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The Horde

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First release
Apr 1994
Developer
Toys for Bob
Genres
Strategy · Action, Fantasy
Platforms
DOS, Sega Saturn, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PC-9800 Series, FM Towns

The Horde is a hybrid action-strategy video game that was originally released for 3DO and was ported to the Sega Saturn and DOS. It also featured full-motion video sequences featuring a number of actors including Kirk Cameron as Chauncey and Michael Gregory as Kronus Maelor. Video sequences were reduced to slide shows (with full sound) in some versions. The game was bundled with the RealMagic MPEG playback card as a demonstration of the card's abilities to play back full-motion MPEG video via the card's hardware decoder, at the time software MPEG decoding was not viable due to the lack of processing power in contemporary processors. The music was composed by Burke Trieschmann and won Computer Gaming World's Premiere Award for Best Musical Score in 1994.

Also known as ザ・ホード

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Storyline
You are Chauncey, a serving lad who saves his monarch from choking on his meal. The King rewards you with his magical sword, Grimthwacker, and a village, and the mission to go forth and prosper by felling waves of Hordlings, who are bent on eating everything in the province. The better you get at defending villagers, crops, and cows from Hordlings, the better equipped you become. Success wins you further favor from the King, along with bigger challenges and more enmity from the evil High Chancellor. There are several types of Hordlings, each with their peculiar style of picking through the edibles under your care. Success is measured by how many villagers and crops survive each season's gluttonous attacks.Read more

You are Chauncey, a serving lad who saves his monarch from choking on his meal. The King rewards you with his magical sword, Grimthwacker, and a village, and the mission to go forth and prosper by felling waves of Hordlings, who are bent on eating everything in the province. The better you get at defending villagers, crops, and cows from Hordlings, the better equipped you become. Success wins you further favor from the King, along with bigger challenges and more enmity from the evil High Chancellor. There are several types of Hordlings, each with their peculiar style of picking through the edibles under your care. Success is measured by how many villagers and crops survive each season's gluttonous attacks.

Release dates
3DO Interactive Multiplayer
Apr 1994
3DO Interactive Multiplayer
Jul 23, 1994
DOS
1994
All 9 release dates
FM Towns
Apr 1995
PC-9800 Series
Apr 28, 1995
DOS
1995
Sega Saturn
1995
Sega Saturn
Mar 08, 1996
Sega Saturn
Jun 01, 1997
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
death, farming, box art - real photos, cow, full motion video
… All 10, royalty, melee, live-action cutscene, horde mode, battle screen
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