Runes of Magic
| Runes of Magic | |
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| Developer(s) | Runewaker Entertainment, Alchemist Game Studios LLC |
| Publisher(s) | Gameforge, Runewaker Entertainment, Alchemist Game Studios LLC |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release |  March 19, 2009
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| Genre(s) | Fantasy, MMORPG |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer online |
Runes of Magic (RoM) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by the Taiwanese developer Runewaker Entertainment and adapted for the English and German-speaking market by German company Frogster Interactive. Frogster has also opened servers for France, Spain, Poland, Italy, and Australia as well as servers dedicated to the European Union. After going through an open beta phase, the game was launched on March 19, 2009, and Chapter II – The Elven Prophecy was launched on September 15, 2009. The next chapter, Chapter III – The Elder Kingdoms, started April 22, 2010, however all of Chapter III did not become available until August 11, 2010. Chapter IV - Lands of Despair, was released June 16, 2011. The latest Chapter, Chapter V - Fires of Shadowforge, was released on June 12, 2012. The game client is free to download, and no monthly subscription fee is required because the service is funded by real money transactions (RMT) in the Runes of Magic Item Shop.[4]
The game was later acquired by Gameforge when the company bought 60 percent of Frogster Interactive's stake.[5]
Reception[edit]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 71/100[6] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Eurogamer | 6/10[7] |
| GamesRadar+ |    [8] |
| GameTrailers | 8.2/10[9] |
| IGN | 7.9/10[10] |
| PC Gamer (UK) | 48/100[11] |
| PC Zone | 50%[12] |
| VideoGamer.com | 7 out of 10[13] |
Runes of Magic won the German Game Developer Award for Best International PC Game of 2009.[14] It also won nine awards in Massively's Reader's Choice and Staff Choice Awards in that same year,[15]
In 2010, Runes of Magic was awarded for the second year in a row the German Game Developers Award for Best Online Game of 2010.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ "Runes of Magic – PC – GameSpy". Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Runes of Magic Türkiye" (in Turkish). Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ 神諭之戰 – 巴哈姆特 (in Chinese). Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Runes of Magic Item Shop Is Open For Business". January 20, 2009.
- ^ Pearson, Dan (August 3, 2010). "Gameforge acquires majority stake in Frogster". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "Runes of Magic for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ Etherington, Daniel (March 24, 2009). "Runes of Magic". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ Elliott, Laurence (May 6, 2009). "Runes of Magic review". GamesRadar+. Future US. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Runes of Magic for PC". GameTrailers.
- ^ Thang, Jimmy (April 14, 2009). "Runes of Magic Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ McDougall, Jaz (June 7, 2010). "Runes of Magic review". PC Gamer UK. Future plc. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Runes of Magic for PC". GameRankings. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
- ^ "Runes of Magic for PC". VideoGamer.com.
- ^ "Best International PC Game 2009: Runes of Magic". IGN. December 9, 2009. Archived from the original on December 20, 2009.
- ^ "Runes of Magic Wins Nine Awards in Massively's Reader's Choice and Staff Choice Awards 2009". IGN. January 7, 2010. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011.
- ^ "Runes of Magic Named Best Online Game of 2010 in Germany". IGN. December 9, 2010. Archived from the original on December 11, 2010.