“1C Company has established itself in Russia as a leading software developer, publisher and distributor,” said Nikolay Baryshnikov, International Sales Director for 1C. “This 2002 line-up will position us as a major player in the North American and European Markets.”
Known most recently for the critically acclaimed IL-2 Sturmovik, 1C Company will make its North American publishing debut with Jazz & Faust, a classic adventure game due to ship May 15, 2002.
A brief synopsis of each title follows:
- Perimeter
Release date: Q4 2002
Genre: RTS
Platform: PC A real-time strategy game built on the concept of territory seizure; Perimeter offers a well-balanced combination of new terraforming principles and territorial wars with traditional strategy elements. The game merges proven principles of controlling resources and unit groups with a brand new game engine and well-conceived original game design.
- R.C. Cars
Release date: Autumn 2002
Genre: Arcade Racing
Platform: PC
Players race through 10 action-packed, fun-filled tracks with realistically modeled, toy
radio-controlled cars. Special gameplay features include championship mode, ghost mode and single player races against AI controlled opponents. - Borderzone (working title)
Release date: Q1 2003
Genre: RPG (Role Playing Game)
Platform: PC
Borderzone is a role-playing game where players will have to form a band of brave adventurers to explore a huge interactive game world and face dozens of enemies in pseudo turn-base combat. This game features a non-linear plot that will lead gamers to various endings depending on which paths they choose.- Spanking Runners
Release date: TBD
Genre: Arcade Racing
Platform: PC
An adventure/racing arcade thriller where players control crazy vehicles with amusing animated drivers and bright magic spells to make it through a series of fun-filled obstacle courses. Spanking Runners features several addictive modes of play including Real-Time, Turn-Based, Split Screen and Hot-Seat Competitions.