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Moria, along with Hack (1984) and Larn (1986), is considered to be the first roguelike game, and the first to include a town level. [ 2 ] Moria was the basis of the better known Angband roguelike game, and influenced the preliminary design of Blizzard Entertainment 's Diablo .
Moria is a dungeon crawl style role-playing video game developed for the PLATO system beginning around 1975 by Kevet Duncombe and Jim Battin. In the game, up to ten players can simultaneously journey through a dynamically generated dungeon, presented to the players in first-person wireframe 3D.
The game is based on the fictional world of Middle-earth created by J. R. R. Tolkien and takes place during its Fourth Age after the events of The Lord of the Rings novel. It follows a company of dwarves as they try to retake their homeland Moria and restore the long-lost ancient kingdom of Khazad-dûm. The game received mixed reviews from critics.
This is a list of Middle-earth video games.It includes both video games based directly on J. R. R. Tolkien's books about Middle-earth, and those derived from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. which in turn were based on Tolkien's novels of the same name.
Moria (Middle-earth), fictional location in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien; Moria: The Dwarven City, a 1984 fantasy role-playing game supplement; Moria (1978 video game), a dungeon-crawler game; Moria (1983 video game), a computer game inspired by The Lord of the Rings
The game was first shown at the E3 event in May 2004, when a playable demo was made available for all three consoles. The demo featured gameplay from Moria, and included a fight against two trolls and the battle against the Balrog, as well as some footage from the film.
A non-playable E3 demo of the PlayStation 2 version featured combat from the Weathertop and Moria levels, showcasing the game's combat and graphics. [35] The PlayStation 2 and PC versions used a modified form of the Riot Engine from Drakan: The Ancients' Gates. [28]
Unlike the base game and the first Mines of Moria expansion, it had no CD release and one was only available via web based download. The expansion added the region of southern Mirkwood, including Dol Guldur. The game's level cap has been increased to level 65, and the expansion included the conclusion to Volume II of the Epic storyline.