Hot on the heels of one Age of Conan preview comes another at GameSpy:He's viewed as a muscle-bound savage, more brawn than brains. Yet in battle after battle he triumphs over impossible odds, confounding his enemies to eventually become ruler of a powerful state. Enough about Arnold Schwarzenegger, though -- this is about his cinematic alter-ego, Conan, the Barbarian. Gamers who are familiar with the Cimerrian barbarian merely as one of the California Governor's less stellar film roles are in for a bit of a surprise. Conan is, in fact, the heir to a rich legacy of storytelling. |