Chariots of War announced from Slitherine Strategies & Paradox Entertainment

1/29/03

London based Slitherine Strategies is currently developing a new game in cooperation with the Swedish games developer Paradox Entertainment, which will be released in late spring 2003. The game has already been signed to the North American market.

In a sequel to the revolutionary high-level strategy game, Legion, that portrayed the rich history of the Roman world, Chariots of War now takes you to the cradle of civilization and the land where conflict was born.

In the dawn of time Man abandoned a life of roaming and hunting to settle in stable agricultural communities. Immediately Man invented private ownership fuelling the fire of conflict. In an effort to stave off barbarians & enemies, Great Kingdoms and Empires were born, ruled by powerful King-Priests.

These Great Empires occupied the best farmlands and water sources in the Near East called 'The Fertile Crescent'. But conflict over ownership did not cease because of the creation of these mighty Empires. Instead it lead to jealousy and hatred among the uncivilized peoples and a thirst for ever more power among the King-Priests. . It resulted in a war for water, a war for land, a war for the Fertile Crescent.

Lead the mighty Hittites in a campaign to subdue all their neighbours. Play the Assyrians entrenched in a sea of enemies and carve out an empire or go down in a blaze of glory. Defend Egypt against numerous invasions in a period of decay often called the third intermediate period. Can you stave off the Hittites, the Libyans, the Nubians, the Sea People and numerous rebelling princes and retain the glory of the God-King?

- We see a great potential in Chariots of War and following the successes of Legion and our other strategy games the game has drawn great interest from many international publishers, says Fredrik Malmberg, Executive Director at Paradox Entertainment.

"We're very excited about the potential for Chariots of War. It takes everything that the gamers loved in Legion to the next level and adds some dramatic new features such as trade, technology & scripted events." Says Iain McNeil, Director at Slitherine Strategies