SpellForce: The Order of Dawn arrives on U.S shores
by VGLN Staff

Tuesday, February 10, 2004

RPG/RTS game comes to U.S shores from across the pond.

Encore, and JoWooD, an Austrian game publisher and developer, today announced that SpellForce: The Order of Dawn has begun shipping to retail stores in North America.

"SpellForce" combines the action and tactics of an RTS (real-time strategy) game with the immersion and character development of an RPG (role-playing game) into one epic adventure. Players assume the role of a Rune Warrior - a human "damned to immortality, and bound to the power of the blood runes," a human whose destiny is to unite the races of a splintered world against demons, the undead, and a rising evil, dark and elemental in nature. Through their avatar, players will be able to build bases, create units and manage armies, just like in an RTS.

Player avatars will also benefit from a full RPG-style character development system, complete with inventory items, as well as upgradeable skills and over 100 unique spells. Using either a top down isometric view or third person view to control your avatar, these skills and spells can be used throughout the game to heal forces, summon elemental characters or confuse the enemy. Players can expect to encounter over 100 different enemy types, from cowardly goblins to monstrous demons, dragons and powerful giants. In addition to the epic single player campaign, "SpellForce" also supports multiplayer via LAN and Internet for up to eight players

"SpellForce: The Order of Dawn" is published for Windows PC, and should arrive on store shelves by the end of this week at a suggested retail price of $49.99. The game is rated "T" (for Teen) by the ESRB. For more information on the game, visit the website at http://www.SpellForce.JoWooD.com.

--- Kit