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[icycalm]

Coming end-2007 by Blueside and Microsoft, with co-op play for up to four players via Live.

http://www.xbox.com/ja-JP/press/release/20070830.htm




http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/doc ... 30/kuf.htm

[icycalm]

Press release from Phantagram's website (English section):

Posted on Monday, November 26 @ 09:18:23 PST

Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom will take the franchise in a new direction as developer BLUESIDE and series director Henry Lee plan to create a truly next-generation Action-RPG, departing from their well-known Action-RTS formula.


Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom is an Action RPG game based on the universe of Kingdom Under Fire series. Where as the previous Kingdom Under Fire series were Action RTS titles that recreated realistic fantasy battlefields of massive scale, Circle of Doom focuses on the development of one character with easy-to-learn game system and control mechanics.

Explore vast and randomly generated maps while battling bloodthirsty monsters attacking from all directions. As the game progresses, the six heroes will find increasingly advanced and spectacular ways to defeat enemies using new weapons and abilities as they progress through six varied acts. You can interact with other players for a full multiplayer experience and up to four-player co-op on Xbox LIVE Gold.

The words Action?and RPG may sound familiar to many gamers, but Circle of Doom is filled with never-before-imagined innovation and fresh ideas. Players will explore randomly generated vast dungeons and face off monsters swarming the screen in thousands and attacking from all directions along the floors, walls, and ceilings of the dungeons.

Features :

Fast and blood-thirsty action where stylish fighting moves are executed by easy and intuitive control.
Realistic characters, spectacular effects, massive scale?all rendered with cutting-edge technology.
Choose from a cast of 6 unique characters with different combat styles and abilities.
Each character can perform a great variety of combos with 5~6 different types of weapons.
Find, learn, craft, and trade 50+ abilities, 60+ spells, and infinite combinations of weapon + ability + spell.
Travel through different dimensions, from inside of a gigantic living creature to a spiraling tower filled with lava.
Everything players see in the environment can be destroyed.
Wipe out thousands of grotesque monsters of 70+ types attacking the player from floor, wall, and ceiling.
Randomly generated maps will create a fresh new experience every single time.
Single and multiplayer modes are seamlessly merged. (Xbox Live required for multiplayer.)
Play alone, or recruit a 4-player party and continue the quest without switching modes.
Take a single-player character to the party quest, or create a new one with useful skills to compliment the party.
Party players will be awarded with powerful artifacts that are not available in single mode.
Trade custom-crafted items and weapons with other party members.

KUF: CoD will ship to retailers nationwide on January 8 for an estimated retail price of $59.99.

http://www.phantagram.com/ENG/


And a completely awesome preview by Famitsu:

http://www.famitsu.com/sp/071203_kufcod/

Tha Korean version has been out for about a week now and the Japanese one was just released, so expect a review soon.

[icycalm]

I was just browsing the blog of the latest forum member (AlterIgnis), and I came across this post, in which he shows the contents of the Korea-only limited edition. Besides the game itself (which offers several language choices) there's also a copy of the first Xbox KUF, as well as a t-shirt, an artbook, and a mini poster. Cool-looking box too.

And, as he mentions, all of that cost him less than what a barebones EU game goes for these days (I am assuming without factoring in shipping costs as well as any import taxes).