Sacred Underworld - The Adventure Continues...
BIRMINGHAM, England (February 10th, 2005) - Ascaron UK announces details of the highly anticipated official expansion pack for acclaimed 2004 PC CDROM role-playing game, SACRED. Within SACRED UNDERWORLD, adventurers can look forward to a vastly increased game world, two brand new characters, a whole arsenal of exciting new weapons and hordes of new opponents to use them on. Launching 15th April 2005, Sacred Underworld is available as an expansion pack for Sacred (£19.99) or as Sacred Gold, combining both the original game and the expansion (£29.99).
In Sacred Underworld, players will be able to re-live the excitement of the entire original Sacred adventure with two new characters, the Daemon and the Dwarf; alternatively, it will be possible to continue the thrilling story of the fantasy world of 'Ancaria' with existing characters. The stout Dwarf excels at close combat, swinging his axe to devastating effect. Strapped over his shoulder are the musket and cannon, able of launching terrifying ranged attacks. The Daemon is a true creature of the Underworld, sinister and eerie. Able to change into a variety of shapes, she is a powerful sorceress as well as a trained fighter.
With the Baroness saved, and the lands of Ancaria freed from the tyrannical daemon, the hero gets a brief reprieve, before being catapulted into another adventure. Set within huge subterranean caverns, Ancaria's 'Underworld' is a lush, colorful land, with dark horrors lurking in the shadows, awaiting the unwary adventurer. Explore the ancient ruins of the Dwarves, with their grand halls or seek treasure within the pirate isles. The Underworld has much to discover and marvel at.
Denizens of the Underworld will offer new challenges to players. Lock swords with the 'shadow guards', the fierce personal guards of the Demon Lords, trade volleys with the skillful jungle Amazon archers, or battle psychotic undead Pygmy Mummies through the dense undergrowth, dodging poison darts as they surround players at lightning speeds.
Likened to classic role play adventures, Sacred was acclaimed within specialist press for offering an exciting, fast paced adventure, with plenty of challenge and lots of hack and slash action.
"Face paced, addictive orc-bashing on a massive scale" - PC GAMER
"An enjoyable, extensive fighting fantasy romp" - PC ZONE
"You won't want to put it down" - GAMESMASTER
"Sacred is an enjoyable hack & slash romp" - PC EXTREME
The new adventures of SACRED Underworld will be available to play from 15th April 2005
FEATURES
- Two new characters (Dwarf and Daemon) with extraordinary abilities and attributes.
- Additional regions increase the game world by an extra 40%.
- Two extensive new chapters continue the SACRED story.
- Over 30 new types of formidable opponents.
- Special boss enemies with unique and rare items.
- New sets, new items, new weapons (i.e musket).
- Improved interface.
- Additional options for forging enhancements into equipment
- Abilities may be assigned to function keys (i.e. F1, F2, F3...).
- Opponent information displays life bar.
PUBLISHER: ASCARON ENTERTAINMENT / KOCH MEDIA
DEVELOPER: ASCARON ENTERTAINMENT
FORMAT: PC CDROM
PRICE: £19.99 (EXPANSION) / £29.99 (GOLD)
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
David Blundell,
PR Manager
+44 (0) 870 027 0982
David.Blundell@kochmedia.co.uk
Neil Pullman,
PR Executive
+44 (0) 870 027 0982
About Ascaron Entertainment:
Ascaron Entertainment is one of the pioneers in the development of computer games. It is also one of the leading developers of computer games in Germany and has been prominent in the sales charts for more than a decade with titles such as Patrician, ANSTOSS, Vermeer, Port Royale and SACRED. Ascaron is headquartered in Gütersloh and Germany maintains a development studio in Aachen (Germany) as well as an international department in Birmingham (UK). Currently, Ascaron markets its products in more than 30 countries. In 2004, the overall sales volume including proprietary brand franchises will exceed one million units. For further information about Ascaron Entertainment, please visit http://www.ascaron.com
About KOCH MEDIA UK:
Founded in 1994, KOCH MEDIA UK develops, publishes and distributes a diverse mix of titles for home console gaming systems, personal computers and the Internet. Based in Basingstoke, the company has distribution contracts with a number of software publishers, including NINTENDO. For publishers not in the UK, KOCH MEDIA exclusively markets, sells and distributes titles. Under its own brands of DEEP SILVER and EUROPRESS, KOCH MEDIA develops and publishes its own range of gaming and educational and lifestyle software. For more information on KOCH MEDIA and its products, visit www.kochmedia.co.uk