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Lords of EverQuest

2003 video game

NA: December 1, 2003
EU: December 5, 2003

Genre(s)Real-time strategyMode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Lords of EverQuest is a 3D fantasy real-time strategy game released in December 2003. It was developed by the short-lived startup company Rapid Eye Entertainment and published by Sony Online Entertainment (SOE). SOE distributes Lords of EverQuest.

Unlike the original EverQuest, Lords of EverQuest is fundamentally a single player game, and after the initial payment for the software, does not require a recurring monthly fee in order to play.

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	62/100^[1]

Review scores
Publication	Score
Computer Gaming World	^[2]
Game Informer	7.5/10^[3]
GamePro	^[4]
GameRevolution	B^[5]
GameSpot	5.5/10^[6]
GameSpy	^[7]
GameZone	7.2/10^[8]
IGN	6.5/10^[9]
PC Format	61%^[10]
PC Gamer (US)	58%^[11]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.^[1] IGN reviewer Tom McNamara praised its multiplayer experience, but overall considered the game mediocre and decried it for focusing heavily on uninteresting combat fueled by only a single resource.^[9] The developer, Rapid Eye Entertainment, closed down after the release of the game.

References

^ ^a ^b "Lords of EverQuest for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
^ Scott, Ryan (March 2004). "Lords of EverQuest" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 236. pp. 76–77. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
^ Biessener, Adam (February 2004). "Lords of Everquest [sic]". Game Informer. No. 130. p. 111. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
^ Tokyo Drifter (December 1, 2003). "Lords of EverQuest Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
^ Ferris, Duke (December 2003). "Lords of Everquest [sic] Review". Game Revolution. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
^ Beers, Craig (December 4, 2003). "Lords of EverQuest Review". GameSpot. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
^ Rausch, Allen (December 6, 2003). "GameSpy: Lords of EverQuest". GameSpy. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
^ Lafferty, Michael (December 18, 2003). "Lords of EverQuest Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 5, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
^ ^a ^b McNamara, Tom (December 5, 2003). "Lords of EverQuest Review". IGN. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
^ "Lords of EverQuest". PC Format (157). January 2004.
^ Poole, Stephen (March 2004). "Lords of EverQuest". PC Gamer: 70. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2016.