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x5606 Mortals Rejoice! Zeus: Master of Olympus Bolts
onto Store Shelves Impressions Games’ New City-Building Simulation
Allows Players to Mingle With the Gods of Ancient Greece CAMBRIDGE, MA (October 16, 2000) – Impressions
Games(tm) and Sierra Studios( today announced that the sixth game in their
series of ultra-successful city building strategy games, Zeus(tm): Master of
Olympus(tm) has shipped to retail stores nationwide. Set in ancient Greece,
Zeus: Master of Olympus serves up a world filled with heroes, gods, and other
mythological creatures. Based around scenarios that can be enjoyed in less
than an hour, Zeus: Master of Olympus transports gamers into a world where
Gods walk among mortals in player-built city states, resolving their issues
with fiery thunderbolts and monster minions that do their bidding. "Zeus is the best game we’ve ever
created," said Chris Beatrice, director of design and development at
Impressions Games. "We designed it to offer something to both the
moderate and hard-core gamers. It offers adventures that can be completed in
about an hour, but is also very deep and challenging for a gamer who has more
time to invest." Designed with strategy gamers of all skill
level in mind, Zeus makes it simple to get a city built and running smoothly.
But running the city is only a part of mastering Zeus. Players will have to
contend with driven deities who can appear in the city to cause happiness or
havoc. Famous heroes wander the countryside, and can be summoned when their
help is needed. Players must defend their cities from hostile invaders,
monsters, and other Greek cities. Mixing the historical with the mythological,
Zeus is divided into quests and objectives that can be completed in about an
hour, making it the ideal diversion for both moderate gamers and hardcore
strategists alike. Impressions Games has been a leading developer
of strategy games for over ten years, with offices in Cambridge, MA.
Impressions Games has created some of the most innovative, best-selling titles
in the interactive entertainment industry, including the Lords of the Realm(
series, Lords of Magic(, Robert E. Lee: Civil War General(, Civil War Generals
2: Grant, Lee, Sherman(, and the Impressions’ City Building Series(tm) which
is comprised of the Caesar(tm) line of games, Pharaoh(tm), Pharaoh Official
Expansion: Cleopatra(tm), and now Zeus(tm). More information can be found at http://www.impressionsgames.com. Sierra On-Line, Inc. http://www.sierra.com/
is one of the original developers and largest worldwide publishers of
interactive entertainment and productivity software. Sierra is a division of
Havas Interactive, a global leader in interactive content, and is one of the
world’s largest publishers of education, entertainment and home productivity
software. Its divisions, Blizzard Entertainment(r), Coktel, Knowledge
Adventure(r), Sierra(tm) and Flipside.com(tm) are famous for releasing
critically acclaimed and award winning titles. Havas has operations in the US
and in Europe and is a subsidiary of the French publishing house Havas, part
of Vivendi Communications. For
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