Sacred 2: Fallen Angel Gets North American Publisher

cdv Software Entertainment have agreed to publish ASCARON Entertainment’s anticipated Sacred 2: Fallen Angel in the United States, Canada and Mexico and is slated to launch on the PC and Xbox 360 in the second half of 2008 – just in time for Christmas I imagine.

Based on the success of the predecessor, Sacred, of which more than 1.8 million units were sold world-wide, analysts are expecting the sequel’s revenues to total in excess of 10 million worldwide. Thats a pretty large number right there!

“With the exceptional Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, our North American subsidiary has secured one of the top titles for 2008. We are delighted to take a major step forward with a game that has such AAA market potential,” said cdv Software Entertainment AG’s CEO, Christian Gloe. “It illustrates that cdv can successfully deliver among the best titles in the industry, significantly growing the organization’s global revenue potential.”

“We’ve found our ideal partner in cdv Software Entertainment USA,” remarked Heiko tom Felde, Head of Operations at Ascaron Entertainment GmbH. “Based on our past successful cooperation we are delighted to launch the highly desirable Sacred 2 – Fallen Angel with cdv as our key partner in North America.”

The story for Sacred 2 is set 2000 years before the original and features a 3D world where action RPG fans can also look forward to a number of new features, as well as improved game mechanics. Taking place in a giant, open-ended world with hundreds of dungeons, treacherous opponents and a variety of challenging quests, players will come across intelligent enemies which will steadily adapt in number and difficulty based on player progress, and you can challenge these enemies in wither single or multiplayer battles.

Sacred 2 provides numerous unique items that can be gathered and includes a deep reward system which further enables advancements in character, individual attributes and character-specific fighting styles, each designed to keep players returning to discover what is around the next bend. Drop-in styled cooperative multiplayer gameplay ensures players will enjoy the game alone or with friends at any time with five unique multiplayer modes.

For more information on Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, check out our previous posts. Game features are listed after the break.

Via: Press Release

Key Features include:

• A huge, seamless and dynamic world that allows for free-form exploration
• Two campaigns: play as the “Light” or “Shadow” side, complete with distinct skills, rewards and story-elements tailored to the chosen path
• Six exceptional, playable characters, each with a distinct look, capabilities and in-game motivation
• Modifiable combat arts: change and upgrade your alter ego’s combat skills as you make choices throughout the game
• Fight effectively from the back of a number of mounts under your control
• Deities offer unique combat disciplines to players
• The ultimate multiplayer experience – seamless transition between single- and multiplayer gaming modes
• Captivating online modes of play challenge gamers in cooperative and PvP play
• Extraordinary, cutting-edge graphics utilize the latest technologies