Much of the adventure in Legends of Aranna involves efforts to stop the arch-villain known as the Shadow Jumper from using a powerful staff to enslave the people of Aranna. Tracking him down and defeating him will take some doing, and along the way a host of powerful bosses will stand in your way. In our beta version, defeating some of these bosses seemed a bit too easy; the developers have stressed that they're still providing play balance. The spider-like queen, who no doubt will seem somewhat inspired by The Lord of the Rings' Shelob, seemed far from boss-like, but the final game may offer a greater challenge. With multiple difficultly settings, you'll also have the opportunity to try things at a large level as well.