NEW YORK, May 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atari, Inc.
today announced the development of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS(R):
Tactics(TM) for the PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system, marking
the first time the highly- coveted D&D(R) license has ever graced a
next-generation portable system. D&D(R): Tactics authentically
utilizes the D&D 3.5 rule-set created by Wizards of Coast, a
subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc.
and allows players to take a party of six adventurers into a wide
variety of dangerous environments to experience deep and exciting
turn-based action. Developed by Kuju Entertainment, D&D: Tactics is
not yet rated and is planned for a 2006 holiday season release.
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is under license from the Hasbro Properties
Group, the intellectual property development arm of Hasbro, Inc.
"DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Tactics will offer role-playing game fans
and PSP system owners the only chance to bring this fantasy-based game
wherever they go," said Rick Mehler, Director of Marketing, Atari, Inc.
"With wireless cooperative game modes, downloadable content,
customizable characters and the acclaimed 3.5 rule-set, Atari is
thrilled to extend the D&D world to the handheld market."
"The PSP system has proven to be a very exciting platform to work
with and an ideal choice to expand the world of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
within the interactive gaming space," said Jerry Chu, Senior Licensing
Manager, Hasbro. "Making full use of the PSP system's unique
capabilities, gamers will be granted an accurate D&D experience and
story combined with a robust multiplayer system and the ability to
extend gameplay thru downloadable content."
D&D: Tactics offers an original, intriguing DUNGEONS &
DRAGONS storyline. Players take on the role of a mortal child caught in
a conflict of two competing dragons striving for godhood. Alignment is
critical, as it affects the end of the story and allows players to
change from good to evil, or the other way around, depending on which
quests they choose. Gamers will play through a series of adventures,
completing various objectives along the way. D&D: Tactics offers
all the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS base character classes including
Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue,
Sorcerer and Wizard. Five Prestige Classes are available, as are two
Psionic classes, the Psion and the Psychic Warrior. Players will be
able to customize their characters and store as many as their memory
stick can handle.
D&D: Tactics will take full advantage of the PSP system's
wireless capability and offer gamers a multiplayer mode. The
co-operative mode allows a group of gamers to play the single-player
campaign with their friends as a team. In Deathmatch mode a series of
special arenas, such as the randomly- generated and populated Dungeon
Bash, allows players to fight one another with their saved parties.
D&D Tactics also features the ability to utilize downloadable
content helping extend the play in the form of new dungeon maps.
Source: Sys-Con.com