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Price: $9.99
Availability: Steam, GOG.com

You've hacked and slashed through Diablo and Diablo II, toppled the titans in Titan Quest, took your fair share of hard knocks in NOX -- but you're still being bitten by the action-RPG bug? Big Download recommends a heaping platter of Sacred GOLD, an oft-overlooked addition to the genre that's available for 10 bucks through Steam.

Collecting Sacred, Sacred Plus, and Sacred Underworld, Sacred offers several character classes, hundreds of weapons, over 30 core quests and hundreds of side missions, and an open world that can be explored from the very beginning of the adventure. In short, Sacred GOLD contains everything that a good action-RPG should offer.

Unlike other action-RPGs, Sacred GOLD features customizable combos and martial arts-based skills. The multi-hit combos should prove lucrative for your wallet since it won't have to fork over cash for yet another new mouse, but not so much for mouse manufacturers, who probably depend on action-RPGs for most of their profits. 26/11/08