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Lost Kingdoms is a video game developed by From Software and published by Activision in North America and Europe. The Japanese version of this game is known as Rune. The game itself was first released in Japan on April 25, 2002. It was later released in North America on May 27, 2002, and eventually released in Europe on August 9, 2002. The game itself is a card-based action RPG where battles are fought in real-time.

A sequel, known as Lost Kingdoms II, was released a year later.

Story

The story begins with a substance known in the game as black fog. This fog is known for consuming people, towns, and other signs of civilization or life, nothing ever to escape from within. In Lost Kingdoms, the fog invades the land of Argwyll, home of our main character Katia, who is also the princess of this kingdom. The fog has been terrorizing the land for a long time, and Katia's father - the king - eventually ventured out to help try and deal with the deadly substance. However, since her father hasn't returned in some time, Katia soon leaves to find him.

Before she leaves, however, she is granted access to the castle's Runestone, a key item in this game. With the Runestone, Katia is able to use special magic card to battle for her against the monsters that have spawned inside the black fog. Using this Runestone, Katia is granted to leave the castle in the hopes of saving the kingdom, as well as finding and possibly rescuing her father.

Gameplay Elements

Lost Kingdoms is best known for its unique system of combat. As an RPG, Katia is expected to run into battles. These battles are played in real-time, where you will have to keep your character on the go to avoid enemy attack and plot tactical points to attack. The battle system itself consists of many aspects that were featured in various card games, the easiest of which to notice are from Magic: The Gathering, as well as a minor hint of PokéMon. While the battle system is unique, it is also known for being complex especially in terms of beginners. Katia uses her cards for battle purposes only, as Katia herself can't fight. This aspect makes the game more unique, since most RPG heroes and heroines are often blessed with the ability to do battle with magic or some sort of weapon. Lost Kingdoms also houses a multiplayer system is which two players can use their own decks to battle one another. When compared to single-player, the multiplayer has various restrictions to make the fight more fair. The biggest aspect of this rule is in terms of healing and one-hit kills, as they are forbidden. Adding to this, since some cards have the ability to return used cards back to the deck, these types of cards are also prohibited.

Cards

There are three special types of cards as far as battle goes, these types vary among the 105 different cards in the game. Along with the battle types are elements. The elements of these cards includes fire, water, wood, earth, and neutral. Each type has its own advantage over another: Fire is strong against wood, but weak against water. Wood is strong against earth, but weak against fire. Earth is strong against water, but weak against wood. Water is strong against fire, but weak against earth. Neutral is a special and rare element, as it portrays no types of weakness against the other elements. Aside from finding new cards lying around, Katia can also buy, sell, transform, and even capture new cards.

Getting New Cards

Katia is capable of purchasing, finding, or getting her foes to submit to becoming new cards. Adding to this, Katia can also sell unwanted cards, and even have her old cards transformed into new and/or stronger cards. Our heroine can buy new cards (as well as transform and sell) at the shop available in the game from the woman who runs it. Only a couple cards will be available with each level being completed, and they aren't always completely new cards. Transforming cards is a part of the games EXP aspect, since defeating enemies with a card will earn them EXP (only cards earn EXP, Katia doesn't). Once cards earn enough experience, the shop will transfrom them into a different card (transformations vary) for a certain amount of their experience points. Finding cards is an easy process, since Katia can often find them in treasure chests or lying along the road, and sometime hiding underneath an object that requires being attacked during a battle. Capturing cards is a special process that allows Katia to transform her foes into cards that can be used for her own disposal and use. By initiating a capture throw, Katia can force weakened enemies into submission and thus transform them. If a capture throw fails, then the enemy only lose a small sum of their life (one or two points), so the enemy must be greatly weakened before being a part of your deck with the capture throw.

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