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Crookz: The Big Heist reveals groovy gameplay trailer

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Kalypso Media pulled back the curtain on Crookz: The Big Heist today. The title is a funk-infuzed stealth/strategy game where you command a group of 1970s heisters who pull off the biggest scores of their decade. This first trailer shows off the skills of the lockpick class while executing a small-scale residential heist.

Crookz: The Big Heist is on track for an August 25th release.



Groovy First Gameplay Trailer Released
See what it takes to pull a huge job 70??s style

Ridgewood, NJ ?? May 29, 2015 ?? Your team of talented and funky master thieves is assembled and the heist meticulously planned, but do you really have the skills to grab that loot? Have you got all the alarms covered? Have the security guards changed their routes? See what it takes to pull off a huge job as Kalypso Media reveal the first gameplay trailer for Crookz ?? The Big Heist, the upcoming tactical strategy game set in the 1970??s.

See how the pro??s plan, set up and execute stylish heists and turn petty crime into the art of Grand Larceny; all set in a funky 70??s era. Crime never looked so good! 
 
 
 

About Crookz ?? The Big Heist
It??s the 1970??s: the era of Funk, flared jeans and disco-fuelled Saturday nights. A crack team of expert thieves turn Grand Larceny into an art-form by using their many talents to break into the richest homes and steal the finest jewelry - all to finance their hedonistic lifestyles. That is until a lucrative museum heist in Venice involving a famous jewel known as ??The Luna Stone?? ends in betrayal and the team broken apart. Five years later the remaining gang members reunite with a plot for revenge against their traitorous former comrade ?? but naturally, their plan will also make them rich beyond their wildest dreams??
 
Crookz ?? The Big Heist is a tactical strategy game set in the funky 1970??s with a slick and groovy atmosphere. Show off the art of thieving by plotting stylish heists and robberies; utilizing espionage and quick-thinking to avoid detection. Implement a successful strategy by assembling and kitting out your team before the job and planning the best way in.
 
Features of Crookz ?? The Big Heist
  • Diverse and thrilling Single player campaign
  • 18 missions set in a colorful and stylish 70??s setting
  • Customize your gang of thieves with a variety of playable characters. The powerful bruiser makes a good hatchet man, while the locksmith is responsible for the finishing touches.
  • Kit out your team with all manner of elaborate tools: like camera jammers, chloroform or explosive charges
  • Test your skills under tough conditions in Challenge Mode by unlocking new heists and competing for the ultimate highscore against other players
  • Unique gameplay mixes quick-thinking with in-depth strategy

Crookz ?? The Big Heist will be released globally via digital distribution and boxed retail on August 25 for PC, Mac and Linux. For more information please visit the official site at www.crookz-game.com or at the Facebook page here
 
 
About The Kalypso Media Group ??
Founded in 2006 in Germany by industry veterans Simon Hellwig and Stefan Marcinek, Kalypso Media is a global, independent developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment software with over 120 employees worldwide.
 
Along with Headquarters in Worms, Germany, the company has offices in the United Kingdom and the United States.  Kalypso Media also enjoys very strong global digital distribution through its Kalypso Media Digital Ltd. subsidiary, owns three development studios ?? Realmforge Studios GmbH, Gaming Minds Studios GmbH and Skilltree Studios GmbH ?? and works with multiple leading independent developers.
 
Kalypso Media??s titles include the critically acclaimed Tropico 3, Tropico 4, Tropico 5 (PC, Xbox 360, PS4), Sins of a Solar Empire (Europe and Asia), Dungeons and Dungeons 2. Upcoming titles include Crookz  (PC, Mac, SteamOS) and Grand Ages: Medieval (PC). Further information about Kalypso Media is available at http://www.kalypsomedia.com