I of the Dragon - PC

The game could be a lot of fun, however, it is so buggy that it is nearly unplayable on many computers. I wouldn't advocate any kind of piracy, but if you are thinking about buying, I would strongly recommend finding someone with a copy and making sure it will actually run on your computer before spending any money on your own copy.The game is in serious need of a patch, however, none is forthcoming, and the publisher seems unintersted in fixing the many known problems. If this kind of support is what I can expect from this company, I am unlikely to buy games by this publisher in the future.

The manufacturer has a notice posted on their website that this game causes Windows XP to crash any time you try to save a game. I only found this out after I paid $40 for the game. They will not give me a refund. The technical support said they shipped the game with this KNOWN problem, but they have no patch. So, if you enjoy not being able to save your progress, then by all means, buy the game. But if you like being able to save your game - and you don't want to start over EVERY TIME you play, then buy something else. I will NEVER buy anything from this company again.

why anyone would want to pay the outrageous sums of money that people are asking this for is beyond me since you can get this at compusa for around $10 (or at some compusa's... I've seen a few copies at my local store.. don't know about other stores).

I read and re-read the reviews on this computer game and figured that it wouldnt crash on my computer; I own a windows vista E-machine but lo and behold it did after playing it for more than a mire twenty mintues it crashed so i hit the ESC = escape key and down it went. Yet i was particuatly in saving the games that i played just in case it did crash and each time i play it after twenty minutes it crashes. Is there anything that can make it stop from crashing some code of some sort perhaps? If so let me know please!! I would very much appricate it.

Before I get into my review, I'd like to say something: sometimes, on Windows XP, the game crashes. To learn how to fix this, go read Tiffany Bates's review. Okay, now that we got that over with...In this game, as you probably all ready know, you get to be one of the three dragons. Here are the overly simplified summaries: Barroth is a magician; he specializes in spells and speed. Annoth is the somewhat fast and powerful barbarian of the trio, focusing on his natural attacks rather then spells or regeneration. Morrogh is the slowest of the three. He focuses on regeneration, which is basically how fast you heal. His spells deal with raising the dead, terraforming (raising mountains, craters, ect.), summoning creatures, or poisoning his foes. Graphic-wise, this game is standard. Nothing special or remarkable except the dragons, who are very shiny and greatly detailed. To learn more about them, read Delphinidae's (Delph's) review.You can switch between first person view and third. Unlike most action-based RPG's, this game is NOT about killing everything that moves. Okay, that's part of it, but it involves strategy and cunning more then anything else. Your dragon has certain stats (Health, Fly Speed, Regeneration, Mana Flow, Breath Capacity, Fire Power) that take a certain amount of experience points to raise, depending on which dragon you chose. Because of this, it has an almost unlimited replay ability. My favorite feature is not where you get to fly down, grab your enemies, and eat them alive, but is rather the unimaginable sense of freedom you get when playing this game. The game does a stupendous job with where you're able to go; you can fly into deep crevices or soar high above the land, to the point where your wings touch the lowest of the clouds. The day, sunset, and night transitions are wonderfully executed as well. The gradual change of color and sky is, surprisingly, actually breathtaking. Another noteworthy feature is the fact that you can change the time. Example, you can speed up to 200% or go in slow motion, somewhat like in the Matrix. If there was one downfall to this game, I'd say it was the voice acting. Completely monotone. But luckily you don't have to listen - you can go to the Audio option and turn down the voice to 0 if you want. The storyline is also quite intriguing and the music, while somewhat repetitive, fits the game well. Something I found odd is that the demo (or at least from the place I downloaded the demo from) has different music then the actual game. To make it simple; download the demo. Like it, buy it.

I played this at a friends house and loved it. Purchased download that never worked right, so purchased disk. It never worked so after visiting three sites to find support, I have written three letters asking for help and have not been answered in two weeks. At this point I just want my money back or the game working. I will not buy a game from Strategy First again period.

I've played the demo of this and have not yet purchased it but it was alot of fun. It's story was intriguing and the gameplay was often very fun. The teraforming of their graphics engine is outstanding offering the ability to burn down any tree you see and make a crater just about anywhere. it is a 3rd person perspective although if I remember correctly you can switch between multiple view choices. The only issue I found was a little confusion with controls. Although once you get past that this is a great game.

Normally my old Windows 2000 is used for things like Myst III and Masterpiece, but I found out about this game in advance on a dragon forum. My brother and I put togther our allowences to pay for it, and we got it at the local Comp USA. On my old Winows 2000, it loads in reasonable time, a minute or two at most. (including diffrent areas)The game has three speeds- and personally I use the fastest so I don't have to upgrade my wing speed too much. It doesn't slow my computer if I go too fast, the only exception is the "HOLE" area. (too many mountains or such... I think Terra is this way too.)My favorite so far is Barroth the magician. He may not be able to raise volcanoes like Annoth, or bring the dead to follow comands at my whim like Morrogh, but he's got quicker acting spells that one can use for mass slaughter. (Whee!)It's not quite like Spyro, I'll tell you that!The only thing that peeved me off was that Skarrborr the last "boss" was very easy to beat. and there wasn't much of an end. He just sort of dies, and you can start all over again with someone new...I hope they come out with a sequel or something to work out that tiny quirk!