1701 A.D. Gold Edition Announced
this summer, offering the strategy game 1701 A.D. along with 1701 A.D. – The
Sunken Dragon, an expansion that was not released in North America: AUSTIN,
TX -- May 28, 2008 – Aspyr Media has teamed with Ubisoft to bring 1701 A.D. Gold
Edition to the PC in North America this summer. 1701 A.D. Gold Edition includes
the critically acclaimed empire building strategy game 1701 A.D. and introduces
for the first time in North America the expansion 1701 A.D. – The Sunken Dragon.
The Sunken Dragon adds to 1701 A.D.’s nearly limitless replayability with a new
11-mission, story-driven campaign and a new world editor that allows gamers to
design and share maps for single-player or online play. New computer artificial
intelligence profiles, buildings, subquests and an empire-shattering new natural
disaster add even more depth to the robust 1701 A.D. experience.
“With the success and praise for 1701 A.D., we couldn’t resist bringing this
vast new adventure to North American gamers,” said Ted Staloch, Executive Vice
President, Publishing for Aspyr. “Beyond just the new missions, providing the
full toolset to create and share player-designed maps adds incredible value and
makes this compilation truly golden.”
Reviewers praised the original 1701 A.D. for its well-designed gameplay and
graphics, and IGN.com recognized the critical darling for its excellence in
economic simulation with a “Game of the Year” award.
1701 A.D. Gold Edition takes players to an 18th-century land under the Queen’s
orders to develop settlements and grow a massive empire. Players must keep their
citizenry happy by developing and acquiring goods to satisfy their ever-growing
needs while working to gain the upper hand on opponents. Gamers will challenge
wily AI antagonists, each with unique personalities and traits, or take on human
opposition online and interact with them through diplomacy, trade, sabotage,
espionage and even military might in order to reign supreme in the New World.
1701 A.D. Gold Edition is scheduled for release this summer for the SRP of
$29.99
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