If you're looking for an epic game to play on your BlackBerry PlayBook, you're in luck. The Bard's Tale has finally arrived in BlackBerry App World and it's jam packed with great visuals, awesome gameplay and humor. You'll take on the role of Bard and battle your way through what will end up being 20-30 hours of adventure.
50 enemy types (not counting bosses!)
A vast world to explore with towns, wild forests, rivers, castles, towers, secret dungeons, snowy mountains, caverns, haunted tombs and more
A full cast of bizarre NPC’s
Over a dozen special boss enemies to defeat
16 magical characters to discover and then summon at will to aid you
Over 150 unique items of weaponry, armor, instruments, tokens, artifacts and loot!
More Song & Dance numbers than any other game, including a zombie dance-off!
Over 14 hours of outstanding voice-acting from top Hollywood talent, including Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride) as the Bard, and the inimitable Tony Jay as the Narrator
Autosave—option to save automatically when you near a save-book in game.
Time-Savers—optional in-app purchases are available to pump up your Bard and save you time! (Note: All such items are attainable through normal game-play, with time and persistence, just as in the original console release.)
Includes the original classic game The Bard’s Tale I: Tales of the Unknown! 2 & 3 coming soon! (Supports Bluetooth keyboard and mouse)
If you're looking to pick the game up, it'll set you back $5.99 but given the hours of entertainment you'll get out of it, it's certainly worth a look. Plus, the inclusion of The Bard’s Tale I: Tales of the Unknown and future updates is a nice bonus. You'll want to be mindful of the game size though, as you'll need 3.2GB of space to get it downloaded. We've included the game trailer down below, in case you want to give that a look before jumping in.
What Jonesy said... I'm not usually into this sort of thing... but it looks like a hoot and I've just finished my latest DVD Box set, so this'll keep me busy for a while.
Well, I have a 75mbps fios connection at home, and I've just finished my fifth failed attempt to download and install the game. It takes about 15 minutes to get 400+mb and then fails. Is this an appworld problem?
Sounds more like a network/server congestion issue. If all else fails, set it to download when everyone goes to sleep. Big downloads always seem to work better after midnight.
uuglyindaface Sep 13, 2012 at 5:06 pm
What it is
Jonesy1966 Sep 13, 2012 at 5:06 pm
You had me at cleavage.
playbookster Sep 13, 2012 at 5:15 pm
lol
todbanner Sep 13, 2012 at 5:12 pm
What Jonesy said... I'm not usually into this sort of thing... but it looks like a hoot and I've just finished my latest DVD Box set, so this'll keep me busy for a while.
NamelessStar Sep 13, 2012 at 5:13 pm
lol 3.2gb i def went with the wrong of 16gb pb i only got 4gb left over and i havent put anything but apps and games on it
masqueofhastur Sep 16, 2012 at 4:05 am
Yeah, a game like this makes me think maybe the 32GB wasn't such a bad idea.
BB_Bmore Sep 13, 2012 at 5:13 pm
Wow so much for the 16 gig PlayBook owners ,this MC3 2 videos and 40 pics might just jam you up.
GTiLeo Sep 13, 2012 at 5:48 pm
5.99 to much for me to want to spend on it right now :p
RubberChicken76 Sep 13, 2012 at 9:16 pm
Not so long ago, a game like this would have been $50 for a console.
Thanks to mobile devices, people are getting cheaper and cheaper.
In two years, someone will sell a game like this for 25 cents and mobile users will complain that it's more than a nickel ...
GTiLeo Sep 14, 2012 at 12:31 am
lol you're probably right
tarjan Sep 13, 2012 at 5:58 pm
Ugh. I'm sorry I still like the originals. Why they had to steal the name I can't figure out.
416to604 Sep 13, 2012 at 6:59 pm
looks like loads of fun!
Bold 9900 - Playbook 32GB - Lumia 800
diegonei Sep 13, 2012 at 7:32 pm
This device will make me broke, I tell ya'...
playbookster Sep 13, 2012 at 7:33 pm
glad i went for the 32gb last second
RicThot Sep 13, 2012 at 8:23 pm
Funny that everyone is drooling over a game that looks like a 1990 title...
WillieLee Sep 13, 2012 at 8:38 pm
What a sad human being.
RubberChicken76 Sep 13, 2012 at 9:14 pm
Gotta love trolls with funny memories.
Yeah - looks just like an NES, Genesis or Turbografx game. NOT.
Masahiro Sep 14, 2012 at 1:13 am
Oh I wish. Titles from the early 90s were great!
WillieLee Sep 13, 2012 at 8:39 pm
I'd pay $6 for the original game itself.
bladerunner6821 Sep 13, 2012 at 10:12 pm
Got it. 1Gig! holy Guac! .............still downloading
boldkeyboardholic Sep 14, 2012 at 1:44 pm
let us know how it is.
hows saving?
Save a game everytime you want. More than one game to save/10? 100? at least three games would be nice.
I really thinking about buying it.
Camfella Sep 13, 2012 at 10:21 pm
Toys are for Tools!
Kdawg7 Sep 13, 2012 at 10:42 pm
I remember playing this game on the Commodore 64,, a great computer with great sound.
gregerator Sep 14, 2012 at 1:05 am
Still got my C64! :). Can't wait to hook it back up and play some old school. Hillsfar.
bkupris Sep 14, 2012 at 4:35 am
Wow the first lady I met in this game is certainly living up to the title on this forum post! :-)
thehairlesscat Sep 14, 2012 at 9:28 am
Well, I have a 75mbps fios connection at home, and I've just finished my fifth failed attempt to download and install the game. It takes about 15 minutes to get 400+mb and then fails. Is this an appworld problem?
Rootbrian Sep 14, 2012 at 1:52 pm
It could be the server is being overwhelmed.
boldkeyboardholic Sep 14, 2012 at 3:59 pm
It did downloaded successfully but it took 2 hours to load the 1GB and another half to install...
This is almost a fail ;)
Branta Sep 14, 2012 at 5:21 pm
Sounds more like a network/server congestion issue. If all else fails, set it to download when everyone goes to sleep. Big downloads always seem to work better after midnight.
boldkeyboardholic Sep 16, 2012 at 7:33 am
so after playing ~ three and a half hours : great game so far :)
It's my taste in humor ;)
zeratul65535 Sep 16, 2012 at 5:51 pm
Finished the game, 22 hours later. It was A LOT of fun.
Tip: change the overhead viewing angle by placing both thumbs on the screen and twist clockwise or anti clockwise.