Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (C128)

Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny

Platform: Commodore 128 Year: 1988 Developer: Origin Systems, Inc. Buy: Amazon

For other games in the series see Ultima.

Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny is the fifth game in the Ultima series. With the virtues established in the previous game, Ultima V explores what happens when governments go to extreme lengths to regulate morality. In the story, Lord British is being held in the deep dungeons of Britannia by the Shadowlords and in his absence Lord Blackthorn has taken up the role of king of the land. However, Lord Blackthorn's methods of dealing with virtue are much more devastating.

You play the role of the Avatar. You begin with a small band of adventurers, and you must build up your levels by fighting monsters, speak to various NPCs for clues, and find a way to rescue Lord British.

Ultima V automatically detects whether it runs on the Commodore 64 or the Commodore 128. However, due to memory constraints, music is only played on the Commodore 128. Those who play the game on a Commodore 64 will only heard sound effects.

Screenshots

The title sequence. Choosing my patron virtue. Iolo's house. Wandering around the land of Britannia. Battling some deadly rats and skeletons. Resting for the night with a good tune from Iolo.

Music

VGMPF Album Art

The music of Ultima V continues in progression from the previous games. While Origin's sound isn't as technically impressive as other companies in this era, the music is fitting for the game and quite memorable. You will only hear music if you have a Commodore 128; when played on a Commodore 64, you only hear sound effects. This is the first game to feature the iconic song Stones, second only to Rule, Britannia! in popularity in the series. It also features the Ultima Theme which will make another appearance in Ultima VI. All of the song titles come from the jukebox in the Apple II version of the game. The introduction demo plays brief parts of several tracks.

Recording

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Listen	Download
01	Ultima Theme	Ken Arnold	Ken Arnold	4:20		Download
02	Britannic Lands	Ken Arnold	Ken Arnold	2:36		Download
03	Cap'n Johne's Hornpipe	Ken Arnold	Ken Arnold	1:28		Download
04	Engagement and Melee	Ken Arnold	Ken Arnold	2:05		Download
05	Stones	David Watson	Ken Arnold	5:10		Download
06	Greyson's Tale	Ken Arnold	Ken Arnold	1:49		Download
07	Fanfare For the Virtuous	Ken Arnold	Ken Arnold	2:03		Download
08	The Missing Monarch	Thomas Arne, Ken Arnold	Ken Arnold	1:42		Download
09	Villager's Tarantella	Ken Arnold	Ken Arnold	1:36		Download
10	Halls of Doom	Ken Arnold	Ken Arnold	3:05		Download
11	Worlds Below	Ken Arnold	Ken Arnold	2:51		Download
12	Lord Blackthorn	Ken Arnold	Ken Arnold	3:32		Download
13	Dream of Lady Nan	Ken Arnold	Ken Arnold	3:00		Download
14	Joyous Reunion	Thomas Arne, Ken Arnold	Ken Arnold	0:56		Download
15	Rule, Britannia!	Thomas Arne	Ken Arnold	1:24		Download

Credits

• Ripper: HVSC
• Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
• Game Credits:
  • Music By: Ken Arnold credited as Kenneth Arnold
  • Not Credited Composer: David Watson
  • Not Credited Composer: Thomas Arne

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The tracks have been recorded in roughly the order you hear them during normal game play. They were recorded with SIDPlay (Windows) v2.

Audio Devices

This game uses the computer's built-in SID chip.

Many instruments use a combined triangle and pulse wave, which sounds thin on the C128 and C128D with their 6581 sound chip, and full on the C128DCR with its 8580 revision.

On PAL Commodores, everything is 4% lower and slower than on NTSC.

Releases

USA Title: Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny Platform: Commodore 128 Released: 1988-10-?? Publisher: Origin Systems, Inc.     UK Title: Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny Platform: Commodore 128 Released: 1988-1?-?? Publisher: MicroProse Ltd.

Links

• mobygames.com/game/c64/ultima-v-warriors-of-destiny - MobyGames.
• gamefaqs.gamespot.com/c64/572142-ultima-v-warriors-of-destiny - GameFAQs.
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_5 - Wikipedia.