According to foreign reports, Aeria Games (North America) has acquired 2 new MMORPGs, Kingdom Heroes 2 Online and Heroes: Scions of Phoenix. Both MMORPGs are developed using the BigWorld Technology engine. Some other games developed using this engine include Japan’s Grandia Online, China’s Tian Xia 2, the upcoming World of Tanks and Russia’s Northern Blade (from the developer of Allods Online).
Official Taiwan website – http://sg2.uj.com.tw/
Chinese name to find on YouTube – 三國群英傳2
The game breaks the barrier of 2D horizontal scroll bars to create a new generation of unique 3D roles and scenarios. It inherited from its predecessors some classic elements, including large-scale battles, skills for commanders and soldier-to-leader transformations, to give players the stimulating experience of training and commanding their troops to combat the enemy. Another charm of Kingdom Heroes 2 Online lies in that you can enjoy yourself by staging an attack together with your virtual war buddies.
The game also inherited from its predecessors some classic elements, including large-scale battles, skills for commanders and soldier-to-leader transformations, to give players the stimulating experience of training and commanding their troops to combat the enemy. Another charm of Kingdom Heroes 2 Online lies in that you can enjoy yourself by staging an attack together with your virtual war buddies.
Kingdom Heroes 2 Online allows players to join their hands in building cities on their territories and extend their creativity to put up multi-functional constructions of personal styles. Manipulating powerful siegeworks, navigating in gigantic warships in the Battle of Chibi, one just can’t help indulging in the glory of heroes. A mix of traditional pleasures and creative features, Kingdom Heroes 2 Online will definitely bring new joys to all players.
Official Taiwan website – http://www.pko.com.tw/
Chinese name to find on YouTube – 火鳳三國 Online
‘Heroes – Scions of Phoenix’ was developed by Userjoy and is based on their popular RPG game series ‘Fantasia Sango’. The story is centered on the Chinese mythology of the universe creation, and blended with early Chinese history and key legendary figures from the Qin, Han and Three Kingdoms Dynasties. A breathtaking fiction of fantasy, martial arts and magic will be staged in front of the players. There will be more than 50 famous characters from the Three Kingdoms appearing in ‘Heroes: Scions of Phoenix’, all sculptured in gorgeous modeling design and infused with rich imaginative background stories.
Update: BigWorld Tech’s (developer for the game engine) blog has added my post. Is it a rumor still? Stay tuned 🙂
http://blog.bigworldtech.com/bwblog/2010/03/west-meets-east/