Ultima Online
1997
Game Information
Summary
Ultima Online is the product of Richard Garriott's idea for a fantasy game involving several thousand people who can all play in a shared fantasy world. It is responsible for grandfathering the genre of the MMO, and showing the industry that MMO's were the next era of gaming.
Release Date
September 24, 1997
Developer
Origin Systems
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
ActionFantasyBusinessSandboxOpen world