Ultima Online: the Second Age

So far there have been erm..... about oooh.... er..... 10 Ultima games? Correct if I am wrong, but it's still a lot. When Ultima Online was first released only 1000 copies were released in Europe so if you got one you were one lucky devil, I didn't get one so I could can't tell you about the first game but I can sure tell you about this one. A rpg at its heart it is totally loyal to its genre by having all the normal things you expect, orcs, monsters, magic and warriors. The thing that makes this game a cut above the rest is that quite obviously it is only playable online through the game. There are a number of shards/servers to choose from (about 20 or ...

Ultima Online could destroy your life. I bought UO and played it for one month then stopped because I'd let my credit run out. This wasn't because the game is bad. It was more to do with me being a cheap bastard. On reflection though, it was a good thing that I did stop. The game was taking over my life. UO takes place in the land of Britannia, an Olde Englande type place. There is no technology, just magic and good, old fashioned, skills. You come in to the world with few possesions and little skill. Then you do what you like. Literally, that's it. You can work, hunt, steal or murder to earn money. You can learn a profession, or try to be ...

WOW, I finally got hold of a copy of Ultima Online.... trying to find a copy in the UK is virtually impossible. When I heard about the game, I was intrigued by what you COULD do in the game, I thought to myself, "Yeah, I'm sure they can make it THAT intricate" sarcastically, I finally get it and it IS that intricate!! You can hunt rabbits, sell the hide to a tailor and sell the meat to a butcher... or you could be a tailor yourself and make clothes... Basically the game is an entirely freeform RPG in that there is no set storyline.. (there are events that happen and you can be involved in those) this creates an interesting experience in ...