Regardless of what you may say, BOD is every CONAN the barbarian fan's dream. Amazingly advanced compared to other games
User Rating: 8.4 | Severance: Blade of Darkness PC
Remember the Barbarian game on commodore 64/128? Many of you kids dont, but as I was younger, I dreamt of a game based on the famous head-slicer muscleguy CONAN. Well, dream no more 20-something gamers, this is it. Strong points this game has? Many, starting with the graphics. They are amazing, even more compared to other titles of the same year. This one is a graphical gem for the age it was made. Realistic lighting, textures, and amazing physics makes this one a pleasure to play with. Sometimes you can just stop and gaze at the wonder that is the water reflection (for the time being, since wreflection was new when this one was released) and sometimes I would just grab a torch, go to an inclined bridge, and drop it there, just to see the consumed torch how it would roll realistically well down the bridge. The ambientation on this game is like nothing else you've ever seen. The gameplay in my opinion, is amazingly well balanced, and yet really challenging. Many weapons to choose from, the ability to throw them to your opponents, and many upgrades and power ups. The sound is nothing but great, with a few almost no noticeable glitchs here and there, which doesnt really affect the gameplay. What it does affect the gp however, is the level design, which is a bit ankward and confusing. Its glitched areas often leaves you wonder where you should go, or what you should be supposed to do, which cuts the gameplay mood to half. Amazing game, with just one big cut on the middle, as it were made by a sword, which sometimes makes it hard to feel the game a fluid experience. Even though, this one is a classic and should be in everyone's collector shelf. 
