Rifts: Promise of Power is a 2005 video game licensed for the Rifts role-playing game (RPG) from Palladium Books. It was later released in October for the N-Gage.
| Rifts: Promise of Power | |
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| Developer(s) | Backbone Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Nokia |
| Designer(s) | Palladium Books |
| Composer(s) | Chris Rezanson |
| Platform(s) | N-Gage |
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| Genre(s) | Tactical role-playing game[3][4] |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
The basic mechanics of the game are adapted from the pen-and-paper version, utilizing an action point turn-based system.
Gameplay edit
There are three character classes available in Promise of Power. There are three proto-classes from which players can select at the outset of the game: Mercenary, Psionic, and Magic User. Upon reaching fourth level, players may choose a specialization such as Borg, Burster, or Ley Line Walker, some of which are restricted based on proto-class. One character class specially designed for the game – the Elemental Fusionist – was adapted into the Rifts Ultimate Edition core rulebook.
The game covers five different locations on Rifts Earth from the sourcebooks. Promise of Power is set on Rifts Earth, a post-apocalyptic world a few hundred years in the future. It features advanced technology, magic and psionic powers, alien and monstrous beings from other dimensions, mutants, and vampires.
Reception edit
The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5]
References edit
- ^ Abolins, Mike (28 November 2005). "Rifts Ships in Time for Gifts". www.pocketgamer.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-09. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ Contributor, GamesIndustry International (2005-10-27). "Rifts®: Promise of Power(TM) enters a brave new world as the pen-and-paper RPG ships on the N-Gage platform". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 2023-04-09. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Coleman, Stephen (27 October 2005). "Rifts: Promise of Power Hits N-Gage". IGN. Archived from the original on 30 December 2005.
Nokia today announced that it has shipped Rifts®: Promise of Power TM, heralding a new era in tactical role playing as this renowned pen-and-paper RPG meets video gamers for the first time.
- ^ Tierney, Adam (17 September 2004). "Rifts: Promise of Power (Preview)". IGN. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Rifts: Promise of Power (ngage: 2005): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ Leeper, Justin (19 January 2006). "Rifts: Promise of Power". GameSpy. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
External links edit
- Rifts: Promise of Power at MobyGames
- Rifts: Promise of Power official website Archived from the original on March 4, 2008