Ultima: Runes of Virtue (1991) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Ultima: Runes of Virtue

Ultima: Runes of Virtue is a Role-Playing game, developed by Origin and published by Pony Canyon, which was released in 1992.

14 December 1991

What Ultima: Runes of Virtue is

Ultima: Runes of Virtue is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Origin Systems and released in 1991. It was published by FCI. It is available on Game Boy only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Through the mystic moongate you have been transported to the land of Britannia, where a world of magic and adventure awaits you. Ruling over the lands he united, Lord British guides his people as they seek to master the eight virtues of the Avatar. It is your quest to recover the runes, symbols of these great virtues by the Black Knight.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Ultima series

Ultima: Runes of Virtue is the 24th of 45 entries we hold in the Ultima series. It arrived a year after Ultima IV. The next entry was Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss in 1992.

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What it launched against

Ultima: Runes of Virtue launched on 14 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams and James Pond 2: Codename - RoboCod.

Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, James Pond 2: Codename - RoboCod.

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