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2012 · Santa Monica Studio · Action-adventure · Role-playing

Sorcery

PlayStation console exclusive

From legendary designer Steve Jackson, co-founder of Lionhead Studios (with Peter Molyneux), and Fighting Fantasy and Games Workshop (with Ian Livingstone); and inkle, the studio behind the award-winning Frankenstein app, Sorcery! is an interactive adventure like never before.

Also known as
Lord of Sorcery
Released
22 May 2012
Platforms
iOSAndroidPlayStation 3
Genres
Action-adventureRole-playingAdventurePuzzle
Developers
Santa Monica StudioThe Workshop Entertainment
Publishers
Sony Interactive EntertainmentSony Computer Entertainment
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Text
Themes
Fantasy
Engine
Unreal Engine 3
Country
United States
Age ratings
PEGI 7ESRB E10+
Languages
EnglishFrenchGermanSpanishItalianDutchPortugueseSwedishNorwegianDanishFinnishPolishand 3 more

About

Sorcery (known as Lord of Sorcery in Japan) is an action-adventure video game developed by The Workshop and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It utilizes the PlayStation Move controller.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The game features 5 elemental spells (Earth, Ice, Fire, Wind and Lightning), as well as Finn's standard Arcane Bolt attack and context-sensitive spells such as Telekinesis. Also included are dozens of potions and numerous other items to collect. Players must defeat various enemies, solve puzzles and craft new potions as they progress through the game. Players must use the PlayStation Move to cast magic spells to attack enemies and brew elixirs. Players must journey throughout the Faerie Kingdom, recover ancient knowledge from the City of the Drowned and aid the local townsfolk.

Story

Players take the role of a young sorcerer's apprentice, named Finn, and must master the arcane arts in order to protect his homeland. The Nightmare Queen has broken the ancient pact with mankind and threatens to cover the land in eternal night, sending her foul minions across the land. Finn, together with the magical cat Erline, must travel through the dark Faerie Kingdoms to save the land from the darkness that has enshrouded it. The world is based on Irish mythology.

Reception

Sorcery received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Most reviews praise it for its great use of the PlayStation Move, and nice visual style. A common complaint is that the game has a length of 8 hours and lack of replay value.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Releases by platform
PlatformReleasedRegions
iOS2 May 2013Worldwide
Android11 March 2014Worldwide

Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update

Title ids and disc serials by release
PlatformTitle IDRegionLatest update
PlayStation 3BCAS20235Asia—
NPHA80218Asia—
NPHA80222Asia—
BCES00819Europe—
BCES00819/RSCEurope—
BCES01027Europe—
NPEA00393Europe—
NPEA90112Europe—
BCJS30083Japan—
BCKS10216Japan—
NPJA00080Japan—
NPJA90230Japan—
BCUS98203North America—
NPUA70204North America—
NPUA80796North America—

Editions and related releases

Included in
Sorcery! Parts 1 & 2

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Collections3 collections

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