Champions: Return to Arms – PS2 – Preview

If
Champions: Return to Arms looks a little like Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance,
there is a reason. Both titles were developed by Snowblind Studios.

But
that aside, Return to Arms is the sequel to the 2004 hit Champions of Norrath.
The game will allow importing characters into this multiplayer world and has two
playable races.

In
Champions of Norrath, the god Innoruuk was destroyed and his body was shattered
into 100 shards. Innoruuk’s followers are attempting to gather the shards to
resurrect their fallen leader. Hate has infected almost everything that was once
considered good and as a result, you can really trust no one. … Well, almost no
one.

Firiona
Vie has remained pure and has called upon all the champions to rid Norrath of
this evil threat. The game all revolves around a mission base hub, in which
players move to different locations for the battles and return afterwards.

The
game features 12 planes and various levels on each plan. Other features
include: