Your mother can't tell you to stop flapping your wings like a dragon any more.
D3PUBLISHER OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES DRAGON BLADE: WRATH OF FIRE™ EXCLUSIVELY
FOR NINTENDO'S Wii™ SYSTEM
LOS ANGELES - June 21, 2007 - The power of the dragon is in your hands as D3Publisher
of America, Inc. (D3PA), a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment
software, today announced that Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire™ will be available
exclusively for the Wii™ system this fall. Designed specifically for the
Wii system, Dragon Blade is a 3rd person action-adventure game where players
unleash the magical powers of a fierce dragon, creating a unique and visually
stunning weapon through their sword and arms. Players will utilize an intuitively
designed, two-handed Wii control scheme and use both arms simultaneously to emulate
the dragon's arms, wings, tail, fire and more as they embark on an epic fantasy
adventure in more than 20 unique environments in 6 visually stunning worlds.
"Dragon Blade is one the few hack 'n slash games that will be available on the
Wii this fall and the development team, Land Ho, has done a great job to fully
utilize the Wii controls so players will experience parallel movement between
themselves and the game avatar like never before," said Yoji Takenaka, executive
vice president and chief operations officer, D3PA. "With its arcade style pick-up
and play gameplay, we expect Dragon Blade to appeal to gamers of all ages."
Featuring an original story by Richard A. Knaak, one of the best-selling authors
behind the immensely popular DragonLance series as well as other popular series
based on Warcraft, Diablo, and the Age of Conan, Dragon Blade immerses players
in a compelling storyline and richly detailed fantasy worlds. Players will use
their dragon powers and hundreds of combat options to battle colossal enemies
and embark on quests to upgrade their weapons and make them even more powerful
over time.
Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire is under development by LAND HO! Co., Ltd. The game
is currently rated "RP" ("Rating Pending") by the ESRB and is slated for release
in fall 2007.
