October 31st, 2008 by Rival Saga

October 31, 2008 - Following the release of the Gladiator class, the Rival Saga team introduced another new character class today - the Assassin.

The Assassin is the male equivalent of the Marauder, both of whom are considered Rival Saga’s silent slayers who are known for their stealth-like abilities and are armed with claws, daggers and very potent poisons. Like the Marauder, the Assassin’s main attributes are strength and agility.

The Assassin character class is also limited only to Rival Saga Masters, the game’s premium account holders.

To know more about Rival Saga and the Assassin, please visit http://www.rivalsaga.com/game-guide/characters/.

October 31st, 2008 by Rival Saga

October 31, 2008 - Rival Saga Masters, the game’s premium account holders, can now enjoy a new character class - the Gladiator.

The Gladiator is the female equivalent of the Berserker class, both of which are considered Rival Saga’s heavy melee fighters who are equipped with superior strength and stamina. Like the Berserker, the Gladiator’s weapons include a range of two-handed axes, maces and large swords.

The Gladiator is also equipped with a special skill called the ‘Power Strike’ which enables her to inflict additional fire damage on her enemies during battle.

For more information on the Gladiator or to create your own Gladiator character, sign up for your Rival Saga Master Account now at http://www.rivalsaga.com/account/register.

October 30th, 2008 by Rival Saga

October 30, 2008 - Players of Rival Saga who are using the Adobe Flash Player 10 Beta can now enjoy the game.

Thanks to several bug reports, the Rival Saga team was able to correct the problem regarding Flash player version incompatibility, allowing the game to be played on more Flash player versions, including the Flash Player 10 Beta, which is the latest version released by Adobe just a month ago.

To know more about Rival Saga or to create your own account, please visit http://www.rivalsaga.com/account/register.

October 22nd, 2008 by Rival Saga

October 22, 2008 – The Rival Saga team has officially launched the open Beta version of Rival Saga, a web-based Flash Role-Playing Game featuring state-of-the-art vector graphics and a fantasy-themed plot.

The Beta version promises to be a treat for all Rival Saga fans and other gamers worldwide, offering an array of exciting new features spearheaded by the introduction of two new player classes – Berserker, the game’s heavy melee fighter, and Marauder, the sly assassin.

The game’s new version also comes with actual armor display, allowing players to actually see their chosen armor pieces on their character. Rival Saga players also now have the option to distribute three free character attribute points per level, as well as the chance to enjoy the game’s gradually unfolding plot while completing new quests and discovering new items.

Most importantly, Rival Saga now offers two types of game accounts – Saga Master, the premium account, and Saga Adventurer, the free account. While players can continue playing the game for free, they will be given access to special and exclusive content and features if they sign up for the Saga Master account, such as the ability to create up to four characters from all ten different player classes and access to rare items which they can stash in their 80-slot inventory.

Rival Saga became open for Alpha testing in May, 2008 and is set to be officially released in 2009.

To become one of Rival Saga’s beta testers, please click here.