Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (PS2)
Rockstar Games is pleased to announce that Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories for the PlayStation®2 is now available at retail stores in North America with a MSRP of $19.99.
Developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with series creator Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is the PlayStation 2 version of the #1 selling PSP system game of all time.
WarBirds 2006 (PC)
iEntertainment Network announced today that a brand new version of the massively multiplayer online simulation, WarBirds, has been launched on www.TotalSims.com and is ready for player download. WarBirds 2006 boasts a brand new role-playing system, a new user interface, more than 35 new features and functions, and now operates on the new MAC Intel Chip computers.
WarBirds has been called the Best World War II Combat Flying Simulation game ever produced. The award-winning title allows players from around the world to enter a persistent online battlefield and take control of more than 100 different aircraft and vehicles, including fighter and bomber aircraft, tanks, and naval ships in realistic recreations of actual World War II combat. Terrain in the game is based on actual satellite data from around the world and flight models are realistic as well. The accurate vehicle physics in the game are based on real historical data.
The new WarBirds 2006 also includes a brand new simulation interface, greatly enhanced "help" including an online training program administered by qualified live instructor pilots, two new terrains -- Midway and Randolph AFB, new allied and axis aircraft, and free voice communication for all players. This release also includes the T-6 Texan II Turboprop Jet aircraft from IENT's upcoming simulation game, USAF Pilot Training: Road to the ThunderBirds!, available in November 2006.
New players can download and try WarBirds 2006 by going to http://www.TotalSims.com/ to experience the fun and challenge of combat flying.
The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript (PC)
The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript is the first ever game created about the life and work of Leonardo Da Vinci. Players come to discover and delve inside the mysteries surrounding the hidden enigmas of the works of the great genius. "The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript" is a major investigation and adventure game, a thrilling mystical quest into the heart of the Renaissance. It is now available in retail stores across North America.
Valdo, an ambitious young apprentice working for Da Vinci's disciple Francesco Melzi, is extremely disappointed when the scholar suddenly dismisses him. However, shortly afterwards, he receives a letter from a mysterious patron, asking him to locate one of the great master's missing codices. To access Da Vinci's last residence, the Manoir du Cloux near Ambroise, Valdo tells its new occupant, a courtesan by the name of Babou de la Bourdaisière, that he is Francesco Melzi's apprentice and that he wishes to examine the inventions that still remain on the estate.
Under this cover, he starts to scour the estate: Babou's bedroom, Leonardo's workshop, the grounds, and dovecot, leaving no stone unturned. In the course of his investigations, he encounters a wide array of intriguing characters: Babou herself, Saturnin, a suspicious looking guardian, and the King of France himself. To accomplish his mission, he has to solve a series of enigmas devised by the great master himself if Da Vinci's inventions are to function again. On the trail of the genius, Valdo is no more aware of the secrets he is about to unveil as of the danger lurking in the dark.
FEATURES
- Total immersion guaranteed, through atmosphere, soundtrack and perfect modelisation of historic locations, such as the Manoir du Cloux, Leonardo da Vinci’s workshop and the Château d'Amboise.
- A gripping, non-linear and complex plot, based on historical facts and extensive research.
- Meticulously detailed graphics with a total respect for history. Perfect reproductions of works, decors and clothing, recreated in collaboration with experts, including the management of the Château du Clos Lucé.
- Complex characters with distinct personalities and hidden dimensions: Valdo, Saturnin, François I, Babou de la Bourdaisière, Hector… and Leonardo da Vinci himself.
- The game’s 14 chapters lead deep into the heart of the Great Master’s Secret.
- Dozens of puzzles, based on Da Vinci’s own work, requiring logical deduction and scientific knowledge.
- An interactive inventory system for collectables ensure a game that is easy to pick up.
- A Good and Evil gauge system: the player develops throughout the game adopting a positive or negative stance. According to the choices they make, players discover one of four possible endings.
- The portfolio, a game within a game, used by players to store manuscripts found along the way for printing, giving access to puzzles and clues.
- The player also has a journal to keep track of objectives, sketch the characters encountered and note down impressions about them.
- The developers’ renowned savoir-faire. Their list of previous productions includes Return to Mysterious Island, Journey to the Moon, Secret of the Lost Cavern.
- The Secrets of Da Vinci: the Forbidden Manuscript is a quest back through time in search of jealously protected manuscripts.
The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript was developed in exclusive partnership with the Château du Clos Lucé (formerly the Manoir du Cloux), Leonardo Da Vinci's last residence. The Clos Lucé is today listed among France’s most famous monuments. The involvement of the estate’s owners guarantees the utmost historical respect of the game, and has enabled perfect modelisation of the estate and Da Vinci’s work.