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[golem]

Sounds like Dynasty Warriors
http://www.totalvideogames.com/pages/articles/index.php?game_id=4524&article_id=7321

Sega of Europe confirm that they have signed a deal that will allow them to become a Total Warrior...

Sega of Europe has today announced that they have signed a deal with Total War developers Creative Assembly to publish the team’s forthcoming console title, Spartan: Total Warrior.

The game, which is set for release on Xbox, PlayStation2 and GameCube in September 2005, switches the action away from the strategy PC franchise to a third-person action/adventure strategy game set in the battles of the Roman Empire.

Commenting on the move, Sega’s European Marketing Director, Matt Woodley said, “Creative Assembly has delivered outstanding games from day one and Spartan: Total Warrior is another quality title befitting the exceptional standards of the team.”

 

[Deg]

Sounds bloody awesome. Rome Total War was amazing.

 

[TekunoRobby]

Fuck, man you nearly had me excited for a Rome: Total War port to the consoles. I was hoping the masses would find out about this glorious game.

Oh well, I have faith in Creative Assembly.

 

[Teknopathetic]

You know, it's insane how many historical time periods they could use in the Total War games and still be interesting.

 

[Deg]

Future GOTY contender

 

[android]

Cool. Could be really good.

And why does it seem that Sega of Europe annouces everything now? You'd think Japan would annouce all partnerships.

 

[Meier]

Hey everybody it's a Mature (likely) rated GameCube game!

 

[Pakman]

Fuck, man you nearly had me excited for a Rome: Total War port to the consoles. I was hoping the masses would find out about this glorious game.

That'll be the day. I doubt we'll ever see anything similar to PC RTS games for a long time on a console. Just because you're extremely limited in what you can do in console RTS games.

 

[Soreda]

I dont have permission to post a new topic, so I reply here.

Sega buys The Creative Assembly Ltd

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Notice is hereby given that SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC. (the "Company") and SEGA CORPORTION, a subsidiary of the Company, at the meetings of their respective Boards of Directors held on March 8, 2005, resolved that SEGA EUROPE LTD., a company of Sega Sammy Group, should acquire all of the issued shares of The Creative Assembly Ltd. to make it its subsidiary, as described below:

Description 1. Reason for the acquisition of the shares: The markets of the consumer business, which Sega Sammy Group regards as one of its core businesses, have expanded rapidly in North America and Europe, while the Japanese market has seen sluggish growth. Hence, for our business development in the future, the North American and European markets have been growing in importance. Under these circumstances, Sega Sammy Group is promoting the concentration of its management resources on growth areas in its consumer business, relocation of its development resources for better productivity and unification of its development and marketing strategies. The Creative Assembly Ltd. has produced good results and has an established brand identity with the "Total War" PC series, whose titles have sold over a million throughout North America and Europe. By acquiring the shares of The Creative Assembly Ltd., Sega Sammy Group will be able to obtain competitive titles and a strong brand in the North American and European markets, in addition to expand product lines and increase sales volumes dramatically. Furthermore, we believe that we will be able to make good use of the development engines produced by The Creative Assembly Ltd. to expand future titles, as well as developing new ventures for next-generation platforms with the team.

[...]

http://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/pdf/release/20050309ir.pdf

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[golem]

whoa.. that came outta nowhere.

 

[android]

They bought them?!!!! Wow Sega makes a good decision.

 

[Firest0rm]

I dont have permission to post a new topic, so I reply here.

Sega buys The Creative Assembly Ltd



http://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/pdf/release/20050309ir.pdf

source

Shit, no! If Sega fucks them up I will be really pissed.

 

[TekunoRobby]

The hell!?

That was an excellent desicion! Please give them full freedom to do what they want.

 

[Andy787]

Holy shit! Fuck yes, best decision Sega has made in a long motherfucking time. Go Sega!

 

[teepo]

i was quite happy with their relaitonship with activision.

 

[Spike]

Hey everybody it's a Mature (likely) rated GameCube game!

Don't worry, Sammy will cancel the Cube version...

 

[Andy787]

 

[the_zombie_luke]

I hope this game turns out great. I've always wanted a game with the Spartans. If the battles are like KUF:The Crusaders, it will be great.

 

[Ghost]

Looks like he's wearing a giant turnip.

