Rifts: Promise of Power is a licensed Rifts video game, released on September 10, 2005 for the Nokia N-Gage. It is the first, and currently only adaption of the Rifts role-playing game franchise to a video game. However, due to the failure of the N-Gage platform in the North American market, this game is very difficult to find.
The basic mechanics of the game have been adapted from the pen and paper version, using an Action Point turn based syste...
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Rifts: Promise of Power is a licensed Rifts video game, released on September 10, 2005 for the Nokia N-Gage. It is the first, and currently only adaption of the Rifts role-playing game franchise to a video game. However, due to the failure of the N-Gage platform in the North American market, this game is very difficult to find.
The basic mechanics of the game have been adapted from the pen and paper version, using an Action Point turn based system similar to Fallout or X-Com.
The character classes provided in Promise of Power provide a broad but shallow sampling from the hundreds of classes in the books. Additionally, the creators have added 3 proto-classes that you player chooses from when the begin the game. Mercenary, Psionic and Magic User. Upon reaching level 4, the character chooses a specialisation such as Burster, Cyborg, Ley Line Walker etc. Some of these classes are only available from one proto-class, and some are available from multiple. One Character Class designed for...
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