Set twenty-five years in the future, Hellgate: London introduces a world devastated by a demon invasion and a desolate city scorched by hellfire where mankind has gone underground to survive. Among them are the Templar, an archaic and secret society that foresaw this demonic apocalypse centuries ago. Followers of arcane rites, the Templar combine futuristic technology with ancient artifacts to forge powerful weapons and armor. The mystic sanctuary of the Underground system provides players safe conduct throughout the sprawling metropolis of London as they seek to preserve the bloodline of man and gain a foothold against the minions of darkness.

At Tokyo Games Show 2006, NAMCO BANDAI will unveil the Japanese localized version of Hellgate: London. Players can now battle the demonic invasion inside new environments including the British Museum and Subterranean Vaulted Chambers, using arcane weaponry and fantastic devices including the Beetlebore, Electric Eel Launcher and dozens of new Templar swords and shields. Players can use new character skills like the Templar Shield Bash to both damage and stun their enemies or the Cabalist Transformation that allows them to metamorph into a Zombie and raise an army of undead to serve in the battle for man’s survival.

“We are very excited to reveal these new features from Hellgate: London” said Bill Roper, CEO and co-founder of Flagship Studios. “The team has been working hard to build new environments, character skills and weapons and we’re eagerly anticipating the reaction from Japanese gamers at TGS”.

Hellgate: London combines the depth of role-playing games and action of first-person titles, while offering infinite playability with randomly created levels, items, and events. The player creates a heroic character, completes quests, and battles through innumerable hordes of demons to advance through experience levels and branching skill paths. A robust, flexible skill and spell system, highly customizable appearances, and a massive variety of randomly generated equipment allow players to create their own unique hero. For more information about the game log onto www.hellgatelondon.com.

Features:

• Combining the depth and customizability of Role-Playing Games with the immersive experience of a first-person perspective, gameplay is fast-paced without requiring lightning-fast FPS reflexes, making it accessible to a broad audience of RPG fans.
• Experience the ominous setting of post-apocalyptic London. From ancient ruins buried beneath city streets to shattered cathedrals to the last remnants of humanity bunkered in the Underground, the boundary between fact and myth are blurred as a few glorious heroes fight for their very souls.
• Fight against the demons of the underworld as one of several unique character classes. Like the Templar, each class has a unique visual and game play style based on their particular history and heritage. Randomly generated and modifiable items ensure that heroes are distinct and individualized.
• Battle against a wide variety of demonic enemies, each with their own unique attributes, abilities, and vulnerabilities.
• With dynamically- generated levels, massive quantities of randomly- created items, chance events and story- driven quests, no two gaming experiences are ever the same.
• While Hellgate: London stands on its own as a single-player game, it also provides a compelling cooperative multiplayer experience through a dedicated online gaming destination. By creating unique and individualized game play “instances” within a vast online community, gamers get all the best parts of traditional massive multiplayer games without the common downsides.