Crime Does Pay In JoWooD Productions' The Sting! -- JoWooD's New Burglary Simulation Adds a New Twist to the Genre.Business/Technology Editors, Entertainment Editors VANCOUVER, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2001 Picking locks without real-world punishment is the name of the game in JoWooD's The Sting! This burglary simulation game A simulation game, or sim game, (also known as a game of status or mixed game) is a game that contains a mixture of skill, chance, and strategy to simulate an aspect of reality, such as a stock exchange. puts the player in the shoes of novice burglar Matt Tucker. A former prisoner, Matt has landed himself on the burglary-ripe streets of Fortune Hills, the largest virtual town ever produced in a computer game. Matt is trying to make his way to the top of the underworld, but to reach this pinnacle he will need to advance by successfully completing crimes that increasingly get trickier. To gain the honor he craves from the most notorious criminals in the underworld, Matt will need to pull off the crime of the century -- The Sting! Matt is not alone in this game, either. Along the way he will meet more than 60 other characters, finding some who are willing to be cohorts in crime...that is as long as they get a share in the profit. With more than 70 buildings to burgle bur·gle tr. & intr.v. bur·gled, bur·gling, bur·gles To burglarize. [Back-formation from burglar. and 50 getaway cars to drive, Matt will surely need the help. But, the more famous the criminal, the larger the bounty they will require. The Sting's creative, cartoon-like graphics and isometric view In computer graphics, a rendering of a 3D object that eliminates the distortion of shape created by true perspective. In isometric views, all lines on each axis are parallel to each other, and the lines do not converge. delivers fun and funny suspense for all ages. In addition, its complex graphic engine and gangster simulation gameplay
Gameplay includes all player experiences during the interaction with game systems, especially formal games. Proper use is coupled with reference to "what the player does". will give hard-core gamers all the kleptomaniac klep·to·ma·ni·a n. An obsessive impulse to steal regardless of economic need. [Greek kleptein, to steal + -mania. action they need. Storyline: Look out Fortune Hills, Matt Tucker is in town and trying to make his fortune while becoming the criminal mastermind of all time. As a former prisoner, Matt Tucker has the knowledge and secrets needed to become the most accomplished criminal in town. But his long absence from the crime scene means that Matt needs time and practice to get his mind and body ready for all the complicated but profitable burglaries that are waiting out there. Matt is not interested in small-time small·time or small-time adj. Informal Insignificant or unimportant; minor: a smalltime actor. small jobs. Instead he is heading for the most sophisticated coups of all -- The Sting! To achieve his goal of becoming the most accomplished burglar ever he must complete the biggest criminal action the world has ever seen. But the road to success is long and he will need to solve many tricky puzzles on the way. The world wants to know, does Matt have what it takes to complete The Sting!? Key Game Features: -- Largest virtual town found in a computer game -- Living city with taxis, passer-bys and traffic -- 20 large places to burgle, including a food factory, a grave digger's house, a bank and a freight terminal -- 70 other buildings, some of which can be burgled -- 60 different characters -- 50 different get-away vehicles, including sport cars, trucks, etc. -- Security systems to overcome -- alarm systems, CCTV, sensors, etc. About JoWooD JoWooD Productions JoWooD Productions is an Austrian computer game publisher, founded in 1995. A selection of their popular games include the action roleplaying games in the Gothic series, the Spellforce series and the Industry Giant series of games. Software AG is a developer and publisher of software entertainment. The company entered the Specialist segment on the Vienna Stock Market in June 2000, and has experienced remarkable growth. Since it started in 1995, the company has added in-house development studios in Vienna and Ebensee, Austria. In addition, JoWooD has of a fast-growing roster of exceptional game developers, including Neon, Wings Simulations and Massive Development in Germany. JoWooD's upcoming titles will also feature games from well-known studios such as Neo Software, Vienna; Enlight Entertainment, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. ; Reflexive (theory) reflexive - A relation R is reflexive if, for all x, x R x. Equivalence relations, pre-orders, partial orders and total orders are all reflexive. Entertainment, San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. ; SilverStyle, Berlin; and BugBear from Finland. JoWooD is located in Rottenmann, Austria. More information on the company can be found at www.JoWooD.com. |
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