Crusader: No Regret Ships
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ORIGIN Systems Announces Shipment of Crusader: No Regret
for the PC CD-ROM
Explosive Sequel Achieves New Levels of Detail, Death and Destruction
AUSTIN, TX, September 12, 1996---ORIGIN Systems , an Electronic Arts
company and the developer of world famous entertainment software announced
today that it has shipped Crusader: No Regret(tm) for PC CD-ROM. The next
installment in this award winning series boasts ten new multi-level
missions packed with death, destruction and adventure, 19 devastating
weapons, and 21 fast-action maneuvers.
In this explosive sequel to the smash hit Crusader: No Remorse(tm),
players will explore the multi-leveled, textured terrain of a space ship
and a lunar mining base, filled with challenging adversaries, traps and
puzzles. The new and improved weapons allow you to incinerate, freeze,
shatter, dissolve and even vaporize your hapless opponents, and you ll
witness even more spectacular death effects. If you can see it, you can
shoot it; players will see visible damage from every round fired. You ll
encounter new enemies and they ll be even more intelligent than the ones
you battled in Crusader: No Remorse.
Utilizing the latest in audio and video technology, Crusader: No Regret
includes a new high-quality video compression engine and 16-bit digital
Circle Surround sound, which will immerse the player with the ultimate in
realistic sights and sounds. Shot at the Studios at Las Colinas near
Dallas, Texas, the elaborate video production features improved
cinematics, including moving camera shots, dramatic lighting and special
effects for linear portions of the game. The video clips supply plot
critical information as players proceed through the game, destroying
without regard, without compassion, without regret.
In Crusader: No Regret, players act as the renegade Silencer, out to
settle a score with the World Economic Consortium---this time in outer
space and on the moon. Your rebel comrades must rely on your skill and
determination in order to triumph over the ruthless military forces of a
high-security penal colony. Crusader: No Regret features non-stop action
as you make your way through a series of increasingly difficult combat and
sabotage missions.
Crusader: No Regret is shipping worldwide in English and German. The game
is supported by an extensive marketing campaign that includes aggressive
advertising with premium positions in the major gaming publications. The
innovative Web site for Crusader: No Regret adds a sinister dimension to
the ORIGIN Web experience. The site features animated characters and death
scenes from the game, giving players a sampling of the destruction and
mayhem that make the Crusader series so popular. The Web site also
includes video clips of game play, profiles of the team members and
actors, and a special area (the Boiler Room) which features the "weapon of
the week." Soon to be available is the fully interactive demo. The ORIGIN
Web site is located at http://www.ea.com/origin.html.
Also shipping with Crusader: No Regret is ORIGIN s Official Guide
to Crusader: No Regret, a 192-page hint book that includes strategy tips,
two sets of maps and a complete walkthrough of the game.
ORIGIN Systems develops and publishes state-of-the-art
entertainment software. To date, the company has released more than 50
titles, including the award-winning Ultima , Wing Commander and Crusader
series of games. The company also develops titles under the Jane s Combat
Simulations brand. ORIGIN is based in Austin, Texas, with additional
offices in Hunt Valley, Maryland, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS). More information about ORIGIN s products
can be found on the Internet at http://www.ea.com/origin.html.
Electronic Arts, headquartered in San Mateo, California, is a
leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, EA
posted revenues over $530 million for fiscal 1996. The company develops,
publishes and distributes software worldwide for personal computers and
advanced entertainment systems such as the PlayStation(tm) and Sega
Saturn(tm). Electronic Arts markets its products worldwide under five
brand names: Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS(tm), ORIGIN Systems, Inc.,
Bullfrog Productions Ltd.(tm) and Jane s Combat Simulations. EA has
subsidiaries in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore,
South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Austin, Texas, and
Seattle, Washington. More information about EA's products and full text of
press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.ea.com.
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