King's Bounty Now Available in North America

Atari just sent us over a quick press release announcing that Katauri Interactive's King's Bounty: The Legend has shipped to retail stores across North America.
Just a quick reminder that King's Bounty: The Legend has shipped to retailers in North America for the suggested price of $39.95. Developed by Katauri Interactive, published by 1C and distributed by Atari, King's Bounty: The Legend is an adventure with tactical turn-based battles and RPG elements unfolding in a fairytale fantasy world, a world of fearless knights, evil mages, wise kings and beautiful princesses.

The player controls one character, leading him through the gameworld, exploring it, commanding armies in battle and accomplishing various scripts and bonus quests. The game progression falls into two separate parts Adventure and Combat. In adventure mode, the player controls the character in real-time, taking him through the adventure map seeking treasure, and completing challenges. In combat mode, the player takes on the role as warchief, leading their troops through battle in a chess-like format.

Game Features:
'¢ Classic real-time (adventure) meets turn-based (battles) gameplay
'¢ Rich fantasy setting, storyline with a lot of twists and an unexpected ending
'¢ Players have three types of characters to choose from Warrior, Paladin and Mage. Each of them with unique characteristics and abilities
'¢ Huge game world with dozens of locations and battlefields both on the surface and in dungeons
'¢ The game world isn't static - enemies don't just sit and wait for the hero to arrive, they pursue their own and try to get in the player's way