MAJESCO,
INC. PROVIDES FAST-PACED PUZZLE ACTION WITH
FORTRESS FOR GAME BOY ADVANCE
Multi-Player
Strategy Game Available at Launch of
Nintendo’s New Handheld Gaming System
Melding
fast-paced addictive puzzle action with combat
strategy, Majesco, Inc. announces Fortress
for Nintendo’s forthcoming Game Boy Advance
system. Slated for release this summer and
developed by Pipe Dream Interactive,
Majesco’s internal development studio, Fortress
offers both single and multi-player
action in which players are challenged to build
castle-like structures while simultaneously
attacking and ultimately destroying their
opponents’ edifice.
"Fortress’
unique combination of puzzle-action and combat
strategy delivers a completely addictive and
compelling game play experience that’s well
positioned to take advantage of the diverse
demographic in the hand held market," said
Dan Kitchen, Vice President of Handheld
Development for Majesco. "We’re
confident that the hardcore gamer will
wholeheartedly embrace the awesome multi-player
dynamics, while the more casual gamer will
appreciate the short-learning curve and
user-friendly interface."
In Fortress,
each level is unique and set in different time
periods from the Stone Age and Medieval Era, to
swashbuckling Pirates and the last frontier of
space. Using a variety of building components
reminiscent of each particular time period,
players must first build their castles as each
building block falls from the top of the screen
onto the playing field. Once the structures are
complete, players strategically position weapons
onto their ‘fortress’ to begin the
battle, in addition to utilizing certain block
combinations to bring monsters to life to support
their conquest.
As full-scale
assaults ensue on each ‘fortress’,
players may choose from an array of Twerp
Characters to aid in the repair of their own
structure, or help advance the destruction of
their opponent’s castle. The battle
continues until one player has completely
destroyed their opponent’s structure. By
utilizing the Game Boy Advance link feature, Fortress
allows gamers intense multi-player
competition, playing head-to-head against the
computer or other opponents.
In addition to
Fortress, Majesco has announced plans to release
an impressive 10 titles for the Game Boy Advance
system in 2001.
These include
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Iridion
3D, and Earthworm
Jim.
About Majesco
Founded in 1986
and based in Edison, NJ, Majesco, Inc. is a
leading developer, publisher and distributor of
software for interactive entertainment platforms
including Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment
and Sega hardware systems. Most recently,
Majesco's internal development studio,
Pipe Dream
Interactive, released Rogue Spear for the
Dreamcast, the sequel to their best-seller, Tom
Clancy's Rainbow Six and Frogger 2 for Game Boy
Color.
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