Kingdom Under Fire ships

Gathering of Developers Ships Kingdom Under Fire Nationwide Korean-Based Phantagram Ltd’s Real-Time Strategy Role-Playing Hybrid PC Game Now Available Dallas, TX, January 15, 2001 – Developer-driven computer and video game publisher Gathering of Developers, a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ-TTWO), announced today that Kingdom Under Fire, the genre-bending real-time strategy (RTS) and role-playing game (RPG), shipped to stores nationwide. Developed by Korean-based Phantagram Ltd, Kingdom Under Fire offers gamers dynamic real-time strategy play enhanced with role-playing elements and three unique play modes, all set in a fantasy world marred by warring factions. Published by Gathering of Developers and distributed by Take Two Interactive’s Jack of all Games, Kingdom Under Fire is available for a suggested retail price of .95. Gamers can visit http://kuf.godgames.com/ for additional information, screenshots, a downloadable demo and news. "The buzz among fans from both the real-time strategy and role-playing genres has been immense and gamers are ecstatic to finally get their hands on this groundbreaking game," said Harry Miller, president of Gathering of Developers. Storyline and Gameplay Kingdom Under Fire places players in the classic struggle between good and evil to control power, magic and the land of Bersiah. Gamers are in control of seven playable characters who interact in both the RTS and RPG modes, allowing players to affect their hero’s development as well as the progression of the game’s two races, human and devil. Players build and control over 70 units and their resources: gold, iron, and mana, in order to increase combat strategy options, magical abilities and the availability of weapons. Kingdom Under Fire lets players delve deep into the individual aspects of both races. At the end of each random encounter and story-relevant battle, survivors gain experience that allows the troops to become stronger and heroes to rise up a level. At various points throughout the game, an RPG mode launches and the hero unit leaders break away on quests during which players uncover more of the storyline, as well as information about each race. In addition to RTS and RPG multiplayer modes, gamers can play Kingdom Under Fire in RTS multiplayer mode (up to eight players), either over LAN or the Internet through Phantagram's WARGATE.net game server. Kingdom Under Fire's Key Features · 70+ units, each with strong specialties. Various tactics and strategies can be developed and deployed by using combinations of unique characters. · 12 missions each for the Human Alliance and Dark Legion, including three RPG missions for each, and the final mission. · RPG gameplay elements. After every victorious battle, characters will gain experience that will help them move quicker, have better AI, have better defense, dodge enemies, counterattack and gain new abilities. · Easy-to-use strategic variations. Players can set the leaders and the battle formation for each character group. · 65,536 colors at 640 x 480 (RPG) and 800 x 600 (RTS) resolution. · Visual subtleties like animated water and lava, and realistic action and movement due to a total of 120,000 frames of character animation cuts. · Life-like light effects on backgrounds and character shadows. System Requirements: · 640x480 and 800x600. · Minimum 32MB Ram, 64MB Ram recommended. · 900MB hard disk space. · DirectX version 7.0a or higher. · Pentium MMX 200 required (Pentium II 366 or higher recommended).