Video Gaming News - May 2005
Edison, NJ (May 13, 2005) - Today Majesco and Digital Eclipse
announced that they will bring Age of Empires: The Age of Kings to the DS.
From Majesco:
The standard-bearer for real-time strategy games on the Windows platform,
Ensemble Studios’ Age of Empires property has sold more than 16 million copies
worldwide, making it one of the best-selling games for Windows franchises of all
time. The Nintendo DS game is scheduled for release this holiday.
“Age of Empires has set the gold standard for real-time strategy games and its
global audience continues to grow,” said Ken Gold, vice president of Marketing
for Majesco. “Our portable version provides an exceptional game experience by
taking advantage of the new DS features, and we are excited to have such a
high-profile and well-regarded property spearhead our DS lineup for the
back-half of 2005.”
Age of Empires: The Age of Kings boasts turn-based strategy gameplay – a first
for the franchise – as players move from the Dark Ages through the Middle Ages
with one goal in mind: domination of the known world.
Features of the game include:
§ Command one of five different civilizations: the Britons, Franks, Mongols,
Saracens, or Japanese;
§ Control special ‘hero’ units such as Richard the Lionheart, Robin Hood, Joan
of Arc and Genghis Khan, whose special ‘hero’ powers affect the entire
battlefield;
§ Lead over 45 different types of units into battle -- from bowmen and monks to
hand cannoneers, mercenaries and samurai;
§ Players’ can construct and upgrade buildings to help their units learn new
skills and create resources for their civilizations;
§ Research over 50 different technologies like chemistry, ballistics, siege
craft and spying to advance civilization into the next age;
§ A new Combat Advisor offers advice on certain campaign strategies and provides
an assessment of the battle’s outcome;.
§ Multi-player scenarios allow up to four players to wirelessly battle each
other;
§ By gaining Empire Points, players can unlock maps and units to improve their
Emperor Rank;
§ Includes the music and sounds from the best-selling PC version.
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