Gaming News - January 2003
Newton, MA (January 29, 2003) - Data Becker Corp. today announced that
its 3D RTS game Highland Warriors has shipped and is available at retailers
across the US.
“Highland Warriors is designed to provide a gamer with months of enjoyment by
offering challenging game play, outstanding graphics and creative new additions
to the RTS genre” said Howard March, president of Data Becker. “In addition,
working with one of the top game developers in the world, Martin Hoffesomer of
Soft Enterprises, gave both companies the opportunity to advance elements of
Real Time Strategy to the next level. We hope gamers feel the same way.”
From Data Becker:
Highland Warriors puts gamers in the midst of the bloody
campaigns of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce as they lead the brave
Scottish clansmen through brutal battles for freedom against the English. Clan
warriors, druids, sorcerers and many other characters stand ready for deployment
in over 100 epic battles. The characters, the buildings, the scenery and the
game itself offer users the most highly realistic gaming experience available
today through a new 3D game engine that offers superior graphics without
compromising game play.
Highland Warriors (
www.HighlandWarriors.com ) features highly realistic graphics, allowing up
to 200,000 polygons on screen without a loss of game performance. The game’s
ATLAS 3D graphics engine, developed by Soft Enterprises, offers a 3D experience
never rendered so successfully in real time strategy (RTS) games. Buildings are
drawn with a high degree of detail down to the last peg and board; trees sway in
the wind, and the character’s faces are full of expression. The game’s movie
like experience is driven by highly realistic animation and an artificial
intelligence system that moves the game’s characters and objects naturally. For
instance, as the game’s windmill turns, players see a 360-degree millstone turn
as well as the shadow of the building changing in the sun.
Highland Warriors has over 30 single player missions and allows
players to create an infinite number of multi-player missions and stage epic
battles using the game’s map editor and hundreds of battle units. The game’s
unique customizable game interface allows users to redesign the game
presentation to suit an individual player’s ability. Drag and drop buttons,
screens, a mini map, and direct access to characters can be customized according
to a player’s sensibility.
Highland Warriors is interactive, allowing up to 8 clans to wage
war on a LAN or the Internet (via Gamespy). The game is available today and is
priced in the US at $49.95.
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