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From the Abyss

Developed by Sonic Powered, From the Abyss allows players to explore the vast world of Rubenhaut through a unique world creation engine exclusively created for From The Abyss. The game also features an…

40 17 January 2008

From the Abyss is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Sonic Powered, released 17 January 2008 on Nintendo DS.

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What From the Abyss is

From the Abyss is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Sonic Powered and released in 2008. It was published by Aksys Games. It is available on Nintendo DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Rubenhaut was a peace loving country, ruled by queens until a dimensional gate the queens had used to seal away evil was broken. Rubenhaut's armies were incapable of fighting off the evil demons and now it is up to the player to seal them away once more.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

From the Abyss holds a critic score of 40 out of 100. That places it above 2% of the 3,811 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 25 points below the year average.

What it launched against

From the Abyss launched on 17 January 2008, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Burnout Paradise, Devil May Cry 4 and Bully: Scholarship Edition. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Burnout Paradise, Devil May Cry 4, Bully: Scholarship Edition.

Official trailer

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When did From the Abyss come out?
From the Abyss was released on 17 January 2008 for Nintendo DS.

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