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Orphen: Scion of Sorcery

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5.6

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Game Details

  • Release Date 10/19/2000
  • Publisher Activision
  • Developer Activision
  • Platform PS2
  • Genre Action Adventure
  • Number of Players 1

Animated Violence

Game Description

Orphen: Scion of Sorcery challenges the conventions of 3D role-playing adventure games. As the teenage sorcerer Orphen, you're an unlikely hero who is as lazy as he is aloof. Unique to Orphen: Scion of Sorcery is its combat system, a combination of real-time strategy and turn-based actions. Spell casting also trades the usual magic points system for a button-charging system that lets you charge your spells and cast them indefinitely. A unique targeting system also makes for a fresh gaming experience.

Critic Reviews

GameSpot Review (6.7 out of 10)

Though the game is in many ways flawed, Orphen: Scion of Sorcery's interesting core game system often manages to transcend the game's poor production and haphazard design. It's not often that a console RPG attempts to challenge the established conventions of the genre. Indeed the lure of wrappi...more

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Average Member Rating: 5.6 out of 10

More RPG then action adventure.. (5 out of 10)

posted by Ragnex (SILVER SPRING, MD) on Jun 21, 2006
Member since Jun 2006
4 out of 6 gamers (67%) found this review helpful
And to have an RPG you need a good story to back it up. This game lacks that story. Worth it only if you really like RPGs. Pros: Cool anime intro Decent battle system. Cons: Weak story Confusing destinations.more

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Specs & Requirements

Blue Bottom Disk Yes

Memory 30 kb

Modes Story

Controllers Analog Control, Vibration Function

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