Game Details
The Horde
Genres: Strategy
Released on: DOS, Sega Saturn, PC-9800 Series, FM Towns, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
Developer: Toys for Bob
Publishers: Crystal Dynamics , U.S. Gold , Vise , Arrow Micro-Techs Corp. , BMG Interactive , SKC
Themes: Action, Fantasy
Game Modes: Single player
Perspectives: Third person, Bird view / Isometric
| Platform | Release Date |
|---|---|
| 3DO Interactive Multiplayer | July 23, 1994 |
| FM Towns | April 01, 1995 |
| PC-9800 Series | April 28, 1995 |
| DOS | December 31, 1995 |
| Sega Saturn | June 01, 1997 |
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About:
The Horde is a hybrid action-strategy video game that was originally released for 3DO and was ported to the Sega Saturn and DOS. It also featured full-motion video sequences featuring a number of actors including Kirk Cameron as Chauncey and Michael Gregory as Kronus Maelor. Video sequences were reduced to slide shows (with full sound) in some versions. The game was bundled with the RealMagic MPEG playback card as a demonstration of the card's abilities to play back full-motion MPEG video via the card's hardware decoder, at the time software MPEG decoding was not viable due to the lack of processing power in contemporary processors. The music was composed by Burke Trieschmann and won Computer Gaming World's Premiere Award for Best Musical Score in 1994.
Story:
You are Chauncey, a serving lad who saves his monarch from choking on his meal. The King rewards you with his magical sword, Grimthwacker, and a village, and the mission to go forth and prosper by felling waves of Hordlings, who are bent on eating everything in the province. The better you get at defending villagers, crops, and cows from Hordlings, the better equipped you become. Success wins you further favor from the King, along with bigger challenges and more enmity from the evil High Chancellor. There are several types of Hordlings, each with their peculiar style of picking through the edibles under your care. Success is measured by how many villagers and crops survive each season's gluttonous attacks.