King’s Bounty: Armored Princess Now Available

1C Company sent us over a press release early this morning announcing the immediate availability of Katauri’s King’s Bounty: Armored Princess. So many games, so little time…

KING’S BOUNTY: ARMORED PRINCESS RELEASED

Sequel to the Multi-Award Winning Title Available Immediately

MOSCOW, Russia- November 20, 2009 – Leading Eastern and Central European publisher 1C Company and Katauri Interactive today announced the release of King’s Bounty: Armored Princess. This title is the sequel to the critically acclaimed King’s Bounty: The Legend which won over 30 awards world-wide. Players can now take on the role of Princess Amelie as she travels around the world of Teana and searches for the renowned knight from the first game, Bill Gilbert.

This new world of King’s Bounty: Armored Princess is full of mysteries and dangers. The new character, the Princess, will encounter horrible creatures, huge monstrous bosses and a new race, the bloodthirsty Lizardmen. As in the multi-award winning 1st game, the player has many options to resist these new enemies. Various new skills and abilities, as well as her flying steed, will help her overcome the hordes attacking the kingdom. The Princess is also accompanied by a tamed dragon, at the very beginning it is small, but its abilities develop steadily until it becomes an incredible ally. The dragon will do its best to protect the Princess during the battles, starting with simple attacks and treasure hunting and finishing with fire breathing and volcano summoning.

New features include:
‘¢ New fascinating story-line and a whole new continent to explore
‘¢ A new female character to play – Princess Amelie
‘¢ Medals giving bonuses can be received for special achievements
‘¢ Pet Dragon which becomes more powerful as the player does
‘¢ New Lizardmen race
‘¢ Possibility to turn your horse into a Pegasus which can fly
‘¢ Fast travel between opened continents
‘¢ Hire companions
‘¢ Resurrection of the classic system of contracts and headhunting
‘¢ Improved role playing system including more abilities and the chance to achieve level 50 and higher
‘¢ Brand new spells and new Adventure Magic spell for game map
‘¢ New unique bosses: Driller, Gremlin, Archdemon Baal and many others
‘¢ New engine supporting the latest graphic effects

King’s Bounty: Armored Princessis an adventure game with tactical turn-based battles and RPG elements unfolding in a rich fantasy world. The character and their army of companions travel across a huge continent, visiting dozens of different locations all connected to each other. Communicating with NPCs, collecting resources and recruiting an army the player will control their character in real-time mode, while all battles take place in classic turn-based mode with a strong emphasis on tactical elements. More information about the game can be found at www.kings-bounty.com

King’s Bounty: Armored Princess is available for download on Steam, GamersGate, Direct2Drive, Stardock/Impulse and from www.1cpublishing.com for $39.99. Retail release dates will be announced later.

Minimum System Requirements
Operating System: MS Windows XP/Vista
Processor: 2,6GHz
Memory: 1GB
Video card: nVidia GeForce 6600 with 128 MB or equivalent ATI
Sound card: DirectX-compatible soundcard
Hard disc: 5,5 GB free hard disk space
CD ROM: PC DVD-ROM

Recommended System Requirements
Operating System: MS Windows XP/Vista
Processor: 3 GHz
Memory: 2 GB
Video card: nVidia GeForce 7950GT with 512 MB or equivalent ATI
Sound card: DirectX-compatible soundcard
Hard disc: 5,5 GB free hard disk space
CD ROM: PC DVD-ROM

About 1C Company
1C Company specializes in distribution, publishing and development of business, entertainment and educational software. Founded in 1991, 1C has become the largest publisher and distributor of computer and video games in Eastern and Central Europe. 1C Company is widely acknowledged as a game developer and has several internal studios. Internal developments of 1C include IL-2 Sturmovik series and Theatre of War. 1C Company works as a publisher and producer with over 30 independent development studios and has produced over 100 projects for PC and consoles including titles like King of the Road, Space Rangers, Soldiers: Heroes of World War II, Perimeter, Fantasy Wars, Death to Spies, King’s Bounty: The Legend. For more information on 1C please contact us at the numbers above or go to our website at www.1cpublishing.com.