Risk Your Life MMORPG opens beta today
by Kit

Thursday, October 7 2004

Free download will allow entrance into beta.

PlanetWide games informed VGLN.com today that Risk Your Life, a new MMORPG, has opened its beta stage today and is inviting gamers to participate.

Risk Your Life is a persistent universe or role-playing game. In it, player assume the role of a Warrior, Cleric, Wizard, or Thief and explore the many exotic locations within the game where they meet other players, complete quests, and fight monsters.

The players start off at level 1, with minimal skills and abilities, but over time they gain experience points, which allows them to advance to level 2, and beyond. As each level opens up, the player can new and more interesting abilities and can survive in battles against more interesting monsters. This level advancement is the hook that causes players to subscribe to the game and maintain their accounts for months or years.

The many features of Risk Your Life include:
- Over 400 quests (or missions) for players to play through.
- "skill system" that allows players to define their character's "class" over time.
- Players can own virtual real estate within the game.
- Players can become feudal lords or leaders of clans or bands of warriors.
- Many thousands of players can play simultaneously.

"Risk Your Life" is available in "Open Beta" as a free download at http://www.download.com/Risk-Your-Life-North-American-Version/3000-7541-103
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The retail version of the game will be available in 1Q05.

--- Kit