Rune

Overview

Rune is an action hack-and-slash game, developed by Human Head Studios and published by Gathering of Developers, and was released for Windows in October 30, 2000. It is based around Norse mythology as players take of the role of Ragnar, a Viking warrior who was initiated into the Odinsblade, only for an allied village to be under attack. When sailing to the village, Rangar, his father, and Viking comrades were attacked by Conrack who betrays them by joining sides with Loki and summon the mad trickster god's powers to destroy their ship. After being killed by Conrack, Odin resurrects Ragnar and gives him an opportunity to exact his vengeance against Conrack and stop Loki's plans of bringing about Ragnarok, the end of the world. The game was developed using the Unreal Engine but utilizes third-person melee combat. Players explore large open levels, battle various enemies such as goblins, zombies, wild beasts, and other Vikings, and collect obtain such as swords, axes, and maces, each with their own unique Rune Powers that grant special abilities for the temporary period of time. as well as runestones that provide various power-ups. The game also features online multiplayer where players can play deathmatch modes against one another. A stand-alone expansion pack, Rune: Halls of Valhalla, was released in 2001 that expands on the multiplayer with new modes such as Arena and Headball, and adds new skins. Rune was ported to Macintosh and Linux in 2001; a port was also released for the PlayStation 2 the same year under the title, Rune: Viking Warlord. It was also re-released as Rune Gold in 2001, containing the base game and expansion pack in one. Another re-release, Rune Classic, was released digitally in 2012, featuring the Halls of Valhalla expansion, streamlined single-player campaign, and enemies from the PlayStation 2 version.

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