Summoner (video game)

Summoner
PC box art for Summoner
Developer(s)Volition
Publisher(s)THQ
Designer(s)Sandeep Shekhar
Programmer(s)Mark Allender
James Hague
Artist(s)Adam Pletcher
Writer(s)Jason Scott
Michael Breault
Composer(s)Scott Lee
Dan Wentz
Walter Shaw
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • NA: October 26, 2000
  • EU: April 6, 2001
  • AU: April 2001
Windows
  • NA: March 20, 2001[1]
  • EU: April 26, 2002
Mac OS
  • NA: July 12, 2001
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Summoner is an action role-playing game developed by Volition and published by THQ. It was released as a launch title for the PlayStation 2 in 2000, and was subsequently ported to Microsoft Windows and Mac OS the following year. In the game, the player plays the role of Joseph and can assemble a team of compatriots and summon powerful monsters. The game has a world map, involved storyline, and unique hybrid combat system involving real-time and turn-based mechanisms.

A sequel, Summoner 2, was released in 2002.[2] After the bankruptcy of publisher THQ in December 2012, the Summoner franchise was acquired by Nordic Games, who have since published Summoner on GOG.com (February 25, 2014) and on Steam Digital Distribution platform (March 12, 2014).[citation needed]

  1. ^ "THQ SHIPS SUMMONER FOR PC". THQ. March 20, 2001. Archived from the original on April 16, 2004. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Summoner 2". Deep Silver Volition. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2023.