D3PUBLISHER
ANNOUNCES AN
INNOVATIVE
NEW OPTION
FOR PUZZLE
GAME FANS
WITH PUZZLE
QUEST:
CHALLENGE OF
THE
WARLORDS™
LOS ANGELES
– December
11, 2006 –
Offering
gamers a
fresh twist
on
traditional
puzzle
games,
D3Publisher
of America,
Inc. (D3PA)
today
announced
Puzzle
Quest:
Challenge of
the Warlords
for the PSP®
(PlayStation®Portable)
system and
the Nintendo
DS™ handheld
system.
Puzzle
Quest’s
genre-bending
style of
gameplay is
rooted in a
classic
puzzle
gameboard
setting and
incorporates
role-playing
and strategy
elements,
multiplayer
gameplay
modes and an
engaging
storyline
that will
immerse
players in
the richly
diverse game
world and
offer a
compelling
gameplay
experience.
Puzzle Quest
will ship to
North
American
retail
stores in
March 2007.
“We believe
consumers
will enjoy
the
combination
of
much-loved
gameplay
styles
incorporated
into Puzzle
Quest and
find the
game to be a
compelling
choice for
casual or
on-the-go
gamers, as
well as
offer a
great
challenge to
more
seasoned
gamers,”
said Michael
Scharnikow,
senior
marketing
manager,
D3PA.
“Puzzle
Quest can be
enjoyed in
either long
or short
doses of
gameplay for
a casual,
yet also
deeply
satisfying
and
immersive,
gameplay
experience.”
Set in the
Warlords
universe,
Puzzle Quest
challenges
gamers to
create,
develop and
customize
the ultimate
hero to save
the land of
Etheria from
the evil
Lord Bane.
In order to
advance,
players will
battle in
turn-based,
head-to-head
“match-three”
style puzzle
games in one
of three
distinct
gameplay
modes:
Single-player
will allow
gamers to
battle
against the
computer AI
as they
embark on
over 150
challenging
quests,
Instant
Action will
allow gamers
to jump in
and
immediately
play
continuous
battles to
level-up
characters
without
participating
in quests,
and
Multiplayer
will allow
gamers to
battle live
opponents
via wireless
connectivity
on both the
PSP system
and Nintendo
DS handheld
system.
Victory will
advance the
player’s
hero,
magical
arsenal,
creature
companions
and
more—ultimately
rewarding
gamers at
nearly every
turn and
providing
endless
hours of
replayablity.
Puzzle Quest
for the PSP
system was
co-developed
by Infinite
Interactive
Pty. Ltd.
and Vicious
Cycle
Software,
Inc., and is
rated “E 10+
– suggestive
themes” by
the ESRB.
The DS
version of
the game was
co-developed
by Infinite
Interactive
Pty. Ltd.
and 1st
Playable
Productions,
LLC and is
not yet
rated.
About
D3Publisher
of America,
Inc.
D3Publisher
of America,
Inc. is a
subsidiary
of D3, Inc.
with
headquarters
in Tokyo.
D3Publisher
of America’s
strategic
focus is on
licensed and
original
titles from
leading
third-party
developers
that appeal
to
mass-market
consumers or
gaming
enthusiasts.
Based in Los
Angeles,
D3Publisher
of America
distributes
and
publishes
software for
personal
computers
and the
major
console
platforms
including
Game Boy®
Advance,
Nintendo
GameCube™,
Nintendo DSÔ,
PlayStation®
game
console,
PlayStation®2
computer
entertainment
system, PSP®
(PlayStation®Portable)
system and
the Xbox®
video game
system from
Microsoft.
For
additional
information
on
D3Publisher
of America
and its
products,
visit the
website at
http://www.d3publisher.us.