This Story Posted:
March 9th

 
 

[1:20 PM]
New Role Playing Game For The Mac Released
Spiderweb Software has announced a new role playing game for the Mac called Nethergate. Nethergate takes place on the isle of Britannia during the Roman Empire under the reign of Nero. The game allows one to play as a pro-Celt player bent on destroying the Roman Empire or as a pro-Empire character determined to preserve it. According to Spiderweb:

"The time is 60 AD. The Roman Empire is at the height of its power, under the rule of the cruel Emperor Nero. The savage tribes of the isle of Britannia are in full rebellion against their Roman masters, as their Celtic warriors ransack city after city.

In the depths of the wilderness, the village of Nethergate, forgotten and ignored, is hatching a conspiracy. They will conspire with the faerie kingdoms and dark, secret forces to destroy their Roman conquerors. Magic is dying, but there is enough of it left to put an end to the Empire. Your job is to help them.

Or maybe, your job is to stop them.

In Nethergate, the newest role-playing game from Spiderweb Software, the makers of the award-winning Exile series, you can play as either the Romans or the Celts, experiencing both sides of this epic battle. The quests, puzzles, and the way characters react to you will be completely different. It's like two games in one.

No matter which side you play, Nethergate has 16 bit 3-D graphics, an elegant interface, a huge world, based on historical research, and dozens of cunning towns, fortresses, and dungeons. Nethergate has a multitude of characters and a whole novel's worth of plotting and dialogue, designed to immerse you in a lost, magical world."

Nethergate requires System 7 or above, a minimum of a 80 MHz PowerPC processor and a mere 6 MB of free RAM. A demo of the game can be downloaded from the company's web site and full versions can be ordered at (206) 789-4438 or from the web site. The full version is priced at US$30. A hint book is available for US$10 and a bundle with both items is priced at US$37.

Spiderweb Software