Featuring the "Odyssey Adventure System," advanced graphics, and a dynamic approach to quests, Ultima X combines the appeal of massively-multiplayer games with the quest- and virtue-based game play of the classic Ultima titles. Rather than simply build on the gameplay and universe of UO, Origin has decided to reach further back and build a brave new online world based on the original single-player Ultima titles. Here's the premise: the Avatar, who finally ascended at the conclusion of Ultima IX, has decided to create an entire world specifically in order to test would-be heroes. The truly worthy will gain experience and moral advancement by questing in this world, and those who manage to ascend shall join the original Avatar in his struggle against evil.
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The ongoing success of the original Ultima Online left the development team at Origin with an interesting dilemma. Despite celebrating its sixth birthday next month, Ultima Online now boasts its highest subscription numbers ever: over a quarter million people are still subscribers! With that kind of a fan base, creating a true sequel doesn't make very much sense (why siphon away your own audience?). So when the team gathered around the drawing board for Ultima X, their next massively multiplayer game set in the Ultima universe, they set out in a new direction. And they're aiming to take the whole massively multiplayer genre with them. Read More »
Also known as: UXO
Release Region: United States
Release Date: Canceled
Publisher: Electronic Arts
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