The Sony PSP got its first Dungeons & Dragons game today, as Atari has shipped Dungeons & Dragons: Tactics for the sleek, black handheld.
A turn-based tactical role-playing game, D&D Tactics uses the D&D 3.5 rule-set created by Wizards of the Coast. The game’s available for $39.95.
D&D: Tactics has players taking on the role of a mortal child caught in a conflict of two competing dragons striving for godhood. Choosing between these opposing forces is critical, as alignment and quests allows players to vacillate between good and evil. Gamers will play through a series of adventures, completing various objectives along the way. D&D: Tactics offers all the Dungeons & Dragons base character classes including Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer and Wizard. In addition, there are two Psionic classes, the Psion and the Psychic Warrior, and players can customize their characters and store as many as their memory stick can handle.
D&D: Tactics uses the PSP’s wireless capability in both a co-op and a competitive multiplayer mode. Players can host an adventure and work cooperatively with other players, or take part in competitive player-versus-player battle modes that include Last Man Standing, Gladiator and Dragon Kill.