King’s Bounty: Armored Princess UK Retail Release Announced

UK publisher Focus Multimedia has sent out a press release that they are bringing King’s Bounty: Armored Princess to retail in the UK, and it should hit the shelves March 19th.

Focus Multimedia Announces the Retail Release ofKing’s Bounty: Armored Princess

March 2010 Focus Multimedia, one of the UK’s leading PC games and software publishers, is bringing the smash hit adventure RPG King’s Bounty: Armored Princess to UK retail for the very first time.

King’s Bounty: Armored Princess is the standalone sequel to the multi-award winning role-playing game (RPG) King’s Bounty: The Legend.

Described as (awesome) in a 9 out of 10 review on gamesradar.com and (outstanding) by gamespot.com, King’s Bounty: Armored Princess is already garnering critical acclaim.

King’s Bounty: Armored Princess unfolds in a rich new fantasy world. Hordes of demons have ravaged the lands of Darion and defeated the troops of King Mark. Darion’s only hope is the legendary knight Sir Gilbert, but the celebrated hero left long ago to explore the distant world of Teana.

The player takes command of Princess Amelie as she travels to the mystical and dangerous kingdom of Teana in a quest to find Sir Gilbert and bring him home.

Armies of terrifying creatures and monstrous bosses all stand in Amelie’s path. Fortunately she has many new skills and abilities to help her overcome the enemies attacking the kingdom of Teana, including her own pet dragon!

The princess and her army of companions travel across a huge continent, communicating with other characters, collecting resources and recruiting an army. Whilst exploring, Amelie is controlled in real-time mode. When a battle takes place the game switches to classic turn-based mode with a strong emphasis on tactical elements.

King’s Bounty: Armored Princess is a game with widespread appeal. With a fascinating storyline, beautiful hand drawn environments and gameplay that is both accessible and immersive, King’s Bounty: Armored Princess will enchant fans of the fantasy game genre as well as casual gamers.

King’s Bounty: Armored Princess is the first title of a new partnership between Focus Multimedia and leading Eastern European games publisher 1C Company, marking Focus’ expansion into the full price gaming market. Focus is the UK’s market leader in impulse price PC games and software.

King’s Bounty: Armored Princess is available on Friday 19th March from all good games retailers, or may be ordered direct from www.focusmm.co.uk. To view a list of UK stockists, visit http://www.kings-bounty.com/eng/links.php.

The suggested retail price is just £19.99 including VAT.