Dungeons & Dragons Online: Menace of the Underdark (2012) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Dungeons & Dragons Online: Menace of the Underdark

The shadow of Lolth has cast darkness over the kingdom of Cormyr where heroes struggle to stem the unrelenting tide of the drow forces. DESCEND INTO THE MENACE OF THE UNDERDARK. The hopes of the Realms lie…

25 June 2012

What Dungeons & Dragons Online: Menace of the Underdark is

Dungeons & Dragons Online: Menace of the Underdark is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Turbine and released in 2012. It was published by WB Games. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Experience the classic fantasy and adventure of D&D's most imaginative and renowned setting. Arrive in the village of Eveningstar and adventure through the surrounding King's Forest wilderness area where the citizens of the nation of Cormyr must unite to face a new threat to the Realms. The shadow of Lolth has cast darkness over the kingdom of Cormyr where heroes struggle to stem the unrelenting tide of the Drow forces. Descend into the Menace of the Underdark. The hopes of the Realms lie with champions from Eberron, whose world has become entangled in Lolth's schemes, bringing them to Faerun where they will make the final stand against the Queen of the Demonweb!

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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy.

Where it sits in the Dungeons & Dragons series

Dungeons & Dragons Online: Menace of the Underdark is the 91st of 140 entries we hold in the Dungeons & Dragons series. It arrived a year after Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale. The next entry was Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition in 2012.

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How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 9 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 14 hrs, roughly 1.6 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Dungeons & Dragons Online: Menace of the Underdark launched on 25 June 2012, within three weeks of Persona 4 Golden, Spec Ops: The Line, Spelunky and Pokémon Black Version 2.

Released around the same time: Persona 4 Golden, Spec Ops: The Line, Spelunky, Pokémon Black Version 2.

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