Invictus (video game)

Short description: 2000 strategy role-playing video game

Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus

Developer(s)| Quicksilver Software
Publisher(s)| Interplay Entertainment
Platform(s)| Microsoft Windows
Release|

* NA: March 2, 2000[1]
* EU: 2000

Genre(s)| Real-time strategy
Role-playing video game
Mode(s)| Single-player, multiplayer

Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus, also known as simply Invictus, is a video game developed by Quicksilver Software, Inc. and published by Interplay for Windows in 2000.

## Reception

Reception

| Aggregate score

Aggregator| Score
GameRankings| 51%[2]
Review scores
Publication| Score
AllGame| [3]
CGSP| [4]
CGW| [5]
Eurogamer| 6/10[6]
GameFan| 70%[7]
GamePro| [8]
GameSpot| 4.7/10[9]
GameSpy| 73%[10]
GameZone| 9/10[11]
IGN| 5.9/10[12]
Next Generation| [13]
PC Gamer (US)| 59%[15]

The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2] Eric Bratcher of NextGen said, "This is a brilliant idea for a game, but until the characters learn to walk and follow orders, don't buy into this myth."[13]

## References

1. ↑ GameSpot staff (March 2, 2000). "Invictus Now Shipping [date mislabeled as "April 26, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 14, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000614161629/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/00_03/02_vg_invictus/index.html. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus for PC". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190602023334/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/197649-invictus-in-the-shadow-of-olympus/index.html. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
3. ↑ Kanarick, Mark. "Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141116052222/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=18812&tab=review. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
4. ↑ Vitous, Jeff (April 5, 2000). "Invictus". Strategy Plus, Inc.. Archived from the original on May 25, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030525192454/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/027/057/invictus_review.html. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
5. ↑ Clarkson, Mark (June 2000). "Invictus". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (191): 125. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_191.pdf. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
6. ↑ Willey, Edward "Smirnoff" (April 12, 2000). "Invictus : In the Shadow of Olympus". Gamer Network. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000816031002/http://www.eurogamer.net/content/invictus. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
7. ↑ "REVIEW for Invictus". GameFan (Shinno Media). March 7, 2000.
8. ↑ Brenesal, Barry (March 16, 2000). "Invictus Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). Archived from the original on January 12, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050112071817/http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/5017.shtml. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
9. ↑ Poole, Stephen (March 2, 2000). "Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus Review [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/invictus-in-the-shadow-of-olympus-review/1900-2535529/. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
10. ↑ Lally, Will (April 13, 2000). "Invictus". IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 4, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020204100220/http://www.gamespy.com/legacy/reviews/invictus_a.shtm. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
11. ↑ Lafferty, Michael (February 28, 2000). "Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus Review". Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081002084706/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r13317.htm. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
12. ↑ Butts, Steve (March 23, 2000). "Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/24/invictus-in-the-shadow-of-olympus. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Bratcher, Eric (May 2000). "Invictus". NextGen (Imagine Media) (65): 103. https://archive.org/details/NextGen65May2000/page/n103/mode/2up. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
14. ↑ Rausch, Allen (May 2000). "Invictus". PC Accelerator (Imagine Media) (21): 72. https://archive.org/details/PCXL21May2000/page/n73/mode/2up. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
15. ↑ Smith, Rob (May 2000). "Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus". PC Gamer (Imagine Media) 7 (5). Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060315135117/http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/invictus_in_the.html. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

## External links

* Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus at MobyGames

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