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(5 customer reviews) 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Amazing piece of work!,
February 6, 2012 Warren Spector (Austin, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ultima: The Ultimate Collector's Guide: 2012 Edition (Paperback)
As one of the people involved in the creation of several Ultima games included in this book, I might be a bit prejudiced, but holy cow this is an amazing piece of work! Frankly, any warm feelings I may have about individual games or fond memories of their creation are irrelevant, since the book doesn't get into evaluation much. It's all about the comprehensive listing of and visual guide to all things Ultima.
This book is nothing short of amazing. Every box, every disc, every map, every ad, every poster, every t-shirt... everything (well, nearly everything) Ultima is included and illustrated. I can't even imagine the research and years of collecting materials that went into this Guide.
If you're an Ultima fan or video game historian, stop reading now and just buy this.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Thorough!,
February 6, 2012 John Wilkinson - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ultima: The Ultimate Collector's Guide: 2012 Edition (Paperback)
First, let me say that I am a bit biased, as I've both worked on Ultima Online and have known the author personally for years.
That said, I can objectively state that this book is by far the most thorough and accurate compilation of Ultima and Ultima related stuff on the planet. If you're even a little serious about video game collecting, especially if you're into Ultima, Ultima Online, and/or RPGs in general, this is a book you should own.
I've got my copy proudly on display in my office next to my UO Ancient Wyrm sculpture.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Staggeringly thorough,
February 10, 2012 Dr. Cat - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ultima: The Ultimate Collector's Guide: 2012 Edition (Paperback)
I should start off by saying, if you're looking for more info about the gameplay, anecdotes about development, history of Lord British and Origin, etc. there are other books like Shay Addams "Official Book of Ultima" you should consider. But if you're a collector, or doing market research, or have any other reason to want to look into every single product, version, foreign translation, and related product... This is a better source than most game series will ever have. The amount of research that went into this book is probably comparable to the amount of work we put into making one of the Ultima games to begin with!
There are also pages of trivia and interesting facts about each of the games, including things I didn't know myself - I'll be browsing through those for a while. The author also obtained the original lyrics to "The Cheese Song" from Ultima Runes of Virtue from the composer, 'Manda. To my knowledge this is the first and only time those lyrics have been...Read more
