Savage: The Battle for Newerth
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| Developer(s) | S2 Games, the Savage community |
| Distributor(s) | Newerth.com, Desura |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Linux, Mac OS X |
| Release | September 9, 2003 |
| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy, first-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer, online |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 78% |
| Metacritic | 75% |
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| Publication | Score |
| Eurogamer | 8 out of 10 |
| GameSpot | 7.1 out of 10 |
| IGN | 8.7 out of 10 |
Savage: The Battle for Newerth is a 2003 video game combining aspects of the real-time strategy and first-person shooter genres, developed by S2 Games. It takes place in the science fantasy distant future when mankind has rebuilt society post-apocalyptic, but is threatened by intelligent beasts led by a sorceress.
Savage is a solely online game, as it does not include a single-player mode. Each match takes place on a map of varying size. A single match has two or more teams, which can be either human or beasts (most maps have one human team and one beast team, but any configuration is possible). The goal of the game is to destroy the primary enemy structure — the "Stronghold" for the human race, or the "Lair" for the beast race. Each team has one commander, who plays the game like an real-time strategy (RTS), and additional players, who play the game like a first-person shooter (FPS) but with a 3rd person mode for melee. The human team is better at defense and ranged combat, while the beast team is better at offense and melee combat. A lot of gameplay is based on melee combat, which is notoriously hard to master and very different from most games.
A commander is responsible for directing his team, constructing buildings and researching technology. The commander is capable of creating a maximum of ten workers, which are NPCs that are fully controlled by the commander. These workers can be commanded to construct and repair buildings, mine resources and even attack other players or NPCs. Commanders can also issue these commands to the players on their team, allowing the commander to coordinate team movements and attacks. Players can also receive buffs from the commander once the technology tree has been sufficiently developed. When a match starts, players may request to act as the commander. Depending on the game server's settings, they may either be promoted immediately, or the team must vote on the request. A match cannot start until both teams have a commander, although commanders may quit the game after the match has started.
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