03-06-2003, 06:00 AM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Lands of Shadowgate Coming Soon to Pocket PC
Finally, the days of 100 different Bubblets clones are over: we're starting to see some high-quality, innovative games for the Pocket PC. They're also implementing an interesting approach called Play-by-Sync that's worth reading about. I can't wait for this game to come out - it looks very cool!
"The Lands of Shadowgate are in turmoil. Kingdom rises against kingdom. Princes fight with pretenders to the throne. Alliances are forged and quickly broken as leaders of men vie for dominance amongst one another. Lands of Shadowgate is a turn-based strategy game that utilizes Infinite Venture's unique proprietary Play-by-Sync technology allowing PDA and Smartphone owners, including Pocket PC and PalmOS 5, to compete against each other. Based upon the award-winning fantasy world of Shadowgate, players rule a kingdom, build resources, and command fantastic armies as they conquer the lands surrounding Shadowgate. An untold number of evolving strategies await players as they train powerful wizards, build barracks for mounted troops, and scour the lands with their scouts."
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03-06-2003, 06:49 AM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Wasn't Shadowgate one of the very first PPC games?
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03-06-2003, 07:10 AM
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Executive Editor
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Originally Posted by st63z
Wasn't Shadowgate one of the very first PPC games?
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It was actually one of the first Palm-sized PC games way back in 1999. I remember writing one of my first articles on it for Microsoft's UPLINK, a precursor to PocketPC.com. Truthfully, I didn't like the game very much - I couldn't get past the second screen.  ops: But I liked how ambitious it was - there was nothing even *close* on any other PDA platform.
It's cool to see they're still sticking with it! I'm *really* looking forward to this!
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03-06-2003, 03:42 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Yep, the original was a 1st-person adventure title by the name of Shadowgate Classic.
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Linear Mode