 

[chespace]

I spam because I care (and it's relevant and hasn't been pointed out)...exclusive screens and info here:

http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3138737&did=1

The most prominent similarity to the Total War games is the idea of "many versus many" fighting. You control one main character, "The Spartan," in Dynasty Warriors-style massive battles where you run around attacking enemies in a third-person view, but according to Roxburgh, the scope of your team is key. "[Many versus many] means that battles consist of hundreds of troops on either side of the battle," he says. "Players will have to fight alongside their allied troops in these huge battles if they are to be successful. Our battles are also on a much bigger scale -- and don't rely on fogging to give the impression of numbers. Dynasty Warriors never has more than about 30 characters actually on screen at any time. We have hundreds of highly detailed, motion captured warriors on screen at any one time."

 

[the_zombie_luke]

So it is similar to Kingdom Under Fire because KUF has some giant battles. All they need to do is make sure the combat is great.

 

[Solid]

What a Shadow of Rome ripoff! :lol Looks very cool though

Edit: Oh Sega is involved. This will most likely suck

 

[Drek]

Sounds to me like a Koei -> Dynasty Warriors attempt from Creative Assembly. I'm hoping they succeed as much as Koei.

 

[Azih]

With Sega in charge I bet they take away Spartan's sword and equip him with a spin dash move

 

[FoneBone]

What a Shadow of Rome ripoff! :lol

Doesn't sound anything like Shadow of Rome, aside from a Roman setting. Come on.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Dunno if it has been posted, 113MB movie.

 

[Fatalah]

I'm of Spartan descent so this'll be good.

Greek (Spartan)-American

I hope this turns out better than the most recent media homages to Greece....Troy and....*erghh* Alexander.

 

[acklame]

trailer link:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=5114&type=mov

 

[Alcibiades]

http://i-newswire.com/pr9944.html

SEGA® of America, Inc., SEGA Europe Ltd, and The Creative Assembly (CA), the award-winning UK developer behind the hugely successful Total War series, today announced a partnership to create the action-based Spartan: Total Warrior for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox video game system from Microsoft®, and Nintendo GameCube™. The first game in the new Total Warrior franchise represents the development giant's first console release.

i-Newswire, 2005-03-13 - While CA's Total War games emphasized the player as commander ( the General ), Spartan: Total Warrior puts the player in control of a heroic warrior. Spartan: Total Warrior will engulf the player into the midst of titanic clashes between mighty armies, blending mythical beasts and legendary monsters into the fray. Brutal combat meets epic warfare on the battlefields of the ancient world as you fight for your life, your freedom and your honor.

"All of us at CA are delighted to be working with SEGA, who share our vision of creating genre defining games," said Tim Ansell, Managing Director of The Creative Assembly. "Spartan: Total Warrior is an original game-play experience based upon dynamic, epic action-combat and we could find no better global partner than SEGA, who wrote the book on console gaming."

"With Spartan: Total Warrior, CA has developed a title that offers both dynamic, real-time combat sequences and epic-sized battles; a combination that has never been technically accomplished on this generation of hardware," said Scott A. Steinberg, vice president of marketing, SEGA of America. "This partnership underscores SEGA's strategy to publish more great game content designed to appeal to western gamers."

"The Creative Assembly has delivered outstanding games from day one and Spartan: Total Warrior is another quality title befitting the exceptional standards of the team, Comments Matt Woodley, Marketing Director of SEGA Europe. They've delivered an epic game-play experience and have laid the foundation for what will be another hugely successful brand."

Take up arms against the ruthless Roman Empire and fight alongside loyal allies as your skill at combat and your mastery of the art of war allows you to single-handedly turn the tide of epic battles.

Key Features

Massive battles featuring legions of detailed warriors simultaneously engaged in dynamic, pitched combat
Wade into the thick of battle with intense combat featuring a wide range of moves, multiple melee & missile weapons, combos, spectacular special moves, finishing moves, blocks, shield charges and evasive manoeuvres
Realistic and fluid motion-captured and hand keyed animation without any sacrifice to game-play responsiveness
Richly detailed battlefields extend to the horizon. From arid wastelands to full scale cities, through dungeons to rugged mountains, and finally to the ultimate showdown in the Imperial Coliseum in Rome, the titles environments are massive
Spartan: Total Warrior for PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube is slated for release in September 2005.

 

[Solid]

I'm very interested in this. I thought Rome Total War looked badass! Too bad it's on PC