Gaming News - January 2005
San Francisco, CA (January 31, 2005) - Ubisoft today announced it will
publish Puzzle Pirates.
From Ubisoft:
In Puzzle Pirates, players play fun puzzle games to earn status and prestige.
Developed by Three Rings Design, Inc., Puzzle Pirates is playable on PC, Mac and
Linux. Puzzle Pirates is slated for release in April with a suggested retail
price of $19.99, which includes a free month of playing time, exclusive in-game
items, and special single-player, offline versions of the more popular puzzles
in the game. After the first free month a monthly subscription fee of $9.95 will
apply. Puzzle Pirates is expected to earn a “T” for Teen rating.
“We are excited to add Puzzle Pirates to Ubisoft’s growing list of massively
multiplayer online (MMO) games,” said James Regan, director of Ubisoft’s
business development. “Puzzle Pirates is unique in the MMO genre, because
players can enjoy non-violent puzzle games while increasing their pirate
character’s skills and prestige in a user-friendly community.”
In the game, players pillage the seven seas with their mates and enjoy countless
rounds of eleven fine puzzles, from Swordfighting to Carpentry, Gunnery, a
variety of trade puzzles, and even a friendly game of Spades. Puzzle Pirates is
a social game in which players sail together in crews and form political
alliances to rule the waves. Shop ownership, trade networks, full
player-colonized islands and a dense web of Piratey intrigue fill out the higher
level gameplay; for those who master the puzzling:
-Build a pirate empire: Players form their own crews to pillage the high seas,
trade between islands and even develop their own thriving ports.
-Participate in the player-run economy: Players buy and run shops, trade for
goods and employ the puzzling skills of their friends. All finished items in the
game are made in player shops.
-Man the crow’s nest! Be on the look out for new updates to the game.
-Make a piratey fashion statement: Fulfill your dreams of dashing pirate flair
with a great selection of swashbuckling outfits. Pirates Arr Cool!
A unique feature of the retail version of Puzzle Pirates is the single-player,
offline mode which provides a friendly introduction to the world of Puzzle
Pirates. Players can become master puzzlers before storming the decks of the
online world.
"Puzzle Pirates brings folks who enjoy classic online puzzle and card games into
a more satisfying ongoing world of Piratical play,” said, Daniel James, ceo of
Three Rings. “We've made sure that the game is both very playable for new
Pirates, and incredibly deep for our Dread Pirates. You can drop in anytime and
play for twenty minutes, yet build a Pirate dynasty to last for years. Arrr!"
“Puzzle Pirates is so much fun! I play with my two daughters and we love to do
the puzzles and look through all the cool shops. Our crewmates are fabulous and
friendly and they play well with beginners like us,” said Julie, an avid pirate
player. “We love the challenges the games create without being too challenging
for younger players. We also have told many of our friends about Puzzle Pirates
and they love it, too!”
Three Rings is a San Francisco developer of online games. Founded in 2001,
Puzzle Pirates is Three Rings’ flagship title. Ye Dread Ringers can be found at
www.threerings.net
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