Staten
Island, NY, June 21st, 2005 - Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com) announced today that Crown of
Glory by Western Civilization Software (www.west-civ.com) has officially ?Gone Gold?
and will be available from the Matrix Games store in the final days of
June. Additionally Crown of Glory will be making its debut
at the Origins Gaming Convention (www.originsgames.com) in Columbus, Ohio from June 30th through July
3rd.
On the year of the
200th anniversary of the start of the Napoleonic Wars, Western
Civilization Software has produced a stunning strategy title that will take you
back to where it all began. Command
eight major powers, including France, England, Spain, Prussia, Russia, Austria, Turkey, and Sweden,
in an operational strategy game where glory is paramount. Glory can be earned through a variety of
methods, ranging from combat and conquest to culture and diplomacy.
David Heath,
Director of Operations for Matrix Games said, ?Crown of Glory brings Napoleonic
strategy gaming to a new level.
Combining strategy and tactics in one design along with detailed models
for diplomacy, trade and economics truly set this title apart from the crowd and
the beautiful graphics are the icing on the cake. Matrix Games is proud to have worked with
Western Civilization Software to bring such an enjoyable and rich strategy game
to the many game-starved fans of the Napoleonic era. If you have any interest in the Napoleonic
era, Crown of Glory is not to be
missed!?
Crown of Glory is divided into two
segments of play, a month by month strategic mode where you control the
production, troop movements, diplomatic missions, and development decisions of
your country, and a tactical or quick battle mode, with turns consisting of
twenty minute intervals to decide the outcome of major battles. Crown
of Glory covers both land and naval warfare. Armies and Navies feature a variety of
realistic units, each with distinct advantages and disadvantages. Battle maps cover the whole range of terrain
and weather conditions, depending on where and when on the strategic map you
fight. Take artillery, horsemen, jaeger
infantry, frigates, privateers and famous leaders into battle for glory and
power!
The robust economic,
trade and diplomatic systems allow for a wide variety of strategies beyond the
production of military units. You will
interact with 90 minor powers spanning over 200 different provinces, creating
treaties, trade agreements, and con
