Gaming News - February 2002

San Francisco, CA (February 21, 2002) - Ubi Soft Entertainment today announced that Warlords Battlecry II, the sequel to the fantasy Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game Warlords Battlecry, has gone gold. The title is expected to ship to U.S. retail shelves March 12, with an MSRP of $39.99. Additionally, the company announced that the original Warlords Battlecry is now available at retail and from ubi.com for only $9.99, allowing gamers to fully immerse themselves in the world of Etheria and Warlords Battlecry experience.

Warlords Battlecry II is a fantasy RTS game allowing you to build a hero and from battle to battle, gain new skills, spells and levels, ultimately becoming the mightiest force in all the Realms of Etheria. With 12 different races, each with their own tech-trees, buildings, units and playing styles, and 20 different hero classes, hundreds of heroes can be created offering something for every kind of gamer. The title also features more than 100 unique special abilities and spells further adding to nearly limitless replayability.

"Warlords Battlecry II is a unique blend of real-time strategy and role playing that will appeal to fans of both genres," said Garrett Graham, Warlords Battlecry II's producer for Ubi Soft Entertainment. "With all of the new units, races, spells, terrains and awesome gameplay, Warlords Battlecry II builds on the strength of the original, adding features that significantly enhance the gaming experience."

From Ubi Soft Entertainment:

Warlords Battlecry II Features:

·Height Mapped Terrain - Clever generals will use height and obstacles in
the all-new lush height-mapped terrain to their advantage.

·Almost 140 Different Units - Everything is here, from the tiny Sylph, to
the mighty Moon King on his Golden Dragon.

·Auto-Spellcasting - Spellcasters can now be set to cast offensive &
defensive spells intelligently and (more importantly) automatically.

·Multiplayer - Built on top of SSG's stable and fast multiplayer engine,
Warlords Battlecry II can handle 6 players via IPX LAN, TCP/IP LAN, or 4
players over the Internet (or 2 via Head-to-Head Modem).

·In-Game Matchmaking Service - Ubi.com support is totally integrated into
Battlecry II, giving it a flexible & easy-to-use matchmaking service.

·A New Campaign - Choose any hero and any side to battle over the whole of
Etheria with our new open-ended, dynamic, non-linear Campaign. Fight duels,
beat off invasions, capture territory and use your hard-earned cash to
purchase powerful magical artifacts.

·Awesome Graphics Engine - Scar the ground with Dragon breath; track down
enemies who leave footsteps in the snow; soak the ground with blood in
action-packed battles. Particle & lighting effects complete a truly
remarkable graphical experience.

·CD Quality Orchestral Score - almost half an hour of original
Celtic/Orchestral music.

·Titans - Each side has the ability to summon a Titan - an immensely
powerful god-like character who can wipe the floor with your enemies, if you
can afford the resources to build one.

·Enhanced Computer AI - SSG's proprietary AI gives you unparalleled
pathfinding and incredibly cunning opponents.

·Customizable Side AI - Choose from our many new customizable AI's or
download new AI's from the SSG website.

·Customizable Unit AI - Lots of new interesting attitudes available for your
units. New attitudes will be made available on the SSG website.

·Map Editor - Create your own battles with our integrated Map Editor. Our
entire event-scripting system has been made available and is waiting for
clever map-designers.

·Powerful Resource Collection - Our simple system of resource conversion
removes the need for players to micro-manage their bases & resource collection, and lets them concentrate on the important things: like
FIGHTING!

·Units Gain Experience - As the battle progresses, your units gain
experience, get awarded medals, and can gain new levels.

·Retinue - After a battle, your most experienced units can join your Hero's
Retinue, ready to fight alongside him in future battles. Other powerful
units can be enticed to join your side by paying a hefty bribe.

Minimum System Requirements:

·Windows® 95/98/ME/2000/XP
·Pentium® II 350 MHz PC or compatible (Pentium III 450 or AMD® K6-3 500 or
greater recommended)
·845 MB of hard disk space
·64MB RAM (128 MB or greater recommended)
·8X CD-ROM
·DirectX compatible video adapter with 4MB of memory and a Color SVGA
Monitor
·8 MB video card (DirectX 8 compatible)
·Windows compatible pointing device
·Support for 1- 6 players LAN 1-4 players Internet (56K Modem or faster
required)
·DirectX 8.1 (included on CD)
·DirectPlay compatible modem for Internet play
·Internet or LAN connection for multiplayer

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