Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos
| Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Westwood Studios |
| Publisher | Virgin Games |
| Producer | Rick Gush |
| Designer | William Alan Crum |
| Programmer | Philip W. Gorrow |
| Artist | Rick Parks |
| Composers | Paul Mudra Frank Klepacki Dwight Okahara |
| Platforms | MS-DOS, FM Towns, PC-98 |
| Release | September 1993 |
| Genres | Role-playing, dungeon crawl |
| Mode | Single-player |
Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos is a 1993 role-playing video game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Games for MS-DOS, PC-98, and FM Towns. It is the first installment of the Lands of Lore series. The player travels around various environments, collecting items and battling monsters in an attempt to save the kingdom from a witch named Scotia, who has acquired shape-shifting abilities.
Westwood wanted to create something new after being acquired by Virgin, and it was intended that the game outperform Eye of The Beholder II. Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos received generally positive reviews, with reviewers complimenting the graphics and the skill system, but some criticized its combat and repetitiveness. In 1994, the game was re-released on CD, adding voice-overs, including some by Patrick Stewart. Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos was followed by a sequel, Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny, in 1997.