Magic & Mayhem

December 7, 1998 Mythos Games Bethesda Softworks, Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Real Time Strategy (RTS) Role-playing (RPG) Strategy
About

Magic & Mayhem is a real-time strategy game. It combines elements of role-playing with strategy, action and puzzles. You play a young mage, Cornelius, who seeks to uncover the mystery surrounding the disappearance of his mentor. The result is adventures that will span three islands, which will uncover new mysteries and make new friends, and force you to face a multitude of challenges, puzzles and enemies.
Storyline

You're an aspiring sorcerer on a quest to find your missing uncle, a quest that takes you through over 35 mythical regions, including Celtic, Greek and Medieval realms.
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Release Date December 7, 1998
Developer Mythos Games
Publisher Bethesda Softworks, Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Action, Fantasy, Historical