Majesco Ships Age of Empires: The Age of Kings for Nintendo DS

February 15, 2006 - One of the most successful game franchises for Windows PC comes to the Nintendo DS handheld system as Majesco Entertainment Company ships Age of Empires: The Age of Kings. The standard-bearer for real-time strategy games on the Windows platform, Ensemble Studios' Age of Empires property has sold more than 16 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling PC franchises of all time. Age of Empires: The Age of Kings was developed by Backbone Entertainment, a division of Foundation 9 Entertainment, and is available now for a suggested retail price of $29.99.

"Age of Empires has set the gold standard for real-time strategy games and its global audience continues to grow," said Ken Gold, vice president of Marketing for Majesco. "We're extremely proud to bring this amazing franchise to the handheld audience."

Age of Empires: The Age of Kings boasts turn-based strategy gameplay – a first for the franchise – as players move from the Dark Ages through the Middle Ages with one goal in mind: domination of the known world.

Game features include:

• Command one of five different civilizations: the Britons, Franks, Mongols, Saracens or Japanese;
• Control special 'hero' units such as Richard the Lionheart, Minamoto Yoshitsune, Joan of Arc and Genghis Khan whose special Hero Powers affect the battlefield;
• Lead over 60 different types of units into battle--from archers and monks to hand cannoneers, battering rams and samurai;
• Construct and upgrade buildings to create resources for your civilizations and provide access to new units and technologies;
• Research over 55 different technologies like chemistry, ballistics, iron casting and spying to advance civilization into the next Age;
• Consult a new Combat Advisor for advice on a battle's outcome;
• Battle wirelessly with up to four players;
• Gain Empire Points to unlock maps and units while improving your Emperor Rank;
• Includes all new music plus the sounds from the best- selling PC version.

More information about Age of Empires: The Age of Kings can be found on the official site www.AgeofEmpiresDS.com.

SOURCE Majesco Entertainment Company