Sacrifice is a video game published by Interplay Entertainment in 2000
for the Windows 98 platform. Developed by Shiny Entertainment, it is a
real-time strategy game, featuring elements of action and other genres.
Players control wizards who fight each other with spells and summoned
creatures. Sacrifice was the first commercial video game to take
advantage of video graphics cards that can process transform, clipping,
and lighting instructions. Unlike many contemporary real-time strategy
games, Sacrifice does not heavily focus on resource gathering and
management. There is no system of workers; the players' wizards collect
souls to summon creatures, and their mana—energy for casting
spells—constantly regenerates. Players customize their attacks by
choosing from spells and creatures aligned to five gods. To defeat an
opponent, the player's wizard sacrifices a friendly unit at the
opposing wizard's altar, thereby desecrating it and banishing the enemy
wizard. Aside from a single-player campaign, Sacrifice offers a
multiplayer mode, in which up to four players can play against each
other over computer networks. Sacrifice was praised by reviewers for
the novel designs of its creatures and for its humorous content. The
high level of attention needed to manage its frenetic combat was
mentioned as a flaw. Despite winning several awards, Sacrifice was not
a commercial success, and no sequels are planned.
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San Agustin Church in Manila, the oldest church in the Philippines, was
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