Gaming News - October 2003
Montreal, Quebec (October 1, 2003) - Strategy First and Nival
Interactive today announced that Etherlords II is on its way to North American
retailers.
“Players wanted a more accessible game with this sequel and that’s what Nival
has done,” says Steve Milburn, Director of Marketing at Strategy First. “Nival
has kept all of its strategic possibilities that made the first game great, but
added a new layer of RPG to open it to whole new audience.”
“Etherlords II is the only sequel we have released that has actually changed
genres”, quipped Serge Orlovsky, President of Nival Interactive. “ This kind of
radical change wouldn’t have been possible without the great amounts of feedback
we received from the fans of the original, which helped immensely in creating a
spectacular combination of role-play and card-based tactical combat”.
From Strategy First:
The saga continues! Etherlords II takes you back to the world of Ether and
into a whole new realm of fantastic possibilities. Lead your hero on an
unforgettable journey through lands filled with unsurpassed beauty and danger to
unlock the ultimate mystery.
Etherlords II is an exciting mix of role-playing elements and tactical
turn-based combat in the best traditions of fantasy trading card games.
Game Features:
- Five campaigns covering a magnificent 3D fantasy world
- Hundreds of spells and creatures combine to create nearly unlimited
tactical possibilities
- New monsters and magic that can be used by any of the four races
- Enhance your Hero’s skills throughout each campaign with new spells,
creatures and abilities.
- Non-linear missions with multiple paths to completion
- New multiplayer modes, automated tournament server
- Boats, tunnels and transporters let you explore every corner of the
Etherworld
- Versatile Map Editor lets you create new missions and even campaigns
Etherlords II has a SRP of $39.99 and an ESRB rating of TEEN. Developed by
Russian-based Nival Interactive, Strategy First will publish it for the North
American market and Hip Interactive will distribute it
www.hipinteractive.com.
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