July 22, 2009
Nexon
America Releases New Content Update for Mabinogi
‘Ancient Secrets of Irinid’
update brings slew of new features to “fantasy life” MMO including flying mounts
and new Amazon-themed location
Nexon America has announced the
release of a new content update for Mabinogi, its massively multiplayer online
role playing game, adding number of never-before-seen features to the game
including flying mounts, a new jungle zone and a set of new skills.
The update, titled “The Ancient
Secrets of Irinid,” includes a flying mount for the first time in the history of
Mabinogi. The first mount, available through July 23, is the beautiful
Thunderbird. There will be other flying mounts offered to players in the coming
weeks. The Thunderbird and other flying mounts will offer a great new way to
travel throughout the game’s two continents and assist players during ground
battles.
The flying mounts deliver great
assistance navigating the game’s new zone, Courcle. This new land is filled with
wild, untamed areas – including lush jungles, boggy swamps, grassy savannahs,
and roaring rivers. Travelers must look out for a variety of deadly enemies,
monsters, and animals – including elephants, and hyenas. Two new boss monsters,
an enormous giant alligator and regal lion occupy Courcle and require supreme
efforts to defeat.
“The Ancient Secrets of Irinid
expansion literally offers Mabinogi players a new way to experience the game
with the flying mounts,” said Min Kim, Nexon America’s vice president of
marketing. “Flying mounts and the new land mass add many more opportunities for
adventure and fun in Mabinogi. Players have new offensive and defensive skills
which they’ll need in order to defeat the boss monsters and beasts in the new
zone. In addition, the new metallurgy and refining skills illustrate the depth
of gameplay provided by Mabinogi.”
The Ancient Secrets of Irinid offers
additional features for new and old players. Players will discover the value in
honing a new metallurgy skill in Courcle. A new river rafting feature puts up to
eight people on a raft, for what could be a peaceful journey or may require
fighting enemies off while traveling through Courcle. Mabinogi has also added
two skills to help adventurers under attack with the “charge” skill, which
allows players to rush an opponent, and the “magic shield” skill, which allows
players to protect themselves and their party from assaults with attack-specific
protective bubbles.
The new content is currently
available for free. For more information on “The Ancient Secrets of Irinid,” or
to download the new content and the Mabinogi game for free, go to
http://mabinogi.nexon.net.
