Atlantica Online
Developer: NDOORS
Atlantica Online is one of a kind MMORPG which bundles a turn-based tactical strategic online experience. The main quest of your character is to find your way back to the lost city of Atlantis which closed its city walls upon the discovery behind the vast power of the Oriharukon, a crystal which who ever possessed could rule the entire world. The disappearance of the crystals brought chaos as Kings plagued the world into havoc as they desperately search for the remnants of the lost power. Behind the mystery of this ancient civilization, clues are left behind scattered all over the world as you try to collect as information and unlock dark secrets which eventually lead to the city of Atlantis.

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Game play: 9 out of 10
The game play is by far the best feature of Atlantica Online. Just like any MMORPG, the game has its interactive features like NPC quests and monster hunting. The stand out feature of Atlantica Online is the Battle system which uses a turn based approach to it. Each player is given a party to control. Phases are given to each party alternating each other until one singles the other out. As your level increases, the amount of mercenaries in your party also increases and so is the time limit given to you in every phase. Parties can reach a maximum of 9 characters including your main one. The game also features a Mercenary system which you choose whom you want in your party. Mercenaries aid you in battle who you can hire, fire or advance according to their level. There are 8 basic mercenaries which you could select from at the beginning namely a swordsman, spearman, archer, gunner, axe, monk, shaman, and an artilleryman. Each of the basic characters has its own unique skills and equipments to choose from. Choosing the best tactical squad for your 9-man party might be tricky. For there are times when you need to alter formations and recruit new mercenaries as you improve and adopt to new quests and higher level monsters. Each Mercenary has its own set of skills and armors. Keeping the right formation for your mercenaries is also a key in winning battles in the game. Tankers should stay in the front and healers should stay at the back. You can also party up with two other people to finish quests more easily meaning you can have a total of 27 characters in just one battle. The game also has a stamina system. Stamina is limited to every player as you gain bonus experience and items when you keep your stamina on a high amount. Each Battle consumes 1 Stamina point but do not be discouraged by this, for there are many ways to recover your stamina through various community related activities.
Guild System: 8 out of 10
The guild can do guild quests and perform guild crafts in order to increase their individual guild member contributions. With the points earned, the guild can bid for control over a town which having successfully winning the town they gain control of for 2 weeks. Guilds that control towns can customize it using the town system feature. In your town, you can add more buildings, improve the agriculture and invite more NPC’s to visit your town. A guild with control of a town gets to change the tax rate of the town and can upgrade and maintain the town. At the end of their term, the guild has to bid on the town again to maintain control. Guilds can merge into Nations as they take control a wider scale of territory in Atlantica. In this way, guilds of the same nation can access each others town as if it were their own.
Aside from the guild system, there is a mentor system in the game where low level players can become an apprentice of higher level players. All in all, you can have a total of 10 students which you gain points for sending them gifts or helping them reach a higher level.
PVP: 9 out of 10
Atlantica Online has its unique choice of PVP pleasure. As a player, you could go into sparring sessions with your friends or enemies. There is also a Challenge system where you can post your preferred matches with level restrictions and amount of mercenaries to be used. Everyday, the game features a Free league where players can practice their strategic skills by participating in Leagues which match them with random opponents according to their division rankings. Aside from the Free league, there is a Weekly Championship league, where the Champion gets a prize of a sweet Champions mount for the whole week. There is also a unique training system which can be accessed in Rome where players can fight NPC generated characters of their choosing. Players can set the level and main character class of who they want to fight. The best feature of the PVP action in Atlantica is the Nation wars. Nations composed of different guilds can attack each other and earn points for their Nation. When enough points are collected, a guild could take over towns which the losing guild controls.
Graphics and Sound: 8 out of 10
The graphics of the game is great. The colorful zones and intricate character detail makes up for some of the best assets of this game visually. The landscape of the game covers pretty much the real countries in the real world. Although the map only covers Europe through Asia, the terrain still is stunning as you journey throughout the game. The game is very detailed, making the quality of the game suffer if you have a low-end hardware.
The audio quality of the game is above average. Each place sets a different mood in the sound it plays. Every town, dungeon and battle has its own sound which matches the emotion felt by the player in the game. The songs are pretty much like the music we hear from other MMORPG games which are not too epic and at the same time not so annoying.
Quests: 7 out of 10
In the game there are several types of quests. There are Story quests, NPC quests, Mercenary Quests, Crafting Quests and Tutorial Quests. The quests in Atlantica Online takes time. It takes away the fun and welcomes frustrations especially upon completing a quest with an unfulfilling reward. The story line of the game loses its main stream backbone as you get mixed up with different types of quests at the same time. The only good thing about the quests system is the Auto-move feature where the game takes the player to the required quest NPC. Some of the NPC’s are called “traveling NPC’s” which travel through out the world walking from town to town. It’s not always the case where the NPC will be right in front of you. These traveling NPC’s gives players a frustrating time looking for them town after town. The game however is very informative. It includes a built in information drive which is useful for quests and crafting. All the necessary information you need, may it be towns, NPC’s, item recipes, previous dungeons and monsters you have encountered are recorded in an information log which you can refer to in case you forgot something. The economic system of the game is solely player-driven system. Crafting depends deeply on finding the necessary materials for completion so players are encouraged to exchange supplies in order to accomplish crafting jobs. One sure thing about Atlantica Online is that the Quest system is not one of its strong points.
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