LEGION ARENA EMBRACES CULT of MITHRAS
Slitherine to Release Legion Arena Expansion this February
Montreal, Canada. January 19, 2006. Slitherine, in association with Black Bean and Strategy First, a wholly owned subsidiary of Silverstar Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSTR), today announced the “Cult of Mithras,†a downloadable mini expansion for “Legion Arena;†it’s hugely popular Role Playing Strategy Game. “The Cult of Mithras†is due for release in February 2006 and requires a full working version of “Legion Arena†to play. This expansion will cost approximately $11.99.
About the Cult of Mithras
The Cult of Mithras will be set in the boundaries between history and mythology.
Additional New Features:
· 35 new battles
· 7 new campaigns
· Battles are now linked, preventing between-battle healing. This adds a whole new layer of strategy. The cost of a soldier is now a real consideration.
· 5 new unit types including Fire Demons, Shadow Warriors and Ghost Legions
· New graphical effects
· New specialist equipment
· Bolts onto Legion Arena allowing players to take their personalized armies on new adventures
Visit www.slitherine.com/com/ for more information on the “Cult of Mithras.†Additional information on this expansion will be available in the coming weeks.
About Legion Arena
“Legion Arena†is a role playing strategy game created on a massive scale, providing gamers with more than just the pure taste of battle. Set during the period of the Roman Republic, players take command of a band of simple peasant warriors, and train them into a formidable fighting force. With each victorious battle, gamers can reap the rewards of fame, fortune, and experience, along with the opportunity to “level up†their units. Troops will learn hundreds of new skills through their field experience, and will progressively upgrade their abilities with each new combat situation they face. Gamers can play as the Roman Empire and Celtic Clans through over a hundred scenarios, and must use carefully calculated strategies in an attempt to crush their enemies on the front line—fighting for the pride and glory of the battlefield!
Features
· Easy to learn, hard to master—keeps you coming back for more!
· Gamers recruit and train their troops.
· RPG aspect makes each unit specialized—buy equipment and chose your armies’ skills with over 100 to choose from!
· Personalize the appearance of each squad by selecting their textures.
· Command vast armies in epic 3-D battles. Over 100 scenarios!
· Earn experience and denari for every victory.
· Play as both the Romans and Celtics in over 100 different scenarios!
· Over 20 unique unit types including Legionnaires, Praetorians, Elephants, and Naked Fanatics.
· Special effects including water, particles, lighting, night battles, weather, and grass.
· Detailed combat model design by twice world wargaming champion, Iain McNeil.
· Deploy troops and issue orders before battle.
· Real time control in battle using Slitherine’s innovative order time system.
· Every unit has strengths and weaknesses. Gamers learn how to use their strengths and exploit their enemies’ weaknesses.
· Real terrain effects—cavalry are weaker in woods, light infantry are weaker in the open.
· Two-player head-to-head mode over LAN & Internet.
For more information on “Legion Arena†please visit:
http://www.strategyfirst.com/en/games/LegionArena/ or www.legionarena.com
“Legion Arena†is currently available at major retailers for $39.99.
Created on the 4th of July 2000, Slitherine Software UK Ltd. is a privately funded and independent UK developer. It is a small and talented team who have been in the games industry since the early 1990's working on games such as T-Tex, Red Alert, Dune, Dune Emperor, Deus Ex and Urban Chaos on platforms from the Amiga, Lynx, SNES, PSX, GBC, Dreamcast to PC. Slitherine Software has recently launched the SOL download service to leverage the potential of the Internet. Legion, Slitherine's first game, has sold over 150,000 copies worldwide and is still selling thousands every month.
About Lago/Black Bean
Black Bean is the games label of Lago Srl, which is part of the Leader Group. Leader SpA has been the leading independent distributor in Italy since it started business in 1984. Leader is based in Gazzada (Varese) which is situated 30 miles north of Milan in northern Italy. Black Bean philosophy is to focus on a wide range of games genre leveraging on the niche targets that remain uncovered into the market. By adding original content to the products and by fully localising the titles Black Bean's vision is to remain close to player's needs. Black Bean has distribution partners all across Europe and PAL territories including Australia and South Africa. www.blackbeangames.com
About Strategy First
Strategy First, Inc. is a leading developer and worldwide publisher of entertainment software for the PC. Founded in 1990, the Company has grown rapidly, publishing major games in the industry such as "S.C.S - Dangerous Waters(tm)" and "Disney's Aladdin Chess Adventures" and simultaneously developing its own in-house titles such as "O.R.B." and "Disciples II". After winning numerous awards for games such as "Disciples: Sacred Lands", "Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns", "Steel Beasts", "Galactic Civilizations", and "Jagged Alliance", Strategy First continues to push the gaming envelope with its own groundbreaking titles, while maintaining its reputation as a unique alternative for independent developers seeking to market their games to a worldwide audience. www.strategyfirst.com .
About
Silverstar Holdings
Silverstar
Holdings Ltd. is a publicly traded company, focusing on acquiring controlling
positions in high growth fee-based electronic game businesses that stand to
benefit from the economies of scale generated by Internet and other technology
related platforms. It currently owns Fantasy Sports, Inc., a dominant
provider of fee based NASCAR related and other fantasy sports games, Strategy
First Inc., a leading developer and worldwide publisher of entertainment
software for the PC, as well as a stake in Magnolia Broadband, a fab-less
semiconductor company and innovator of radio frequency (RF) solutions for the
cellular industry. www.silverstarholdings.com
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