Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark
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| Developer(s) | BioWare |
| Publisher(s) | Infogrames/Atari MacSoft |
| Engine | Aurora engine |
| Version | 1.68 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X |
| Release date | Win: NA December 2, 2003 EU December 5, 2003 AU December 12, 2003 GE/PL March 5, 2004 JP September 23, 2004 Linux: NA December 17, 2003 Mac: NA August, 2004 |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: T (Teen) USK: 12+ PEGI: 12+ OFLC: M15+ |
| Media | 1 CD-ROM |
| System requirements | 800 MHz CPU, 128 MB RAM (256 MB for XP or Mac), 32 MB video card RAM, 8X CD-ROM drive, DirectX 8.1b, 1.5 GB available hard disk space, Windows 98 |
| Input methods | Keyboard, mouse |
Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark is an expansion pack for Neverwinter Nights produced by BioWare and published by Infogrames Entertainment (now Atari). The followup to the Shadows of Undrentide expansion, Hordes of the Underdark introduces a new campaign, six new prestige classes: Champion of Torm, Dwarven Defender, Pale Master, Red Dragon Disciple, Shifter, and Weapon Master; and other new features such as the ability to hire two henchman at once and the increase of the maximum attainable character level from 20 to 40. The Windows version also includes new scripting options for the Aurora toolkit.
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[edit] Campaign storyline
Hordes of the Underdark continues the story of Shadows of Undrentide.
While in the plane of shadows, the player character finds an artifact called the Relic of the Reaper, that transports him to the Realm of the Reaper if he is mortally wounded, preventing him from actually dying. He escapes the plane of shadows, and stays for a while in Waterdeep.
Soon, it is discovered that the drow, residents of the Underdark, are using the Undermountain under Waterdeep in an attempt to invade the surface world. Since the Undermountain is supposed to belong to the wizard Halaster, who hates the drow, an ex-adventurer named Durnan asks the player character to investigate.
With the help of a good drow named Nathyrra, he finds Halaster imprisoned by the drow. Upon freeing him, Halaster informs the player character that the drow queen, the Valsharess, wishes to rule both the Underdark and the surface. He then asks the player character to kill the Valsharess, placing a geas on him to ensure that he obeys. He is then taken to the city of Lith My'athar, populated by good drow, where he is given more information.
He is told that the Valsharess has made alliances with various races of the Underdark, and even a pact with Mephistopheles, giving her control of his actions. After some time, the Valsharess attacks Lith My’athar, and with help from the player character, they are able to push her armies back to her lair. The player character is then captured by Mephistopheles, and placed in a cage in the Valsharess’s throne room. When she orders Mephistopheles to kill him, he instead releases the player character, allowing the player character to kill the Valsharess. Mephistopheles then informs the player character that he intends to use the armies of the Valsharess to conquer the surface world and turn it into another hell. He then kills the player character so he cannot stop him.
The Relic of the Reaper transports him to the Realm of the Reaper, where he discovers that the Reaper is under orders from Mephistopheles to keep the player character there. He cannot go against this order, because Mephistopheles knows his true name, giving Mephistopheles complete control over the Reaper. If the player character can learn it, the Reaper will be able to let him leave. With the help of the Knower of Names, a being who knows people’s true names, the player character discovers the Reaper’s true name, and is taken to Waterdeep, where the forces of Mephistopheles have already arrived. The player character engages the armies and stops Mephistopheles invasion.
[edit] Reception
Hordes of the Underdark received generally positive reviews. "Andrew Park", a user on GameSpot, referred to it as "a solid expansion pack that adds a substantial single player campaign and interesting new options for multiplayer enthusiasts".[1]
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[edit] References
- ^ Park, Andrew. Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark Review. User post on gamespot.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
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