Lights Out

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A young cartographer, Parker, is sent to the Cornish harbour town of Trewarthan, where he is to map the lethal rocks that have claimed lives through the centuries. A thick fog rolls in from the English Channel as the faithful light of Fetch Rock Lighthouse is plunged into darkness, putting the lives of those at sea in peril. Parker may be their only hope. Armed with his compass, charts and wits he sets off to uncover the mystery. Along the way he discovers that Fetch Rock and its lighthouse have a very sinister history?

Is time running out? Or does it have an agenda of its own...

Features:* The sequel to the popular and critically acclaimed Dark Fall: The Journal * More than 50 realistic locations to uncover and explore * Spectral activity to observe and interact with * A virtual cast of actors with voice acting by the original Dark Fall cast (the Dark Fall Players) * Atmospheric sound effects and original music * Explore the lighthouse in three different historical time settings

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Adventure Company web site

The Adventure Company Ships Dark Fall: Lights OutThings just got a Little Darker at Retail

Toronto, Ontario, August 26, 2004. The Adventure Company today announced that Dark Fall: Lights Out has shipped for Windows.

Many lives have been lost on the lethal rocks surrounding the harbor town of Trewarthan. When a thick fog covers the land, the silence is shattered by the sound of a ghostly foghorn. Suddenly, the Fetch Rock Lighthouse is plunged into darkness. In Dark Fall: Lights Out players follow Benjamin Parker, a young cartographer, sent to map the area, and Polly White, a ghost hunter determined to make contact with "the beyond," as they explore the Lighthouse throughout four different time periods.

The sequel to Dark Fall: The Journal, the title offers more than 50 realistic pre-rendered locations to explore in a startling ghost story weaved with multiple chilling subplots. Players will come across an original cast of characters as well as observe and interact with spectral beings in this adventure thriller.

"Dark Fall: Lights Out is the perfect follow up to Dark Fall: The Journal," says Richard Wah Kan, President of The Adventure Company. "XXv has created another original story and brought it together with a haunting setting and clever puzzles."

Dark Fall: Lights Out is developed by XXv Productions and has an ESRB rating of T for Teen. Visit http://www.adventurecompanygames/tac/dark_fall2/index.html for more information.

About The Adventure Company

The Adventure Company is North America's number one publisher of adventure games, publishing award-winning adventure games primarily for Windows. Visit www.adventurecompanygames.com for more details.

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Press Release

Uncover TheSinister Secrets OfThe Fetch RockLighthouse

Many lives have been lost on the lethal rocks surrounding the harbor town of Trewarthan. Mysteriously, a thick fog covers the land and the silence is shattered by the sound of a ghostly foghorn. Suddenly, the faithful light of Fetch Rock lighthouse is plunged into darkness.

Follow Benjamin Parker, a young cartographer, sent to map the area, and Polly White, a ghost hunter determined to make contact with "the beyond," as you explore the Lighthouse in four different time periods.

Use supernatural investigative techniques and realistic ghost hunting gadgets to reveal the evil presence that threatens Fetch Rock. Together you must defeat the evil that hides in the mist and uncover the mystery of Lights Out.

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Back Cover - Windows (US)

Moscow, November 20, 2004

Akella is glad to inform you that the Russian localization of Dark Fall 2: Lights Out has just gone gold.

The sequel to the remarkable Dark Fall: The Journal takes place in 1912.

The bay of Trewarthan is grievously famous for its insidious underwater rocks that took many lives of those who tried to reach the harbor. Parker arrives in Trewarthan to draw minute coastal maps and thus help to avoid future victims. But the locals don't approve Parker's work. Does the work itself bother them this much or is there anything else that makes them hostile to the newcomer? But all the contradictions fade as the sudden disaster breaks: the island is plunged into dense fog and the Fetch Rock lighthouse suddenly gets dim. Fishermen of Trewarthan are helpless since they shiver in terror even by mentioning Fetch Rock.

The returning ships are completely blind without the lighthouse. Will Parker help trewarthans solve the dark mystery of Fetch Rock and restore the salutary light? His skills and wits will guide him through many cunning puzzles to find out what happened to lighthouse keepers. He's going to reveal the truth that lies behind the silence of the citizens and the shroud of Time itself.

Game Features: The thrilling atmosphere will keep you involved until you unravel all the secrets of the lighthouse; * A complex plot made up under influence of many stories written by famous authors; * Emotional music and sounds providing truly deep immersion; Impressive graphics and enhanced animations for characters and locations;* Don't claim you can foretell the ending of this story – your guess will be wrong for sure.

About Akella (http://www.akella.com)

Headquartered in Moscow, Akella is one of the leading companies on Russian gaming market. Founded in 1995, Akella specializes in developing, publishing and distributing of computer games and multimedia products, having more than 20 projects developed and more than 200 published. Main Akella's in-house titles are Sea Dogs, Age of Sail 2, Privateer's Bounty: Age of Sail 2, and Pirates of the Caribbean. All of them were critically acclaimed both in Russia and outside it. Moreover, Pirates of the Caribbean was first Russian product based on Hollywood blockbuster movie. Much attention is paid to fast-growing console games market. Akella is the first Russian company that started developing projects for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Since 1997, Akella localizes and publishes products of its foreign partners on Russian market. Among others, company has localized such bestsellers as Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and XIII from Ubisoft, Akella actively collaborates with independent developers, distributing their games on ex-USSR territory and worldwide.

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Press Release