Ships Ahoy - Pirates! [Nov 22, 2004, 1:49 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Atari's Sid Meier's
Pirates! Sails into Stores is the press release announcing the seafaring
remake is sailing into stores:
BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 2004-- Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR - News) and Firaxis Games announced today that the highly-anticipated sequel to one of the most popular and loved titles in gaming history has shipped to retail stores nationwide. Sid Meier's Pirates!® received unprecedented critical acclaim when it was first released in 1987 and set the industry standard for innovative game design with its unique blend of open-ended role-playing, real-time adventures and thrilling action sequences. The new game uses an entirely new game engine and delivers updated gameplay, spectacular 3D graphics and many new features.
"Pirates!® is recognized as one of the greatest games ever created and there has been a lot of anticipation for the return of this classic," said Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of marketing, Atari, Inc. "Firaxis has done an amazing job balancing the addition of new features and gameplay while maintaining the spirit and addictiveness of the original."
"Pirates!® is recognized as one of the greatest games ever created...
Who recognizes this? What review out there has this in it? Oh, the Vice President of Marketing at Atari says this...ah.
So she recognized it as such. Wow, so it's kinda lucky she's also marketing it too! What a lucky gal!
EDIT: I should point out that I thought the VP was refering to the NEW version of the game, not the original...my mistake. I'm sure it will be the end-all-be-all to videogames that many have said the original was. Lighten up.
This comment was edited on Nov 22, 16:44.
Who recognizes this? What review out there has this in it? Oh, the Vice President of Marketing at Atari says this...ah.
So she recognized it as such. Wow, so it's kinda lucky she's also marketing it too! What a lucky gal!
EDIT: I should point out that I thought the VP was refering to the NEW version of the game, not the original...my mistake. I'm sure it will be the end-all-be-all to videogames that many have said the original was. Lighten up.
This comment was edited on Nov 22, 16:44.
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