Review Combine the Unreal Tournament 3-D engine with hard-nosed Viking melee combat and what do you get? Rune , an epic third-person action game from Human Head Studios. You take on the role of Ragnar, a young warrior spared from death by Odin but who must fight his own way up from the underworld to defend his village and exact revenge upon the dark Vikings who killed his father. Set in grim, exceptionally well-designed environments ranging from ancient crypts full of undead warriors to a towering mechanical Dwarven city, Rune mixes typical first-person shooter gameplay with the rigors of close-quarter melee combat. Instead of the shotguns and rocket launchers you've mastered in other games, you will find yourself armed only with an array of swords, hammers, and axes. Combat with these weapons is very different--and very challenging, particularly in the game's latter levels and against multiple opponents. The graphics in Rune are excellent, with an exceptional attention to detail on just abo