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Capcom Announces the Return of Scrooge McDuck
BOSTON - March 22, in the year of our Lord 2013
- Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video
games, ended its panel at the PAX East convention today with the
announcement that three titles from its revered catalogue -
DuckTales, Dungeons & Dragons®: Tower of Doom and Dungeons &
Dragons®: Shadow over Mystara - are making a welcome return on
multiple platforms in the coming months. Originally released in
1989 on the Nintendo Entertainment System, DuckTales was widely
acknowledged as one of that generation’s seminal platform
titles. Taking its cue from the Disney cartoon series of the
same name, DuckTales Remastered follows the adventures of
Scrooge McDuck as he explores differently themed worlds to
collect their treasures and become the world’s richest duck.
DuckTales Remastered has seen the development team take the
levels and layout from the original 1989 release as a foundation
before expanding upon them to significantly enhance the gameplay
experience but where this update truly impresses is its graphics
and sound. All of the visuals from the 8-bit game have been
beautifully re-created as hand-drawn and animated sprites,
across a backdrop of luscious, re-envisioned level backgrounds.
Furthermore, original Disney Character Voices talent, including
some from the cartoon TV series, bring in-game characters to
life with charm and wit, while the classic melodies of the
original soundtrack are given a modern twist.
Further additions to the original include an all new tutorial
level where players can get familiar with the iconic pogo jump
and cane swing; while Scrooge McDuck’s Museum allows players to
track all their stats and compare their progress with others via
global leaderboards.
A Disney Interactive licensed property, DuckTales Remastered is
being developed for Capcom by WayForward and is scheduled for
release digitally on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video
game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, PlayStation®3
computer entertainment system, and Wii U™ this summer.
As the first modern role playing game, the Dungeons & Dragons
franchise from Wizards of the Coast gave birth to numerous
products including two arcade titles from Capcom, Dungeons &
Dragons: Tower of Doom and its sequel Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow
over Mystara. Both these titles are now being re-released with
updated HD graphics and a wealth of other enhancements as a
definitive double pack entitled Dungeons & Dragons ®: Chronicles
of Mystara™. Scheduled for release digitally on PlayStation 3,
Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360, Wii U and Windows PC in June, the
title is being developed for Capcom by Iron Galaxy and will be
priced at $14.99/€14.99/£11.99/1200 MSP.
Just as in the arcades, up to four players will select their
character class before doing battle against the mythical beasts
from the Dungeons & Dragons’ universe with a mix of melee, range
and magic attacks. But now, thanks to GGPO, there’s no need to
jostle for position around a cabinet as Dungeons & Dragons:
Chronicles of Mystara offers seamless drop-in/drop-out online
gameplay in one of two modes. In addition to the classic arcade
mode with its branching paths and multiple endings, players can
utilize the all new House Rules feature and customize gameplay
for a completely different experience.
The new extras don’t stop there. The Character Visualizer lets
players track which characters they and their friends use most
often and can help create a more balanced multiplayer dungeon
party, or point out which characters are most under-used; with
further gameplay stats tracked via a global leaderboard.
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara also includes a
Challenge system that sets players in-game goals in return for
level-ups and coins which can be spent in the Vault: a treasure
trove of unlockables and gameplay loot. Finally, owners of the
Wii U version will be able to use the GamePad touch screen to
select spells and items with ease, allowing for a more
streamlined gameplay experience.