Lacks the polish and panache to be a true champion, but Viking is still solid, no-thrills entertainment. PC Gamer's got your back Our experienced team dedicates many hours to every review, to really ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Viking: Battle for Asgard, based loosely on Norse legend and written by Rhianna Pratchett (Heavenly Sword), daughter of acclaimed fantasy author Terry ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. LEIPZIG, Germany--Creative Assembly has a fondness for Vikings. The developer best known for Total War is now working on a new franchise, one that ...

Up until recently, Sega's been relatively tight-lipped about the storyline surrounding Viking: Battle for Asgard. Sure, we know the basic premise – Hel, the aptly named goddess of the underworld, ...

Dozens of virtual Vikings stream onto the screen, forming a wonderfully chaotic mess of bodies and weapons. As limbs fly every which way, you wade into the frenzy to help reclaim the region from Hel ...

A fierce struggle is taking place within the realm of the Norse Gods. The Goddess Hel has been banished for defying Odin, Lord of Asgard. Angry at her fate, Hel has raised an army of resurrected ...

Opening up gaming to the masses is one hell of a double-edged sword. Sure, make games more approachable, with intuitive controls and a steady learning curve. By all means introduce rechargeable health ...

Viking may not be the blue-print for modern next-gen game design, but it's definitely a post-it-note on what makes games accessibly engaging and fun. Developed by The Creative Assembly and published ...

UK Price (as reviewed): £31.99 (Inc. Delivery) US Price (as reviewed): $53.99 (inc Delivery) Contrary to what you may think, here in the bit-tech offices, we actually like a little bit of hack and ...

It’s been 25 years since Valhalla graced the fuzzy pixels of the ZX Spectrum, and since then for me the pursuit of Norse mythology has been an encompassing pursuit. So it was with great delight when ...

The echo of shattered bone and slopping coils of intestine resonates around the Leipzig demo room, as The Creative Assembly’s James Carey gleefully demonstrates the inventive ways you can slaughter a ...

Bear with me for a bit, but Viking: Battle For Asgard could well end up being the game a lot of people wanted out of Fable. See, the cornerstone of Fable was this idea of letting the player step into ...