The Vikings Conquer Northern Europe As Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion Ships
Santa Monica, CA - May 12, 2003 - Activision, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Medieval:
Total War - Viking Invasion, the add-on pack to the
multi award-winning game of 2002, Medieval: Total War, has
shipped to retail stores throughout North America. Developed by
The Creative Assembly, Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion
takes gamers back to 793AD as hordes of marauding Vikings sail from
Scandinavia to ravage Britain. Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion
is available for the PC at a suggested retail price of $29.99 and
carries a "T" (Teen - Blood, Violence - content suitable for persons
ages 13 and older) rating by the ESRB.
"Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion expands the popularity
of the franchise by not only offering Braveheart-style epic
battles, but now also allowing players to torch villages with flaming
arrows and defend castles using boiling oil," said Larry Goldberg,
executive vice president, Activision Worldwide Studios. "Players
must crush their foes on the battlefield and leave their mark in
history, leading their chosen people to greatness as a new, united
Kingdom of Britain."
"Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion is a great addition to
the Total War series, a complete reworking of the existing award-winning
game to give players quite a bit extra" said Tim Ansell, Managing
Director of Creative Assembly. "We've had a lot of fun developing this,
and we're sure players are going to have fun commanding armies of
screaming Viking Berserkers!"
The Viking Invasion expansion pack adds new levels of
gameplay to the award-winning Total War formula, as well as a completely
new campaign map, units, weapons and features. The game places
players in control of eight new factions, including the Vikings, Saxons,
Scots, Irish, Welsh and Picts as they set out to raid, pillage and
conquer the British Isles just as they did over 1200 years ago.
Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion also offers new and
improved features including a pre-battle screen that gives gamers the
ability to plan reinforcements and scout out enemy forces before taking
to the battlefield. The addition of items such as the amazing
Organ Gun - a medieval "machine gun" of sorts - adds a new level of
realism to the original campaigns. Furthermore, there are new
playable factions such as the Aragonese, Sicilians and Hungarians, as
well as new units for many factions including elite Arabic Faris
Cavalry, Russian Druhzina Cavalry and Hungary Jobbagy Infantry.
For more information on Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion
be sure to visit the website at www.totalwar.com. For more
information on The Creative Assembly, visit the website at
www.creative-assembly.com.
About Activision, Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a
leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive
entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision
posted net revenues of $864 million for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2003.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United
Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Australia, Scandinavia and the
Netherlands. More information about Activision and its products
can be found on the company's World Wide Web site, which is located at
www.activision.com.
Contributed by skl (1163) on Mar 09, 2004.
