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Ex-Chaser to be released for Xbox in the U.S. - Xicat releases Japanese RPG Black Stone: Magic & Steel.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL -Sept 26, 2002 Xicat Interactive, Inc., a publisher of award-winning video games, releases Ex-Chaser for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, in North America in Q4 of 2002. Xicat will rename the Japanese game - Black Stone: Magic & Steel.
"Black Stone (Ex-Chaser), is popular in Japan and has enjoyed many excellent reviews," says Bradley Flack, Director of Sales at Xicat Interactive. "The U.S. Market loves action RPG games and Xicat is happy to bring Black Stone: Magic & Steel to the Market."
Darkness has crept into the world of Zedan. Madul (the Dark Lord) has led his forces of the Underworld to victory over the White Wizards and the Forces of Light. Hope still remains as the White Wizards summon the bravest of the brave to battle Madul¹s army and find the sacred Black Stones needed to save the world of Zedan. This small band of heroes are assembled and tasked with traveling to distant parts of Zedan to recapture key strong holds, find the Black Stones and restore power to the White Wizards.
Black Stone: Magic & Steel lets single players battle foes in real time as individual characters or as a team of four (toggling between characters). This combat/strategy RPG allows up to four players in cooperative play to attack the forces of evil simultaneously, slashing their way through 26 perilous levels of non-stop swordplay and blood letting. Players collect (or purchase) weapons, beastly companions, magic spells and various magical stones as they do away with a dark army who wants to enslave all of Zedan.
The environments of Black Stone are brilliantly animated and fans of 'anime¹ should be pleasantly surprised with the individual character animation. Players choose their character (or characters): Warrior, warlock, archer, pirate or thief, each with varying melee skills, magical powers and long-range attack capabilities. After completing missions successfully, players can add to their pool of characters by finding hidden ones. Players should ready themselves to spill a river of blood using the proper techniques to dispose of foes in this non-stop, fast-paced slasher.
So raise your weapon, memorize your spells and begin your quest to find the stones and save the world of Zedan. Black Stone: Magic & Steel will be released for Xbox in Q4 of 2002, and is rated Teen for Blood and Violence.
About Xicat Interactive:
Xicat Interactive, Inc., (
http://www.xicat.com/) headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with offices in London and Zurich, is a fast-growing innovator in the world of interactive entertainment software publishing. Xicat¹s other popular titles, Sniper: Path of Vengeance, ChopLifter: Search & Rescue, US Special Forces: Team Factor, Jane's Attack Squadron, Top Angler, X-Plane, and Gothic can be found at Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Circuit City, Toys R Us, K-Mart, Best Buy and Electronic Boutique among others. Xicat publishes award-winning games for PlayStation2®, Nintendo® Gamecube® and Game Boy® Advance, Microsoft® Xbox and Personal Computers.About Xbox:
Xbox (
http://www.xbox.com/) is Microsoft¹s future-generation video game system that delivers the most powerful games experiences ever. Xbox empowers game artists by giving them the technology to fulfill their creative visions as never before, creating games that blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Xbox is now available in North America, Japan, Europe and Australia.
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