7 used & new from £4.49
See All Buying Options
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
The Bard's Tale (Xbox)
 
See larger image and other views 

See all 2 customer images
Share your own customer images

The Bard's Tale (Xbox)

by Ubisoft
Platform:   Xbox
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


3 new from £18.00 4 used from £4.49

Game Information

  • Platform:   Xbox
  • PEGI Rating: Ages 12 and Over
  • Media: Video Game

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance II (Xbox)

Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance II (Xbox)

3.6 out of 5 stars (8) 
Fable (Xbox)

Fable (Xbox)

4.2 out of 5 stars (117)  £9.95
Enclave

Enclave

3.5 out of 5 stars (11) 
The Hobbit (Xbox)

The Hobbit (Xbox)

4.2 out of 5 stars (5) 
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (Xbox)

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (Xbox)

4.2 out of 5 stars (14) 
› Explore similar items

Product Features

  • 50% more funny
  • Uses more pixels than ever before
  • Spins the DVD at over 10,000 RPM!
  • Over $500 in value
  • Graphics so amazing you'll need a screen!

Product details

  • Delivery Destinations: Visit the Delivery Destinations Help page to see where this item can be delivered.
  • ASIN: B0001D1RYE
  • Release Date: 25 Mar 2005
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 10,839 in PC & Video Games (See Bestsellers in PC & Video Games)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Manufacturer's Description

Set in medieval times, the player takes on the role of the Bard, a sarcastic, self-centred musician whose adventures are motivated strictly by "coin and cleavage" and who has absolutely no intention of following noble pursuits if at all possible. As he interacts with the other characters throughout the game, the player can choose whether the Bard uses 'snarky' or 'nice' dialogue, with direct consequences on the events to follow. Renowned film and television actor Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men in Tights) provides the perfect British voice for the English version.

Although humour is clearly the defining feature of The Bard's Tale, a great deal of attention has also been given to the plot and game rendering. Built on the superb engine from Snowblind studios used for Champions of Norrath and Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, the game uses the popular top-down view method of gameplay, and benefits from excellent graphics and sound. Players can not only resort to traditional magical and non-magical weapons to get themselves out of tight spots but can also summon a variety of creatures using music.

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
(12)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(1)
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

10 Reviews
5 star:
 (2)
4 star:
 (4)
3 star:
 (3)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:
 (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.6 out of 5 stars (10 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars So close..., 27 May 2005
By Purge (Chester, UK) - See all my reviews
This is one of the funniest games ever released, no doubt about it.
A hack and slash RPG, in the vein of Baldur's Gate, but with a dry, sarcastic wit that takes the rip out of itself and the genre it is hard to see how The Bard's Tale could go wrong. It went wrong in 2 ways:
1) Combat. Very very annoying combat that can see you knocked over and then take a string of hits in quick succession as the Bard gets up. You can't block on the ground, see...and unfortunately it is all too easy to be knocked over.
2) graphics. Whilst most of the time the graphics are fine they can, at times seem very cluttered and even become a hindrance. Imagine, for example, fighting to stave off a pack of wolves, only to run beneath a tree and have your vision obscured by leaves...not fun.
This is not to say that The Bard's Tale is a bad game, it's not. It just has severe issues that are mainly to do with combat that spoil the enjoyment of the game somewhat.
However, there are several factors to recommend this game, such as:
The storyline is brilliant and the humour is hilarious...added to this you get to choose whether to reply nicely or nastily to people, both of which alter the way certain characters react to you.
When you get a better weapon it is automatically equipped and your old one sold, saving endless hours of backtracking to shops. There are several other details like this that make playing the game easier.
The Bard's Tale is so close to being a great game, so very close. The one major factor is the combat system...if only it had been more like Baldur's Gate. Buy it if you want something cheap to play in between the next big game that's coming out. The humour will keep you coming back even if the combat annoys you.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Play it and have a laugh!, 8 Jul 2005
By O. Carbin "vjkama" - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
Guys,you have played all the RPGs in the world, but have you had a good laugh while doing it?

Well, The Bard's Tale will provide you with plenty of laughs! It's a good game to play while you friends are watching and laughing with you. OK, all the other RPGs have maybe better graphics (It's a bird's eye view only for walking and fighting); but which other games will teach you a selection of pub songs, which you can sing-a-long with a chorus of drunken scotsmen?

It's all a good fun and when you done all the walking and fighting the cut scenes are brilliant and hillarious and you will want to watch them again. I haven't finished the game yet because I keep stopping and showing all the best bits to everyone!

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars So this is what I have been missing, 16 Oct 2006
By Kiwi (Cameron Park CA) - See all my reviews
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 
I am sad to admit that before I played this game, the last game I had played was Zelda on my Super Nintendo. And as far as being a beginer, Bard's Tale is a great way to start, it kept me amused and I was immediatly pulling all nighters. The game was easy to get the hang of and keeps me challanged with out making me feel discuraged. Great Game.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Classic reborn?
This game is the remake of a text based game that I found lurking in the depths of an abandonwear site. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Thomas Phillips

4.0 out of 5 stars a cracking little game
I have never been a huge fan of this genre, but bards tale is a quality little game, full of quirky little songs that get etched into the brain and some funny, and some James Bond... Read more
Published on 13 April 2006 by Mr. J. D. Hughes

5.0 out of 5 stars Something For The Big Kids!!
I bought this for a birthday present for my boyfriends 24th, and I was not sure about how good it would be after I read some bad reviews, however, he really liked it! Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2005 by vexotica

4.0 out of 5 stars The Bard's Tale Top game
fantastic!!!! just like baldurs gate but a whole lot Funnier
Published on 27 May 2005

3.0 out of 5 stars Coulda woulda shoulda
The view is terrible a birds eye view with a vengence.
if you can put up with that the game has some fun points a quirky humor a reasonably large world to explore and a not... Read more
Published on 25 May 2005 by Usainuk

1.0 out of 5 stars poor poor game
This game was projected to be quite the release and i was quick to purchase my game, i was impressed by previews and was looking for a rpg/hack game to pass the time + i had seen... Read more
Published on 10 May 2005 by lazlan

4.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant surprise
The bards tale is a nice break from the traditional RPG's out at the moment with a main character who would rather chase women and become rich than do anything slightly heroic... Read more
Published on 11 April 2005 by jonuk1978

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject





i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...
Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.