Electronic Arts vient d’annoncer le lancement de Lord of Ultima, une adaptation en MMO Free to play du monde de Britannia, l’univers de la fameuse série de RPG Ultima. Le jeu est réalisé par Phenomic, le studio d’Electronic Arts ayant signé Spellforce et Battleforge. L’annonce est accompagnée par une série de captures d’écrans ainsi que trois vidéos présentant les mécanismes du jeu (en anglais).
Dans les grandes lignes, Lord of Ultima propose un mélange de gestion et de stratégie jouable gratuitement avec un simple navigateur web. Le contexte se situe dans le monde de Britannia, sur un continent perdu au delà des mers : Caledonia. Vous y retrouverez quelques éléments issus de la mythologie d’Ultima, mais l’essentiel consiste en une terre vierge à conquérir. Le jeu comporte un système de micro-transactions proposant d’acheter 500 « diamants » pour 5 $, diamants qui vous permettront de recruter des ministres, d’acheter des artefacts dopant votre économie ou par la suite vos armées.
Lord of Ultima semble très inspiré par la série Settlers et devrait donc offrir matière à gérer, construire et conquérir tant aux joueurs aguerris que occasionnels. Comme toujours avec ce type de jeu en ligne, plus vous avez de temps à y consacrer, plus grand votre empire deviendra.
Pour plus de détails sur Lord of Ultima, voyez le site officiel.
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Lord Of Ultima – Video Walkthrough 1
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Lord Of Ultima – Video Walkthrough 2
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Lord Of Ultima – Video Walkthrough 3
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Ultima Online is a 2D isometric MMO RPG based on the Ultima series of single player RPGs. It is set in the same world (Britannia) and features some of the recurring characters (Lord British, Lord Blackthorn).
Lord of Ultima is a 2D isometric MMO strategy game similar to the ‘Settlers’ series. It follows the Ultima games featuring some references as the ‘Trinsic Temple’ structure and the ‘Moonglow Tower’. It is completely unrelated in terms of gameplay, but it is a new part of the Ultima universe. This new land in which Lord of Ultima exists is set in a time after Sosaria has been destroyed and a new land has arisen: Caledonia.
Now, only time will tell how Caledonia relates to the various other lands that spawned when the Gem of Immortality was broken and its shards spread.
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April 20, 2010 06:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
EA’s Phenomic Introduces Strategy Game ‘Lord of Ultima’
Free-To-Play Web-Based Game Transports Players to Legendary Ultima Universe
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Phenomic™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) studio, announced today Lord of Ultima™, a new browser-based online strategy game, is available worldwide for free* starting today. Lord of Ultima immerses players in a brand-new, deeply-rich strategy game set within the Ultima universe. The game introduces innovative social features, such as advanced trading, alliance creation, online chat and community forums, which make for an endlessly entertaining experience.
“Lord of Ultima was designed to ensure that everyone, from strategy newcomers to diehard fans, can make it to the top of the leader board”
“Lord of Ultima was designed to ensure that everyone, from strategy newcomers to diehard fans, can make it to the top of the leader board,” said Volker Wertich, Creative Director at Phenomic. “Phenomic is committed to building dynamic communities that delight players as they interact with the game, each other and the legendary world of Ultima.”
To become the Lord of Ultima, players will master the arts of diplomacy and trade, as well as the military activities of spying, plundering, and the takeover of enemy cities. Set in the new world of Caledonia, players start the game as eager conquerors in the early stages of raising an empire, and then move from developing a humble village and evolving it into a prosperous, highly customized capital. Players can flourish as peaceful merchants by trading resources over land or sea and using diplomacy. They can also become feared conquerors, by creating mighty armies of knights and mages to crush enemies.
Lord of Ultima is a free-to-play MTX browser-based game. No download or installation is needed and players do not need to register to play. Lord of Ultima is available in English and German and is playable now by visiting www.lordofultima.com.
*Internet Connection Required
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA MobileTM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA’s homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO, Phenomic and Ultima are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc.
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