Saga: Rage of the Vikings
{{Short description|1998 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| developer = Cryo Interactve
| publisher = Cryo Interactve
| platforms = Windows
| released = 1998
| genre = Real-time strategy
| image = Sagarageofthevikings.jpg
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Saga: Rage of the Vikings is a French real-time strategy video game developed and published by Cryo Interactive in 1998 on Windows. The game is loosely based on the historical Vikings (or Norsemen), with various elements taken from the Norse mythology as well. The gameplay sees players gather resources, constructing buildings and training units as well as defeating other competitors or enemies.
Critical reception
GameBlitz felt the game was competent, yet non-innovative.{{cite web|url=http://www.gameblitz.com:80/saga.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021210531/http://www.gameblitz.com:80/saga.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-10-21|title=Saga: Rage of the Vikings review on GameBlitz - Game Search Engine|date=2016-10-21|access-date=2018-08-29}} Game Over Online thought the game was a disappointment due to not being particularly groundbreaking.{{cite web|url=http://www.game-over.com/reviews/pc/Saga:_Rage_of_the_Vikings.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309162612/http://www.game-over.com/reviews/pc/Saga:_Rage_of_the_Vikings.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-09|title=Game Over Online ~ Saga: Rage of the Vikings|date=2016-03-09|access-date=2018-08-29}} Generation4 compared the game to the Age of Empires series developed by Ensemble Studios and Microsoft Games.{{cite web|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Generation%204/generation4_numero124/Page%20180.jpg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313044522/http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Generation%204/generation4_numero124/Page%20180.jpg|title=Saga: Rage of the Vikings|type=JPG|archive-date=2016-03-13|access-date=2023-06-06}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160411081917/http://www.ag.ru/games/saga-rage-of-the-vikings/review Absolute Games review]
- [https://www.gry-online.pl/S016.asp?ID=768 Gry Online review]
- [https://www.chronicart.com/jeux-video/saga-rage-of-the-vikings/ Chronicart review]
{{Cryo adventures}}
Category:Cryo Interactive games
Category:Real-time strategy video games
Category:Video games based on Norse mythology
Category:Video games developed in France