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Scourge of Worlds: A Dungeons and Dragons Adventure [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC)


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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review

Scourge of Worlds: A Dungeons and Dragons Adventure is not a film sequel to Dungeons and Dragons (2000), but the DVD equivalent of an interactive role-playing novel. There are over 900 short digitally animated sequences, leading every so often to a choice to be made with the remote control, resulting after about 90 minutes in one of four possible endings.

Just as the original D&D was inspired by The Lord of the Rings, the scenarios here are Tolkien rehashed: a newly arisen darkness is seeking an ancient ultimate weapon, against which stand a human warrior, Regdar, a halfling, Lidda and an elven wizard, Mialee. The CGI is closer to Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles than the pseudo-realism of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, the electronic score is tiresome and the contemporary American voice acting, using such expressions as "head's up" and "…or something", is laughable.

What of the interactive element? Essentially it offers two equally uninteresting paths at the end of every major scene--uninteresting because it's impossible to care what happens to the marionette-like stereotypes no matter what they do. While the adventure does offer plenty of well-choreographed cartoon-style action, interacting with Scourge of Worlds is ultimately about as much fun as watching someone else play a computer game--and that's just the first time through.

On the DVD: Scourge of Worlds: A Dungeons and Dragons Adventure fills the DVD with the 900-plus animated sequences, presumably leaving no room for extras. The only options are between stereo sound and far more involving Dolby Digital 5.1. The image appears to have been taken directly from a digital master and is flawless, the images only limited by the TV-standard computer rendering. --Gary S Dalkin


leading the way on DVDs
Review date: 2008-10-11 Rating: 10 out of 10

Having grown up with D&D and computer games this was an interesting product. Combining an interesting story line with challenging choices this was an good hybrid of the original D&D game play with all the added bonuses of going to the cinema.

Watch out for Tomb raider on interactive DVD and just as all generations played the defining Tomb raider PS1 game as well taking kids to the movies this product should help launch many more interactive films in the future.

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Easy Adventure
Review date: 2008-02-13 Rating: 6 out of 10

I think the graphics and animation are brilliant. The cut scenes are very well made and the plot is pretty good. The only thig is i found it too easy. I had watched every available outcome and watched ever cut scene possible all within about one hour of watching (playing). The dvd didnt seem to work on my Multi Regional dvd player which was weird, but i managed to play it on my laptop. I skiped threw quickly using the skip forward button on media player after completing it once properly, and worked threw all the different outcomes and possibilities in just 1 hour. The cut scenees are very interesting and very fun to watch. Options are straightforward although it seems that because of only 4 different ending possibilities, the cut scenes will send you back to the same cut scenes each time. It feels that no matter what your options because of the lack of ending outcomes you dont seem like your choices matter that much. A great bit of fun tho for an hour, but after comleting it in an hour... i dont see much point in me ever touching it again.

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i just wanted to step into the movie to slap the monsters.
Review date: 2003-12-03 Rating: 10 out of 10

Very nice graphics - and the story is very good, just to short though. I can surely recommend this buy, and its so easy to use - the only thing i miss about this dvd, is skib forward and backward - if you make a mistake :P

good luck with saving the world ..

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Lester Rosenthal
Caroline Lesley
Dan Hay
Jack Brown
Anna Deas

Creators:
Dan Hay (Primary Contributor)
Lester Rosenthal (Primary Contributor)
Dan Krech (Producer)
Arny Schorr (Producer)
Carol Monroe (Producer)
Cindi Rice (Producer)
Jackie Lynette (Producer)
Richard Elliott (Writer)
Simon Racioppa (Writer)

Director(s):

Recording label: Rhino Home Video
Manufacturer: Rhino Home Video
EAN: 0603497020126
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 2
Format: Animated, Collector's Edition, Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC,
Release date: 2005-02-15
Universal product code (UPC): 603497020126
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 90 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2003-06-10
Language: English (Original Language)

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