Patrician III Goes Gold

Gamers Experience Trading in Northern Europe during the Middle Ages

Patrician III is a real-time trading simulation set in Northern Europe during the 1300's. As residents of a medieval town, players build cities, manage economies and battle pirates. Their goal: to rise from a simple trader to Patrician, and then to Lord Mayor and eventually Alderman. To achieve this rise in stature, players can fill their coffers through piracy and smuggling, hone their trading skills, or focus on town improvement and diplomacy. This ability to choose gameplay style makes Patrician III unique.

As the third title in the popular Patrician series, this game also features:

• Extensive game options

Players can levy taxes, erect defenses, build armies, destroy pirate lairs and establish new trade routes

• Five difficulty levels

• Building options to increase a town's trading importance: warehouses, mints, elementary schools, barns and more

• Seasonal and weather effects

• New map editor

• Up to 25 towns from a pool of 40 can be selected and customized

• Customizable towns

• A.I. that adjusts according to experience and ability.

• Faithfully reproduced historical ships

• New land routes, enhanced trading options, and expanded cities

• Single-and multi-player modes for up to 8 players

Price: Approximately $40

Platform:PC

Genre: Life simulation

Expected ESRB Rating: Everyone

System Requirements:Pentium IIIT 450 or higher, Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP, 648 MB RAM, 660 MB hard disk space, 8x CD-ROM drive, 32MB Direct 3D compatible, 3D Accelerated graphics card, Windows®-compatible sound card, network card for LAN mode, Internet connection for Internet mode

About Encore
Encore, a majority-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation (NASDAQ: NAVR), is a leading interactive publisher in the PC CD-ROM and videogame markets. The company will release close to a dozen new entertainment titles in the coming months through licensing or publishing agreements with Marvel (DaredevilT), JoWooD Productions (Silent Storm, Spellforce and Soldner among others), Lost Toys (Battle Engine Aquila), Ascaron (Pirate Hunter and Patrician III) and Victory Simulations (Redline: Xtreme Air Racing 2). The company also offers PC titles or compilations in nearly every major software category from business and productivity to education and kids, including brand names such as Sesame StreetT, Advantage and SafeworldT.