Neues Spiel von Commandosmachern - Praetorians

Die Macher von Commandos (Pyro Studios) haben ein neues Spiel angekündigt. Praetorians spielt im alten Rom und du musst nicht wie bei Commandos ein kleines Team befehligen sondern gleich mehrere Einheiten und ganze Armeen.

San Francisco, CA – June 6, 2001 – Eidos Interactive (NASDAQ: EIDSY), a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment for the PC and console gaming systems, today announced that Praetorians, a stunning new troop-based strategy game based on the bodyguards of the ancient Roman Emperors, is currently in development for the PC. Created by Spanish-based Pyro Studios, the developers of the best-selling, award-winning Commandos series, Praetorians is scheduled to ship to stores in Spring of 2002.

“Praetorians is another groundbreaking gaming experience we have come to expect from the developers at Pyro Studios,” states Nick Earl, Vice President of Development for Eidos US. “Praetorians will set a new benchmark in strategy-based PC games.”

“After the phenomenal success of the Commandos games, Praetorians is a key title for Pyro,” says Ignacio Perez, CEO of Pyro Studios, “Praetorians gives Pyro the opportunity to show its commitment to making high quality games and to becoming one of the world’s top developers."

Praetorians is an epic 3D troop-based strategy game set amidst the political machinations of an emerging Roman Empire. Gamers will be transported back to the dusty battlefields of Egypt, the combat theatres of Gaul, and finally to the heart of the Empire itself. Gamers will attempt to defeat thousands of different troop types and war machines, all with special skills and individual strengths. Praetorians emphasize strategy, and gamers must learn to combine their units and exploit the weakness of the enemy. As players get closer to the Emperor, things become even more difficult as they must face the elite Praetorian Guard, the most powerful and deadly fighting force in the Empire.

Played out in jaw-dropping 3D visuals - from the immense scale of the Pyramids right down to the individual centurion, Praetorians is stunning in its detail, scale and beauty. The game is also incredibly intuitive, belying its sophisticated game engine and allowing skilled strategy gamers and beginners alike to fully immerse themselves in the story with absolute ease.

13.06.2001, 01:24 [Joe]