{{Short description|2003 video game}} {{Infobox video game |title = Lords of EverQuest |image = Lords of EverQuest Coverart.png |caption = European cover art |developer = Rapid Eye Entertainment |publisher = Sony Online Entertainment (North America) <br> Ubi Soft (Europe) |designer = Neal Hallford |engine = |released = {{vgrelease|NA|December 1, 2003|EU|December 5, 2003}} |genre = Real-time strategy |modes = Single-player, multiplayer |platforms = Microsoft Windows }}
'''''Lords of EverQuest''''' is a 3D fantasy real-time strategy game released in December 2003. It was developed by the short-lived startup company Rapid Eye Entertainment and published by Sony Online Entertainment (SOE). SOE distributes ''Lords of EverQuest''.
Unlike the original ''EverQuest'', ''Lords of EverQuest'' is fundamentally a single player game, and after the initial payment for the software, does not require a recurring monthly fee in order to play.
==Reception== {{Video game reviews | MC = 62/100<ref name=MC>{{cite web |title=Lords of EverQuest for PC Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/lords-of-everquest/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |website=Metacritic |accessdate=February 1, 2016}}</ref> | CGW = 3/5<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Lords of EverQuest |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_236.pdf |first=Ryan |last=Scott |issue=236 |date=March 2004 |pages=76–77 |magazine=Computer Gaming World |accessdate=February 2, 2016 |archive-date=July 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705084118/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_236.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> | GI = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Lords of Everquest [sic] |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200402/R04.0213.0843.50032.htm |first=Adam |last=Biessener |issue=130 |date=February 2004 |page=111 |magazine=Game Informer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121221449/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200402/R04.0213.0843.50032.htm |archive-date=November 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref> | GamePro = 3.5/5<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Lords of EverQuest Review for PC on GamePro.com |url=http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/31844.shtml |author=Tokyo Drifter |date=December 1, 2003 |magazine=GamePro |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050207073811/http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/31844.shtml |archivedate=February 7, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=February 2, 2016}}</ref> | GameRev = B<ref>{{cite web |title=Lords of Everquest [sic] Review |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/lords-of-everquest |first=Duke |last=Ferris |date=December 2003 |publisher=Game Revolution |accessdate=February 2, 2016}}</ref> | GSpot = 5.5/10<ref>{{cite web |title=Lords of EverQuest Review |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/lords-of-everquest-review/1900-6085093/ |first=Craig |last=Beers |date=December 4, 2003 |website=GameSpot |accessdate=February 1, 2016 |archive-date=January 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108233516/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/lords-of-everquest-review/1900-6085093/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | GSpy = 2/5<ref>{{cite web |title=GameSpy: Lords of EverQuest |url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/lords-of-everquest/6446p1.html |first=Allen |last=Rausch |date=December 6, 2003 |publisher=GameSpy |accessdate=February 1, 2016}}</ref> | GameZone = 7.2/10<ref>{{cite web |title=Lords of EverQuest Review |url=http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r21927.htm |first=Michael |last=Lafferty |date=December 18, 2003 |publisher=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205033731/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r21927.htm |archivedate=February 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |accessdate=February 2, 2016}}</ref> | IGN = 6.5/10<ref name=IGN>{{cite web |title=Lords of EverQuest Review |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/05/lords-of-everquest-review |first=Tom |last=McNamara |date=December 5, 2003 |website=IGN |accessdate=May 3, 2014}}</ref> | PCF = 61%<ref>{{cite journal |title=Lords of EverQuest |journal=PC Format |issue=157 |date=January 2004}}</ref> | PCGUS = 58%<ref>{{cite journal |title=Lords of EverQuest |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/lords_of_everqu.html |first=Stephen |last=Poole |date=March 2004 |page=70 |journal=PC Gamer |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060315143638/http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/lords_of_everqu.html |archivedate=March 15, 2006 |url-status=dead |accessdate=February 1, 2016}}</ref> }} The game received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.<ref name=MC/> IGN reviewer Tom McNamara praised its multiplayer experience, but overall considered the game mediocre and decried it for focusing heavily on uninteresting combat fueled by only a single resource.<ref name=IGN/> The developer, Rapid Eye Entertainment, closed down after the release of the game. {{clear}}
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==External links== * {{moby game|id=/windows/lords-of-everquest}}
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Category:2003 video games Category:EverQuest Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games Category:Real-time strategy video games Category:Ubisoft games Category:Video games developed in the United States Category:Windows games Category:Windows-only games
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