Rifts: Promise of Power is a 2005 video game licensed for the Rifts role-playing game (RPG) from Palladium Books. It was released for the N-Gage in 2005.
| 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
editThere 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| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 75/100[5] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| GameDaily |    [6] |
| GameSpy | [7] |
| Jeuxvideo.com | 9/20[8] |
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". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Rifts®: Promise of Power(TM) enters a brave new world as the pen-and-paper RPG ships on the N-Gage platform". GamesIndustry.biz. Gamer Network. 27 October 2005. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Coleman, Stephen (27 October 2005). "Rifts: Promise of Power Hits N-Gage". IGN. IGN Entertainment. 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. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Rifts: Promise of Power (ngage: 2005): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ Workman, Robert (15 March 2006). "Rifts: Promise of Power Review". GameDaily. Gigex, Inc. Archived from the original on 20 April 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Leeper, Justin (19 January 2006). "Rifts: Promise of Power". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 15 June 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Killy (17 November 2005). "Test: Rifts : Promise of Power". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
External links
edit- Rifts: Promise of Power at MobyGames
- Rifts: Promise of Power official website Archived from the original on March 4, 2008