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Anarchy Online: Shadowlands · LUDEX

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Role-playing (RPG)Strategy Adventure

Anarchy Online: Shadowlands

Funcom

72CriticsMonday, September 8, 200322.9 years ago

Release

Monday, September 8, 2003

Critic score

72/100

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1

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Inside Anarchy Online: Shadowlands

What it is

Shadowlands is the first expansion pack for the award-winning massively multiplayer online game Anarchy Online. Embark on a journey through the magnificent lands of the most ancient of civilizations, and explore a world of unknown technology, corrupted creatures, and destructive conflict. Shadowlands introduces an impressive range of features; new and exciting playfields, professions, monsters and game-play improvements.

Play styles

Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Perspective

Third person

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Funcom
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DreamWorld

Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Themes & modes

ActionScience fictionMassively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Tags

grinding
guild
online
customizable characters
leveling up
polygonal 3d
skill points in game
non-player character
character creation

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Minimum

Minimum: • OS *: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10 • Processor: Pentium III 450MHz, 128MB RAM • Graphics: Direct3D-compatible 32MB video card • Network: Broadband Internet connection • Storage: 3 GB available space • Sound Card: DirectX-compatible sound device

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Details

Released: Monday, September 8, 2003
Developer: Funcom
Publisher: Funcom
Franchise: Anarchy Online
Engine: DreamWorld
Perspective: Third person
Modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

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PCPC

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Steam

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Role-playing (RPG)Strategy Adventure

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