Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures:

Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures is an Online Action RPG scheduled for Windows in the first half of 2006. A mix of a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan. Now you can enter the brutal domain of the world greatest fantasy hero.

In Conan the players will encounter a dark, lush, violent and sinful universe, presented in fantastic graphics and stunning 7.1 surround audio. In a world filled with cruel gods, mythical creatures, lost civilizations and a struggling human race, the mighty barbarian has finally seized the throne as king of Aquilonia. But Conan's rule is on the brink of chaos, spiraling towards the doom of ancient evils.

In this twisted fantasy world, dark magic and brutal combat lurks around every corner, and each man and woman must carve their own unique destiny under Conan;s reign. In the true vision of Robert E. Howard;s dark universe it;s now time for you to become a messenger of death.

Explore Hyboria, the legendary world of Conan, presented in incredible graphics and sound.
Emerge as a hero from a story-driven single-player experience and embark into even greater adventures in the multiplayer part of the game. The branching single-player story is created by the award-winning writers behind The Longest Journey, Dreamfall and Anarchy Online so expect a rare treat.
Experience Funcom;s revolutionary Real Combat engine. A new multi-point melee system allows the players to swing their weapons where they direct it, in real-time, going head-on against the formulaic nature of online RPG combat.
Create player-made battle formations, and command both NPCs and other players in epic multiplayer battles.
Form guilds in the multiplayer game and lay siege to hostile castles. Let the catapults sing their merry song of death as the enemy is brutally crushed to a pulp.

Combat is another area of note. Conan will employ three types of combat: action combat for melee battles, tactical combat for larger fights, and siege combat for keep takes and large scale assaults. All that was available to demonstrate was the action combat and it’s very intriguing. A player selects his opponent by “looking” at him. There’s no need to click or select him. It’s more of an arcade style of attack, with six zones of contact. A red selection circle on the character shows the different locations one may choose to strike. Depending on the opponent, a low side attack may be a better choice than an overhead blow. Players can chain attacks to create a super attack that causes a massive amount of damage. This is no click, attack, drink a cup of coffee style of combat. This is visceral, real-time battle and it appears to be a perfect for the barbarous world of Conan.

While the "Real Combat" system is the basis for one-on-one weapon battle, players will also use the system for spell-casting, ranged combat and even battling on horseback. In some situations, though, players will choose to band together and unite their skills to fight off other bands of players or AI controlled armies or uber-mobs. That's where "formations" come in. Player bands using formations can temporarily choose to surrender some control over their character's movement to a commander who will direct their crew in battle. In return, the members of the formation will gain special attack and defensive bonuses as well as tactics that they can use against other formations. That means that a collection of pikemen can defend themselves against a hose charge that would kill them all as individuals.