CASTLEVANIA®:
ORDER OF
SHADOWS FOR
MOBILE
PHONES NOW
AVAILABLE ON
MAJOR
CARRIERS
Konami
Mobile
Introduces
First of
Many Titles
Created With
Original
Content For
The Mobile
Platform
EL SEGUNDO,
Calif. -
September
25, 2007 -
Konami
Digital
Entertainment,
Inc. today
announced
that
Castlevania®:
Order of
Shadows is
now
available
for purchase
at most
major
carriers,
including
AT&T,
T-Mobile®
and Verizon
Networks.
The game is
the first
release
under Konami
Mobile's new
development
strategy of
creating
original
content
specifically
for the
mobile
platform.
Based on the
legendary
Konami
videogame
franchise,
Castlevania:
Order of
Shadows
features
original
music and
never-before-seen
storyline
and game
play.
Consumers
can visit
www.konamimobile.com
for a free
online trial
of
Castlevania:
Order of
Shadows and
directions
on how to
purchase the
game.
"Castlevania:
Order of
Shadows is a
powerful
example of
the
evolution of
mobile
gaming
technology,"
said Joe
Morris, Vice
President of
Konami
Mobile. "As
a worldwide
leader in
high
quality,
multi-platform
videogames,
Konami's aim
is to raise
the game
play
experience
and
entertainment
standard of
games for
mobile
phones to
new levels.
We are
confident
this new
Castlevania
title
achieves
that goal."
Castlevania:
Order of
Shadows is
the latest
chapter in
the popular
videogame
series,
designed
exclusively
for the
mobile
platform.
Developed in
collaboration
with the
franchise
mastermind
Koji
Igarashi (aka
"IGA"), the
game
breathes new
life into
the Belmont
family
bloodline
with fresh
adventures,
characters
and perils.
Featuring
updated
abilities
and spells,
unique
enemies,
original
songs and
full screen
particle
effects, the
title takes
mobile
gaming to
new heights.
To give
consumers a
direct
connection
to Konami
Mobile's
development
team and
insight to
upcoming
game titles,
the company
has launched
the
"Developer's
Corner" on
its Web
site,
www.konamimobile.com.
The first
installment
of the
Developer's
Corner
featured a
blog written
by
Castlevania:
Order of
Shadows'
lead game
designer,
Tyrone
Rodriguez,
discussing
the genesis
of the
title,
working with
IGA on his
vision for a
mobile
Castlevania
game, and
Konami's
aspirations
for
improving
mobile
gaming
experiences.
The Web site
also
features
mobile game
emulators as
well as art
and video,
so consumers
can sample
the new
games before
purchasing
them.
Castlevania:
Order of
Shadows is
now
available
for purchase
at AT&T,
Verizon and
T-Mobile.
For more
information,
please visit
www.konamimobile.com.
AT&T and
T-Mobile
subscribers
can also
text
(CASTLE) to
566264.
About Konami
Konami is a
leading
developer,
publisher
and
manufacturer
of
electronic
entertainment
properties.
Konami's
titles
include the
popular
franchises
Metal Gear
Solid®,
Silent
Hill®,
DanceDanceRevolution®
and
Castlevania®,
among other
top sellers.
The latest
information
about Konami
can be found
on the Web
at
www.konami.com.
Konami
Corporation
is a
publicly
traded
company
based in
Tokyo, Japan
with
subsidiary
offices,
Konami
Digital
Entertainment
Co., Ltd. in
Tokyo,
Japan,
Konami
Digital
Entertainment,
Inc. in the
United
States and
Konami
Digital
Entertainment
GmbH in
Frankfurt,
Germany.
Konami
Corporation
is traded in
the United
States on
the New York
Stock
Exchange
under the
ticker
symbol KNM.
Details of
the products
published by
Konami can
be found at
www.konami.com.
"KONAMI" is
a registered
trademark of
KONAMI
CORPORATION