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18th March 2004 - Nokia, together with Sega, today
announced Pocket Kingdom: Own The World for the N-Gage
game deck. Pocket Kingdom: Own The World is the world's
first global massively multiplayer online mobile game,
challenging gamers to build a mighty online empire while
competing against challengers from around the world.
Set in a fantasy landscape, it is a game of combat,
action and strategy. Send out armies to explore the
Map of Ulgress, searching for treasure and new army
recruits. Online, in the N-Gage Arena, gamers can encounter
thousands of players from around the world, to compete
against each other for spoils and glory-- all competing
to Own the World!
"Pocket Kingdom: Own The World defies preconceived
notions about mobile gaming and creates an entirely
new genre: global massively multiplayer online mobile
games," said Pasi Pölönen, Director,
Games Publishing, Nokia. "The N-Gage platform,
in part because of its unique mobile connected features,
helps game developers unleash their creativity and build
games for a truly global market."
"As the first worldwide massively multiplayer online
mobile game, Pocket Kingdom: Own The World showcases
the power of both the N-Gage platform and the N-Gage
Arena," said Gerard Wiener, Director, Network Game
Solutions, Nokia. "The N-Gage Arena allows thousands
of gamers around the world to connect for global mobile
online battles, creating dynamic and unscripted gaming
experiences. Gamers will relish the challenge."
"Sega has long been a pioneer in the world of online
gaming. We are very proud to have been a part of bringing
Pocket Kingdom: Own the World to the N-Gage platform,"
said Hiroshi Okamoto, Producer, Pocket Kingdom: Own
The World, Sega Corporation.
Pocket Kingdom: Own The World immerses gamers into a
fantasy landscape where they can choose from over 400
castle configurations with more than 100 collectable
units with which to do battle and over 50,000 collectable
items to equip such units. Players can also buy and
sell items through an online auction system to develop
their kingdoms even further.
Through the N-Gage Arena, players can find worthy online
opponents from around the world to compete against and
build their experience. In addition, players can chat
and instant message their friends, check their global
rankings, read the latest Pocket Kingdom: Own The World
news and more. Players will also have to challenge bosses
that live in the N-Gage Arena and who guard the path
to higher levels of play.
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