Savage 2: A Tortured Soul is an online player-versus-player game, combining real-time strategy (RTS), first-person shooter (FPS), and action role-playing game (RPG) aspects into its gameplay. It features two opposing factions, the Legion of Man and the Beast Horde, fighting against each other on a large playing field in an attempt to eventually destroy the durable command center of the enemy team, thereby winning the game. The game is played in rounds, and no benefits carry over from each match, despite the RPG elements present in each match.
Most of the players on each team are "action players", battling the other team's action players on the field using powerful third-person melee, weaker first-person ranged attacks, and various attacking, buffing, and debuffing special abilities. Action players have a health gauge, mana gauge for use with special abilities and certain units' ranged attacks, and stamina gauge for attacking, jumping, and sprinting. They have a red "Charge" meter, which can be consumed for a quick burst of forward speed compared to normal sprinting, as well as for dodging sideways and backwards. They can also put up a guard that nullifies melee damage from the front; unlike the previous game, both humans and beasts have access to blocking. When the game initially released, this was unlimited and could only be beaten by a dedicated, slower but stronger "Interrupt" attack, stunning the defender. After an update, Interrupt attacks were removed in favor of a white, limited "Block" meter, leaving the defender stunned if depleted.
Action players can choose from a selection of units to play as in the loadout menu, providing a variety of different playstyles and roles. For each team, these include three starting units: a builder unit that can accelerate a building's construction as well as repair it, and two light combat units. Unlocked through technology buildings are a stronger heavy combat unit, a healer/support unit, and two siege units that excel at damaging enemy buildings. Players may earn Gold from their actions on the field which may be either donated to the "Team Gold" pool, spent on useful items in an RPG fashion, or used to buy access to heavy combat and siege units.
Savage 2: A Tortured Soul is abandonware and no longer sold or supported by its publishers. Files are archived here for these platforms:
Comments