Etherlords II Ships to Retail Stores in North America!

Montreal, Canada. October 1, 2003 -- Strategy First and Nival Interactive are pleased to announce that their highly anticipated title, 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”.

About Etherlords II

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.

For more information about the game, please visit www.etherlords.com or www.strategyfirst.com.

Source:

www.strategyfirst.com

Демиурги II - продолжение бестселлера Демиурги, объединяющее захватывающие тактические поединки в стиле игр с магическими картами и ролевую игру с нелинейным сюжетом. Демиурги II - не только развитие наиболее успешных элементов первой части. Это другая, более совершенная игра, вобравшая в себя лучшие идеи игроков.

Особенности игры

• 5 головокружительных приключений с нелинейным сюжетом
• поединки в стиле настольных игр с магическими картами
• сотни заклинаний и волшебных существ
• новая магия, доступная героям всех четырех рас
• совершенствуй своего героя и путешествуй в режиме реального времени
• новые режимы многопользовательских дуэлей, турнирный сервер

Source:

http://games.1c.ru/etherlords2/

Reviews

“With crisp graphics and addictive turn-based gameplay, Etherlords II is an unexpectedly strong adventure/RPG/strategy title. [Dec 2003, p.92]”

100/100 – Play Magazine

“If you like "Magic: The Gathering" and "Heroes of Might and Magic", then you should get a kick out of this - if you're willing to devote serious time to an occasional, nonsensically difficult battle.”

80/100 – IGN

“Easily recommendable not only to anyone with an interest in collectible card games, including fans of the original, but also to those who enjoy turn-based strategy games with a twist.”

80/100 – GameSpot

About This Game

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-play and tactical turn-based combat in the best traditions of fantasy trading card games.

This version of the game supports co-op battles via Internet, including Round Table mode: round robin elimination tournament with random set of cards.

Key Features

• Five campaigns covering a magnificent 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
• Thorough tutorial system to help you learn basic and advanced dueling tactics
• 4 multiplayer modes. A dedicated master server that calculates and maintains your statistics and raitings

Source:

store.steampowered.com (English)