History VideoGame / TheUnholyWar

In fighting mode, the game is more akin to a PlatformFighter, since the characters are free to move on the map and are not obligated to face each other the whole time [[note]]think on {{Ehrgeiz}} for a game with a similar fighting mechanics[[/note]]. Strategy mode is a combination of ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpires'' (since you must extract resourses and create troops) and ''MortalKombat: Deception''[='=]s "Chess Kombat" or ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soulcalibur III]]''[='=]s "Chronicles of the Sword", where the collision of pieces triggers a battle (in fighting mode) between them.

''The Unholy War'' is a PlayStation game that combines [[FightingGame fast-paced fighting]] and [[TurnBasedStrategy turn-based strategy]] ([[GenreBusting making it a game very difficult to categorize]] [[AudienceAlienatingPremise and find a market for]]), and was created by the same producers of ''[[VideoGame/LegacyOfKain Soul Reaver]]'' and ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKain''. Created in 1998, ''The Unholy War'' is a full-3D polygonal game, something that was quite new and experimental right then.

In fighting mode, the game is more akin to a PlatformFighter, since the characters are free to move on the map and are not obligated to face each other the whole time [[note]]think on {{Ehrgeiz}} for a game with a similar fighting mechanics[[/note]]. Strategy mode is a combination of ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpires'' (since you must extract resourses and create troops) and ''MortalKombat: Deception''[='=]s "Chess Kombat" or ''[[SoulSeries Soulcalibur III]]''[='=]s "Chronicles of the Sword", where the collision of pieces triggers a battle (in fighting mode) between them.

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''The Unholy War'' is a PlayStation game that combines [[FightingGame fast-paced fighting]] and [[TurnBasedStrategy turn-based strategy]] ([[GenreBusting making it a game very difficult to categorize]] [[AudienceAlienatingPremise and find a market for]]), and was created by the same producers of ''SoulReaver'' and ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKain''. Created in 1998, ''The Unholy War'' is a full-3D polygonal game, something that was quite new and experimental right then.

''The Unholy War'' is a PlayStation game that combines [[FightingGame fast-paced fighting]] and [[TurnBasedStrategy turn-based strategy]] ([[GenreBusting making it a game very difficult to categorize]] [[AudienceAlienatingPremise and find a market for]]), and was created by the same producers of ''SoulReaver'' and ''LegacyOfKain''. Created in 1998, ''The Unholy War'' is a full-3D polygonal game, something that was quite new and experimental right then.

''The Unholy War'' must be one of the [[NeedsMoreLove most overlooked games]] for the {{PlayStation}} ever. It's a game that combines [[FightingGame fast-paced fighting]] and [[TurnBasedStrategy turn-based strategy]] ([[GenreBusting making it a game very difficult to categorize]] [[AudienceAlienatingPremise and find a market for]]), and was created by the same producers of ''SoulReaver'' and ''LegacyOfKain''. Created in 1998, ''The Unholy War'' is a full-3D polygonal game, something that was quite new and experimental right then.

In fighting mode, the game is more akin to a PlatformFighter, since the characters are free to move on the map and are not obligated to face each other the whole time [[hottip: *:think on {{Ehrgeiz}} for a game with a similar fighting mechanics]]. Strategy mode is a combination of ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpires'' (since you must extract resourses and create troops) and ''MortalKombat: Deception''[='=]s "Chess Kombat" or ''[[SoulSeries Soulcalibur III]]''[='=]s "Chronicles of the Sword", where the collision of pieces triggers a battle (in fighting mode) between them.

In fighting mode, the game is more akin to a MascotFighter (without the mascots), since the characters are free to move on the map and are not obligated to face each other the whole time [[hottip: *:think on {{Ehrgeiz}} for a game with a similar fighting mechanics]]. Strategy mode is a combination of ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpires'' (since you must extract resourses and create troops) and ''MortalKombat: Deception''[='=]s "Chess Kombat" or ''[[SoulSeries Soulcalibur III]]''[='=]s "Chronicles of the Sword", where the collision of pieces triggers a battle (in fighting mode) between them.

* TitleDrop: Said by the Observer's narration:

In fighting mode, the game is more akin to a MascotFighter (without the mascots), since the characters are free to move on the map and are not obligated to face each other the whole time [[hottip: *:think on {{Ehrgeiz}} for a game with a similar fighting mechanics]]. Strategy mode is a combination of ''AgeOfEmpires'' (since you must extract resourses and create troops) and ''MortalKombat: Deception''[='=]s "Chess Kombat" or ''[[SoulSeries Soulcalibur III]]''[='=]s "Chronicles of the Sword", where the collision of pieces triggers a battle (in fighting mode) between them.

