Champions: Return to Arms

February 7, 2005 Snowblind Studios Sony Computer Entertainment of America
Role-playing (RPG) Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
PS2
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An action fantasy RPG that is the sequel to the 2004 Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest, and with the same style of dungeon crawling and hack 'n' slash, Champions: Return to Arms differs from its predecessor by offering the player the ability to fight for either 'good' or 'evil'. With a variety of races and classes to create a character from, the player travels across different acts and different lands combating all sorts of enemies.
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Release Date February 7, 2005
Developer Snowblind Studios
Publisher Sony Computer Entertainment of America
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Action, Fantasy