on a single PlayStation 2 system with a Multitap. Import player characters into friends' games using a memory card and then take them home to play solo--the play options offer console gamers the freedom to play anytime and from any location. Champions of Norrath offers players more than 100 hours of gameplay per player character, unlimited battles, deadly missions and unmatched character customization in an enthralling fantasy world. [Sony Online Entertainment]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 51
  3. Negative: 0 out of 51
  1. Times Online
    100
    Right from the start in the tree kingdom of Kelethin, you are plunged into hack’n’slash heaven. The graphics are some of the best on the PS2, and there is plenty of variation in the gameplay.
  2. Gamezilla!
    92
    CoN glued me to my couch for hours on end with its refined take on the genre. It certainly hasn’t revolutionized the genre, but it’s pushing the genre in the direction it should be going and in the end, that’s almost as good.
  3. AtomicGamer
    90
    This game has little to do with Everquest, but it has everything to do with simple hack and slash action and plenty of features to keep you coming back.
  4. Gamer's Pulse
    88
    Although it borrows heavily from "Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II," Champions of Norrath: Realms of Everquest is an improved experience full of visual and audio beauty, and outstanding gameplay.
  5. DailyGame
    85
    That all of this fun is hampered somewhat by some noticeable bugs, which could have and should have been addressed before the game's release, is a shame. However, Champions of Norrath is still truly great, warts and all.
  6. Game Revolution
    83
    Does what it sets out to do with aplomb. It’s a larger, more complete game than "BG:DA" and offers enough enhancements to please RPG and action geeks alike.
  7. Gaming Age
    50
    There's no doubt that plenty of fun is to be had; it's simply that much of it is hindered by poor design choices.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 27
  3. Negative: 3 out of 27
  1. Rader
    Jan 18, 2004
    10
    It's one of the first ps2 online games that actually live up to diablo2.
  2. NikHero
    Mar 31, 2014
    10
    This is PS2 RPG perfection! People keep a PS3 around just to play this game! You will love this game and can import your characters into theThis is PS2 RPG perfection! People keep a PS3 around just to play this game! You will love this game and can import your characters into the sequel too!… Expand
  4. Pakon
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    Champions of Norrath is Action RPG at its finest. Diablo players will feel right at home with the fast hack and slash gameplay. The graphicsChampions of Norrath is Action RPG at its finest. Diablo players will feel right at home with the fast hack and slash gameplay. The graphics are significantly decent according to today's standards combined with excellent ambient/ fantasy music.

    It is one of the few PS2 games which makes use of the PS2 multitap efficiently, by making your PS2 offer a fantastic local 4-player dungeon crawling experience. One of the best multiplayer games on the PS2 and a reason to own a PS2 multitap adapter for the system.    … Expand
  5. Randy
    Feb 24, 2004
    10
    Game is awesome, if ur not a everquest fan, dont start now , very addicting... to many days i sit there and think wow....
  6. JonnyJ.
    Nov 24, 2004
    10
    This is the best rpg game I have ever played its so cool and you never want to stop i just cant wait until Champions Return to arms come out. This is the best rpg game I have ever played its so cool and you never want to stop i just cant wait until Champions Return to arms come out. This is the best game ever that i have played so far.… Expand
  7. RobinofLocksley
    Mar 1, 2004
    8
    Good fun, but it sticks to the same prototype as Baldur's Gate, Heroes, etc. It would be nice to see the genre evolve.
  8. NickVanA.
    Mar 30, 2004
    0
    Ik vind het een vodde game. Ik heb er spijt van dat ik het gekocht. This game sucks.

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#21 Best PS2 Game of 2004
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#36 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2004
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#22 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2004