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Release Dates:

US: Q1 2010
EU: 02 October 2009

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Eurogamer.it Review: Risen

3 days 23 hours ago | Multi | Review | mezzo

Eurogamer.it: The announcement of Risen really caught us off guard. After all who would have imagined that after the bankruptcy Gothic 3, Piranha B...

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Square-Go: Risen Review

11 days 10 hours ago | Multi | Review | Cyrus365

Square-Go writes: "In the poorly animated opening cinematic of Risen, you're on a ship destroyed by tempestuous seas, apparently created by ev...

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GameSquad: Risen Review

11 days 22 hours ago | Multi | Review | BIoodmask

Fans of Risen will say that the game is a throwback to the old days when RPGs were hardcore, but hardcore doesn't always mean fun. RPGs have evolve...

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Xbox 360

OXM UK: Risen Review

12 days 10 hours ago | Xbox 360 | Review | Cyrus365

OXM UK writes: "How many RPGs can you think of that award XP for smoking a giant reefer or sleeping with prostitutes? Risen is almost as eccen...

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El33t Online: Risen Review

21 days 10 hours ago | Multi | Review | BIoodmask

The environment, the combat, the story, they all have moments of being pretty good, yet feel incomplete and rushed. Given an extra year of developm...

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Xbox 360

OtherGaming's Risen Review

24 days 18 hours ago | Xbox 360 | Review | OtherGaming

Risen is a 3rd person, action role plying game. The game itself takes place on the island of Faranga. Faranga is a Mediterranean island that is pop...

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Xbox 360

GameKult Review: Risen

27 days 13 hours ago | Xbox 360 | Review | mezzo

GameKult: Now separated from the publisher JoWooD party develop its own Gothic 4 with Spellbound Software, the German studio Piranha Bytes was grea...

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HookedGamers review: Risen

34 days 7 hours ago | Multi | Review | emeralderin

HookedGamers writes: "I have to admit that I feared we had seen the end of the Gothic franchise when Piranha Bytes and Jowood declared their d...

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Xbox 360

GameSlave: Risen (360) Review

38 days 7 hours ago | Xbox 360 | Review | s8anicslayer

Some games are just built to be on a PC. Risen, with its tricky menu system and thousands upon thousands of items, weapons and potions, is just scr...

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Game-Debate: Risen Review

38 days 10 hours ago | Multi | Review | Cyrus365

Game-Debate writes: "Risen is an action RPG in which the R you P is that of a stowaway on a ship who finds himself washed up on a beach after ...

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Xbox 360

Spaziogames: Risen (Xbox 360) Review

39 days 13 hours ago | Xbox 360 | Review | mezzo

Spaziogames: Direct descendant of the first two chapters of the Gothic series by the development team Piranha Bytes, Risen is a role playing game i...

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Xbox 360

ButtonMasher: Risen (360) Review

42 days 14 hours ago | Xbox 360 | Review | s8anicslayer

ButtonMasher writes: "From the team that brought us the Gothic Series on the PC comes Risen. An Epic Role Playing Game which finds you washed ...

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Xbox 360

GameObserver Xbox360 Review: Risen

42 days 16 hours ago | Xbox 360 | Review | hitthegspot

There's something rotten at the core of Risen. But, then again, the same can be said about cheese, and both are strangely addictive, the smell notw...

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XCN exclusive Risen Q&A

46 days 12 hours ago | Multi | Interview | shadowmask

Msxbox-World has published an XCN exclusive Risen Q&A with International Brand Manager Daniel Oberlerchner.

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Xbox 360

Britxbox: Risen Review

46 days 15 hours ago | Xbox 360 | Review | Britxbox

Leigh Sherval writes: "Whilst playing Risen I was reminded of a similar game released a few years back. No, not Elder Scrolls: Oblivion but Tw...

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Xbox 360

XG: Risen Review

49 days 5 hours ago | Xbox 360 | Review | mezzo

Xboxgaming..........Do you remember that holiday you took with your family as a child, that one where everything went wrong and you found yourself ...

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Orange: Risen Review

49 days 13 hours ago | Multi | Review | Jack007

Orange: "There are a few other issues which span the platforms, such as poor voice acting and too-similar character designs. The epicness...

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Cheat Happens: Risen Review

51 days 13 hours ago | Multi | Review | skynidas

Cheat Happens writes: "Risen isn't a great game due to a few nagging issues, but it is a fun and deep roleplaying experience that is sure to s...

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IGN: Risen Review

52 days 9 hours ago | Multi | Review | BIoodmask

Whether or not you'll enjoy Piranha Bytes' Risen really depends on what kind of gamer you are. Though this is a more humble and user-friendly produ...

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Xbox 360

MSXB Risen review

52 days 16 hours ago | Xbox 360 | Review | beremy_jeadle

MSXbox-World take a look at the recently released volcanic role playing game Risen. Is the game any good or does it test the patience a little too ...

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Risen Composer Kai Rosenkranz Interview

52 days 23 hours ago | Multi | Interview | Arcubalis

Kai Rosenkranz (previously of the Gothic series) sits down for a talk about his recent soundtrack for Risen with OSV. He discusses his inspiration...

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Industry News

Rhianna Pratchett interview: Developers don't r...

53 days 6 hours ago | Industry News | Interview | Ausir

Polygamia interviews Rhianna Pratchett about her work on Overlord and Risen, as well as about general issues connected with being a game writer. ...

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CVG: Risen Review

53 days 11 hours ago | Multi | Review | BIoodmask

The combat is functional and smooth, though not the most complex experience, and weapons feel satisfyingly heavy. All in all, there's little to fin...

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The Escapist Review: Risen

53 days 17 hours ago | Multi | Review | hitthegspot

Risen starts you off by shipwrecking you on an isolated island during the middle of the storm, leaving you and your lone surviving companion to try...

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Gamer: Risen Review

54 days 8 hours ago | Multi | Review | The Hunter

Gamer writes: "Gothic 3 was full of bugs. Jowood publisher and developer Piranha Bytes shook their debt. According to the developer Piranha By...

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Xbox 360

PlayTm: Risen Review

54 days 16 hours ago | Xbox 360 | Review | s8anicslayer

Arming yourself with a makeshift driftwood club, you bring around fellow survivor Sara, before boldly venturing into the dense forest ahead. But no...

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Xbox 360

Critical Gamer: Risen Review

54 days 22 hours ago | Xbox 360 | Review | scruffy_bear

Critical Gamer Writes: Risen is a real time action RPG. We thought it would be similar in style to Fable 2 but perhaps much darker in content. The ...

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