June 11, 2009
VALCON GAMES SHIPS HISTORY GREAT
EMPIRES: ROME FOR NINTENDO DS STRATEGISTS
Valcon Games, a video game
publishing company that brings quality products to the North American market,
announced today that its Nintendo DS™ game, HistoryGreat Empires: Rome, is
shipping in North America. This classic turn-based strategy game is set in an
epic historical era – the Roman Empire, where players take on the role of an
Emperor. With 6 campaigns from the unification of Italy to the conquest of
Britain, HistoryGreat Empires: Rome offers would-be conquerors action-packed
tactical warfare, resource management, diplomacy, and mini-games. Players can
match wits with Julius Caesar and Marcus Aurelius to build one of the greatest
empires the world has ever seen.
“Valcon Games is pleased to be
working with two great partners, HISTORY and Slitherine, on History Great
Empires: Rome. Together, we are bringing to market every Nintendo DS™’
strategist’s dream – action, strategy and historical warfare,” said Glenn
Halseth, co-founder of Valcon Games.
History Great Empires: Rome delivers
the depth and replay value of a great strategy game, where each game provides a
unique outcome based on the decisions of the player, the alliances they form and
the enemies they engage in battle. Nintendo DS™ strategists must start by
building their economies, armies and alliances before conquering the world. To
help players on their conquest, the game’s key features include:
WARFARE
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Conquer neighboring tribes and
city states, recruit and equip vast armies that comprise over 20 unit types,
including legionnaires, archers and cavalry. -
Deploy your troops, then decide on
battle formations, troop positions and tactics on huge detailed battlefields,
where effective use of the terrain affects the outcome of battles. -
Maintain barracks, troop moral and
defensive positions in and around your own cities to ward off would-be
aggressors.
DIPLOMACY
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Watch as the empire map displays
the ever-shifting landscape of enemies, allies and possible strategic
partners. -
Form alliances with other tribes
and city states -
Pay or force the payment of
tribute from opponents. -
Declare war or offer peace.
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See AI opponents engage in
diplomacy of their own.
ECONOMY
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Construct and improve buildings to
upgrade units and create resources for your expanding Empire. -
Build the economies and resource
limitations of each tribe, city state and empire under your control. -
Assign workers to ensure a balance
between troops, construction and food production. -
Build storage facilities to supply
your armies, farms to produce food, shrines, coliseums and temples to maintain
troop morale. -
Allocate resources based on the
three essentials of the ancient world: wood, metal and food. -
Utilize over 100 buildings, each
with their own impact on gameplay
MINI GAMES
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Add variety to gameplay, provide
replayability and further immersion in this amazing era, by playing a range of
mini games that help players explore the Roman Empire and sharpen their wits
in a series of challenges. Great leaders know their enemy and are always
prepared for battle.