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Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft

In IRON & BLOOD: Warriors of Ravenloft, you and your party are trying to pass through the realm of Ravenloft. However, you are caught in the conflict between Strahd von Zarovich and Lord Soth. In order to…

40 31 October 1996

Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft is a fighting developed by Take-Two Interactive, released 31 October 1996 on Panasonic M2, PlayStation and DOS.

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What Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft is

Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft is a fighting game developed by Take-Two Interactive and released in 1996. It was published by Acclaim. It is available on Panasonic M2, PlayStation and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In IRON & BLOOD: Warriors of Ravenloft, you and your party are trying to pass through the realm of Ravenloft. However, you are caught in the conflict between Strahd von Zarovich and Lord Soth. In order to escape Ravenloft and continue on your way, you must fight the most malicious and evil monsters in all the land. Choose from any of the 16 playable characters including warriors, mages, elves, and other classes to lead the fight. With over 250 moves and combos, there is plenty ADVANCED DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS action.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Dungeons & Dragons series

Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft is the 47th of 140 entries we hold in the Dungeons & Dragons series. It arrived 9 months after Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara. The next entry was Blood & Magic in 1996. Its critic score of 40 is 33 points below the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is Baldur's Gate III at 95.

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How it was received

Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft holds a critic score of 40 out of 100. That places it above 5% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 30 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft launched on 31 October 1996, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.

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When did Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft come out?
Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft was released on 31 October 1996 for Panasonic M2, PlayStation and DOS.

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