Ultima is one of the few adventure/strategy games that push the Nintendo Entertainment System to the edge! The graphics and sounds may be limited (most of the principal characters are not very detailed), but the wealth of play options and elaborate obstacles more than make up for these minor shortcomings. If you don't have the Mark of Fire, for example, you can't walk through the lava in the fire island. There are also seven dungeons filled with treasures to collect, monsters to battle, and traps to avoid, as well as the four marks that are needed to advance to higher levels. You must visit ten different cities that are each loaded with townspeople who can provide information (that's not always true!) and inns to purchase food, armor, weapons, and other surplus equipment that is necessary to complete your journey. Each character has certain abilities, strengths, and weaknesses, depending on what race and profession is chosen. Each of the four heroes can be made from one of five different races (human, fuzzy, elf, dwarf, and hobbit) with one of eleven different professions (fighter, cleric, wizard, thief, paladin, barbarian, lark, illusionist, druid, alchemist, and ranger). You must lead a band of four adventurers into the heart island of fire where Exodus dwells. In the third adventure, Mondain and Minex have combined their terrible magic to create the ultimate evil, Exodus, in an attempt to plunge the land of Britannia into darkness. The story of Ultima Exodus revolves around Mondain the magician and Minex the witch, two villainous spirits who were vanquished in the first two Ultima quests. It also holds the distinction of being the first third-party cart that comes equipped with a battery memory backup (following Zelda and Link). In the process of translating the title from the original computer to new Nintendo format, the programmers have simplified the play mechanics and interaction while preserving the integrity and complexity that made Ultima a gaming sensation. FCI has captured the third installment of the Ultima series, Ultima Exodus, nearly perfectly.
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