Ultima: Runes of Virtue (1991)

Origin Systems

Game Boy

2.60 from 5 ratings

26 members have it in their collection · 1 playing now · 12 backlogged · 3 wish listed

Ultima: Runes of Virtue is a Role-Playing game, developed by Origin and published by Pony Canyon, which was released in 1992.
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Details

Developers
Origin Systems
Publishers
FCI, Pony Canyon
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)
Franchises
Ultima
Series
Ultima, Ultima: Runes of Virtue

Release dates

  • Dec 14, 1991 (Full Release) (Japan) Game Boy
  • Apr 1992 (Full Release) (North_America) Game Boy
  • Aug 01, 1992 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Game Boy
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Rating distribution

5 stars
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4 stars
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2 stars
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1 star
1
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scoopings

Status scoopings Mar 3, 2025

Preliminary: I really wasn't going to give this an earnest try cuz the Look is so lazy at times, even for a GB game, but the beginning screen and some of the tunes have been real good so far.

Ugggh why do I get drawn into so many games, I'm never going to finish 91 lol. Even tho most the …

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Preliminary: I really wasn't going to give this an earnest try cuz the Look is so lazy at times, even for a GB game, but the beginning screen and some of the tunes have been real good so far.

Ugggh why do I get drawn into so many games, I'm never going to finish 91 lol. Even tho most the Look is quite lazy, I love this little cutscene enter image description here

Oh well ... the collision masks are terrible I don't even understand how it decides if the enemy hit me?

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AaronLyttle

Review AaronLyttle 4/5 · Nov 11, 2022

Fun little game

Not your typical Ultima. It's more like a Zelda-style action puzzle game.

I returned to it decades after receiving it as a kid and it holds up. Humorous and trolly in parts.