Puzzle Quest creators go MMO with Warlords Online
Filed under: Launches, News items, Warlords Online
We will admit to playing hours upon hours of Puzzle Quest, but the problem with that game is there's not persistence to your accomplishments. Sure, some versions have an online mode but it's just not the same as having the entire game designed around a dedicated online space. Well with the launch of Warlords Online -- the newest game to come forth from Infinite Interactive -- our Puzzle Quest MMO ambitions have been realized.
It's a fairly simple game right now, but it's already got an addictive quality. After registering on the forums, you're allowed to do the same for the website -- since they are connected. Then you pick your race out of the many, many races to choose and don't worry because you can change your race later on. Doing puzzles earns you gold with which you use to build up your army, however there is only one gold-earning puzzle right now.
Playing and subsequently doing well in WO's first puzzle game -- Warlord's Breach, a fairly basic color-match game -- will earn you gold. Once you have amassed enough gold to recruit a sizable army, the next step is to switch to the world map where you can play a little mini-game to attack other player-faction territories to gain them in your army's name. A similar mini-game is played to build up defenses as well.
You can gain levels as well, but right now they don't actually do anything. We're sure there will be plenty of additions to the game (puzzles, features, etc) in the coming months, but hopefully sooner rather than later.
One word of warning. Warlords Online is so addictive and well-made that its website has been getting hammered ever since it launched today -- so it can be a bit frustrating trying to play when server crashes are causing some strange bugs.
It's a fairly simple game right now, but it's already got an addictive quality. After registering on the forums, you're allowed to do the same for the website -- since they are connected. Then you pick your race out of the many, many races to choose and don't worry because you can change your race later on. Doing puzzles earns you gold with which you use to build up your army, however there is only one gold-earning puzzle right now.
Playing and subsequently doing well in WO's first puzzle game -- Warlord's Breach, a fairly basic color-match game -- will earn you gold. Once you have amassed enough gold to recruit a sizable army, the next step is to switch to the world map where you can play a little mini-game to attack other player-faction territories to gain them in your army's name. A similar mini-game is played to build up defenses as well.
You can gain levels as well, but right now they don't actually do anything. We're sure there will be plenty of additions to the game (puzzles, features, etc) in the coming months, but hopefully sooner rather than later.
One word of warning. Warlords Online is so addictive and well-made that its website has been getting hammered ever since it launched today -- so it can be a bit frustrating trying to play when server crashes are causing some strange bugs.

















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Snailking said on 9:32PM 3-13-2008
I've waited long for a persistent strategy game worth playing. I'm definitely going to try this one out. Thanks for posting it!
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Snailking said on 9:43PM 3-13-2008
Er, I know it's a puzzle game, but you get my drift.
Scoota said on 10:52PM 3-13-2008
Does this link work? Trying to get some sort of confirmation from any other site...
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Kyle Horner said on 11:36PM 3-13-2008
The website has been having a lot of issues throughout the day, so links may be up and down for a while.