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''The Unholy War'' must be one of the [[NeedsMoreLove most overlooked games]] for the {{PlayStation}} ever. It's a game that combines [[FightingGame fast-peaced fighting]] and [[TurnBasedStrategy turn-based strategy]] ([[GenreBusting making it a game very difficult to categorize]] [[AudienceAlienatingPremise and find a market for]]), and was created by the same producers of ''SoulReaver'' and ''LegacyOfKain''. Created in 1998, ''The Unholy War'' is a full-3D polygonal game, something that was quite new and experimental right then.

''The Unholy War'' must be one of the [[NeedsMoreLove most overlooked games]] for the {{PlayStation}} ever. It's a game that combines [[FightingGame fast-peaced fighting]] and [[TurnBasedStrategy turn-based strategy]] ([[GenreBusting making it a game very difficult to categorize]]), and was created by the same producers of ''SoulReaver'' and ''LegacyOfKain''. Created in 1998, ''The Unholy War'' is a full-3D polygonal game, something that was quite new and experimental right then.

[[caption-width-right:320: ''[[WreathedInFlames Fire]][[MagicalNativeAmerican witch]] Vrs [[LivingWeapon Razor]][[KillerRobot fane]]'', TheMagicVersusTechnologyWar at it's finest.]]

[[caption-width-right:320: ''Firewitch Vrs Razorfane'', TheMagicVersusTechnologyWar at it's finest.]]

The fights are made between sides (not between single characters, since they are all generic individuals from a species), and each species is [[ElementalRockPaperScissors strong against something, and weak against another thing]]. It's quite an original twist from the usual FightingGame formula, since it's faction-centered and not character-centered.

In fighting mode, the game is more akin to a MascotFighter (without the mascots), since the characters are free to move on the map and are not obligated to face each other the whole time [[hottip: *:think on {{Ergheiz}} for an example of this game mechanics]]. Strategy mode is a combination of ''AgeOfEmpires'' (since you must extract resourses and create troops) and ''MortalKombat: Deception''[='=]s "Chess Kombat" or ''[[SoulSeries Soulcalibur III]]''[='=]s "Chronicles of the Sword", where the collision of pieces triggers a battle (in fighting mode) between them.

In fighting mode, the game is more akin to a MascotFighter (without the mascots), since the characters are free to move on the map and are not obligated to face each other the whole time. Strategy mode is a combination of ''AgeOfEmpires'' (since you must extract resourses and create troops) and ''MortalKombat: Deception''[='=]s "Chess Kombat" or ''[[SoulSeries Soulcalibur III]]''[='=]s "Chronicles of the Sword", where the collision of pieces triggers a battle (in fighting mode) between them.

[[caption-width-right:320:Firewitch Vrs Razorfane. MagicVersusScience at it's finest.]]

The fights are made between sides (not between single characters, since they are all generic individuals from a species), and each species is [[ElementalRockPaperScissors strong against something, and weak against another thing]]. It's quite an original twist from the usual

''The Unholy War'' must be one of the most overlooked games for the {{PlayStation}} ever. It's a [[FightingGame fighting]] and [[TurnBasedStrategy strategy]] game, and was created by the developers of ''SoulReaver'' and ''LegacyOfKain''. Created in 1998, ''The Unholy War'' is a 3D polygonal game, something that was quite new and experimental right then.

The story of the game is about two alien factions [[FantasticRacism who hate each other to death]], and of course, [[CaptainObvious are in war]]. One is called Arcane and the other Teknos, the former being the natives and very fantasy-like creatures, and the latter being [[MechanicalLifeforms high-tech]] [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots humanoids]]. The Teknos are trying to exploit the resources of the planets and, of course, the Arcane are not happy about it... [[Film/{{Avatar}} one decade later, that sounds somehow familiar]].

The fights are made between sides (not between single characters, since they are all generic individuals from a species), and each species is [[ElementalRockPaperScissors strong against something, and weak against another thing]].

* {{Cyberpunk}}: The Teknos has shades of this.

* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: The Teknos are dedicated to Eternal Progress - Progress at all costs.

* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Not as clear cut as most examples of the trope. It's safer to consider on an individual match-up basis.

-->''The Observer'': This conflict, which pits the Arcane natives of Xsarra versus the alien Teknos invaders, seems an endless, Unholy War.

The fights are made beetwen sides (not between single characters, since they are all generic individuals from a species), and each species is [[ElementalRockPaperScissors strong against something, and weak against another thing]].
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