The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Developer(s) | Bethesda Game Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Bethesda Softworks |
| Composer(s) | Jeremy Soule |
| Series | The Elder Scrolls |
| Engine | Creation Engine |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 |
| Release |
Xbox 360
|
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (X360) 76.16%% (PC) 68.80% (PS3) 77.40% |
| Metacritic | (X360) 73/100 (PC) 66/100 (PS3) 79/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Eurogamer | 7/10 |
| Game Informer | 8.0/10 |
| GameSpot | 7.0/10 |
| GameTrailers | 7.9/10 |
| IGN | 8.0/10 |
| PC Gamer (UK) | 59% |
| The Guardian |   |
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard is a downloadable content add-on for the action role-playing open world video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It was developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The Xbox 360 version of Dawnguard launched in English-speaking territories on June 26, 2012, and in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain in mid-July 2012. It was released on Microsoft Windows via Steam on August 2, 2012. Due to performance issues, the PlayStation 3 release of Dawnguard was delayed until February 26, 2013.
Dawnguard revolves around an ancient prophecy predicted by an Elder Scroll. The Dawnguard, an organisation dedicated to hunting vampires, are reformed to attempt to stop the return of a powerful clan of Vampires named the Volkihar, who possess the power to turn into monstrous "vampire lords". The Volkihar's leader, Lord Harkon, intends to use an Elder Scroll to permanently blot out the sun. The player can choose to either aid the Dawnguard or join the Volkihar, becoming a vampire lord themselves in the process.
Introduced in Dawnguard are two unique skill trees: one for vampirism and one for lycanthropy. Players are given the choice to either join forces with the vampiric Volkihar Clan, or fight them alongside an order of vampire hunters known as the Dawnguard. Depending on the player's choice, they will be granted access to one of two home bases: Castle Volkihar or Fort Dawnguard, respectively. New armors, perks and weapons, including a crossbow for the Dawnguard, have been introduced. Crossbows will remain loaded while moving in the world, allowing a quicker reaction than bows, at the cost of being slower to reload and reducing the player's movement speed during reloading. Crossbows fall under the archery perk tree and all points assigned to archery will also apply to crossbows. Crossbow bolts can be crafted with enchantments to create bolts with additional magical damage.
...
Wikipedia