June 3 , 2004
Microsoft Gets Medieval with Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders
Microsoft today
announced that a new Xbox® action-strategy game, Kingdom Under
Fire: The Crusaders, is in development by Phantagram and is heading to
retail shelves in fall 2004. The first Xbox Live ™-enabled action-strategy
game to blend large-scale strategic battles with fast and fierce hand-to-hand
combat, Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders takes players to the forefront
of an epic battleground.
Set 50 years after the War of Heroes, players
assume the role of a general in a fantasy battlefield. Players must fight
alongside their troops and use catapults, dragons or any means necessary
to crush the Dark Legions and put an end to the terror they've unleashed
on the sacred Holy Grounds. Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders features
up to 100 characters and allows up to 150 units to fight on one screen,
boasting breathtaking battles on an epic scale. In third-person perspective,
players' characters will progress from basic troops to more specialized
and powerful units. Throughout 30 hours of playtime, players can choose
to battle as the Humans or Dark Legions in more than 60 different
maps. Mission types include all-out war, castle siege, scouting, trapping
and more. Gamers can also compete head-to-head or team up with other
players in Deathmatch battles via Xbox Live. Players can enhance
their missions by downloading new mission packs, weapons and armor while
tracking their performance with Xbox Live scoreboards. Kingdom Under
Fire: The Crusaders is in development by the renowned game developer
in Korea, Phantagram, LTD.
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