Silent Storm Goes Gold!
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SILENT STORM GOES GOLD
Gamers can change history with a true 3D turn-based game featuring RPG elements set in World War II
Los Angeles, CA - January 15, 2004 - Encore, a majority-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation (NASDAQ: NAVR) and JoWooD, an Austrian game publisher and developer, today announced that Silent Storm has gone gold. The eagerly anticipated PC game is expected on store shelves by the end of January for approximately $50.
Silent Storm is a true 3D game combining turn-based tactical combat and role-playing set against the background of World War II. Gamers choose to play on the side of the Axis or Allied forces, select their squad, and customize their characters from over 40 elite mercenaries. Then, employing more than 75 authentic weapons from the time period, gamers embark on 24 non-linear missions that are revealed as play progresses.
Among the game's many unique features is its ability for players to realistically destroy everything they see -- for example, when part of a building's lower story is blown up, the upper stories collapse. In addition, players can create elite squadrons from 40 operatives spanning 30 nationalities, each with their own profession and skills.
Said Michael Bell, Encore's CEO, "Silent Storm is one of many eagerly awaited games debuting in 2004 that we are co-publishing with JoWooD Productions. Silent Storm is representative of the high quality and gamer appeal that consumers will see in titles published by Encore in the new year."
Added Andreas Tobler, CEO of JoWooD Productions Software AG, "Silent Storm represents some of our best work to date. This game has been exceptionally well received in Europe, and we are eagerly anticipating similar success in North America."
Turn-based games taken to a whole new level
Silent Storm takes turn-based war gaming to a whole new level. As the only tactical strategy game set in World War II, the game offers some of the most impressive graphics and physics available on the market today. In addition, gamers will enjoy these unique features:
- 24 non-linear day and night missions across both Axis and Allied campaigns
- More than 75 authentic WWII weapons ranging from commando daggers to
hand-held rocket launchers including experimental and rare models
- Over 40 male and female mercenaries of various nationalities, each with unique personality, background, and abilities to customize squads
- Over 50 additional abilities, such as increasing resistance to pain and sharp- shooting enemies from a distance
- Random mission generator and multi-function 3D map/scenario/campaign editor that deliver unlimited gameplay
- Multiple paths and three difficulty levels to complete missions, using either brute force or stealth tactics
About Encore
Encore, a majority-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation (NASDAQ: NAVR), is a leading interactive publisher in the PC CD-ROM and videogame markets. The company will launch close to a dozen new entertainment titles in the coming months through licensing or publishing agreements with Marvel (Daredevilâ„¢), JoWooD Productions (Silent Storm, SpellForce and Soldner, among others), Ascaron (Sacred) and Monte Cristo (Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps). The company also offers PC titles or compilations in nearly every major software category from productivity to education.
Encore products are sold in thousands of retail outlets nationwide, and in major international markets. For more information on Encore and Navarre Corporation, visit www.encoreusa.com and www.navarre.com.
About JoWood
JoWooD Productions Software AG, an Austrian based and a publicly traded company on the Vienna Stock Exchange, is rapidly establishing itself as a leading force in the video games industry. Its strategy is to identify, develop and publish internationally competitive, high-quality entertainment software for all existing next-generation gaming platforms. JoWooD Productions has in-house development facilities in Vienna and Ebensee, Austria, and a fast growing roster of exceptional wholly owned subsidiary studios, including , Neon, Wings Simulations and Massive Development in Germany.
