REAL-TIME CONFLICT: SHOGUN EMPIRES(TM)" STRIKES BATTLEFIELD GOLD

PC-Style Real-Time Strategy Headed to the Nintendo DS(TM) with Innovative

Touch Screen Control, Wireless Multiplayer Support

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (November 1, 2005) – Leading video games publisher and

developer Namco Hometek Inc. today announced that "Real-Time Conflict:

Shogun Empires(TM)," its upcoming real-time strategy game for the Nintendo

DS(TM), has gone gold. Utilizing the unique capabilities of the DS, the game

lets players wage war in feudal Japan with an innovative touch screen

control system, give orders to troops using voice activated control and even

take on a friend in wireless multiplayer battles. "Real-Time Conflict:

Shogun Empires" will be available in stores November 21 and is rated T for

Teen by the ESRB.

Players are swept back to the honor and intrigue of feudal Japan in

"Real-Time Conflict: Shogun Empires," controlling one of two rival brothers

who seek to attain ultimate power. As they conquer neighboring territories

and amass fearsome armies, only one will be able to end this bloody feud and

seize the title of Shogun.

In their pursuit of absolute control over Japan, players will utilize an

innovative touch screen control scheme to organize, move and give orders to

their army. Swordsmen, pikemen and archers will wreak havoc across the

battlefield, giving players an unparalleled amount of strategic freedom in

devising tactics and taking on the enemy. A simple touch screen interface

allows for smooth control of each individual army, while specialized

mini-games let players assault armored fortresses, engage in one-on-one

ninja battles and pursue the enemy through the forest on horseback. Using

the wireless capabilities of the Nintendo DS, players can test their

battlefield skills against a friend in intense multiplayer encounters.

“For years gamers have been clamoring for a handheld real time strategy game

with the same ease of control as their PC counterparts, and now 'Real-Time

Conflict: Shogun Empires' is poised to deliver on this impressive goal,”

said Jeff Lujan, business director at Namco Hometek Inc. “Players will have

seamless control over their armies with both touch screen and voice

commands, and the thrilling multiplayer modes should make many RTS fans

happy.”

For more details on "Real-Time Conflict: Shogun Empires," please visit

www.namco.com.