Gods and Heroes
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| Developer(s) | Perpetual Entertainment, Heatwave Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | Daybreak Game Company |
| Engine | Proprietary engine (server), Proprietary, RenderWare, FaceGen and SpeedTree (client) |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | MMORPG |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising (abbreviated as G&H or GnH) was the title of an MMORPG made by Heatwave Interactive. The game was set in the world of Ancient Rome, and combines historical elements and enemies (Etruscans, Faliscans, etc.) with mythological ones (Cyclopes, Gorgons, etc.). Players could select era-appropriate classes from Soldiers, Gladiators, Mystics and Priests, each of which could be aligned with an Olympian god (such as Jupiter or Mars).
Originally developed by Perpetual Entertainment, the game was put on indefinite hold in October, 2007. In February, 2010, Heatwave Interactive announced it had acquired rights to the game and planned to continue its development. The game was released in June, 2011 with a retail purchase and subscription. In early 2012 the game switched to free play with a $10 purchase of the game. The game and its forums entered maintenance in September 2012 and never fully returned, although some existing players were still able to log into game servers at some points after that. Steam has since removed the game from its shop.
In previous development, minions were touted as one of the game's unique features. There were several different ways to collect the more than 130 minions available in the game. You can hire the minions to join your camp for a fee, earn minions as quest rewards, get minion contracts as loot drops or earn their respect by beating them in combat situations. These minions include warriors, ranged attackers, casters, and mythological creatures. These hirelings utilize an AI system enabling them to heal you, attack, defend, form up in various formations and learn special moves. In addition, each god makes a different mythical minion available to their scions. In addition to the AI, players have the ability to control all aspects of their minions, such as telling a healer minion to heal a specific player, as well as customizable squad formations. As a character's level progresses, they gain the ability to control more minions at once, until a character had a full squad with four minions. Each party member will be able to bring up to 4 minions with them in a party. There will be challenges, quests, and some instances that would have limitations on the number of minions you would be able to bring along.
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