Melbourne, Australia – February 24, 2009 – Once upon a time, on the 24th of February 2009, Impulse Gamer was allowed into the hidden kingdom of Rising Star Games’ “Little King’s Story”. Guided by Ben Chalmers-Steven of Rising Star Games from the United Kingdom and AFA’s Robert Picciau, editor and Chief Andrew Bistak of Impulse Gamer laid his eyes on the Nintendo Wii’s most promising game for 2009!

EXPAND YOUR KINGDOM

CONQUER THE WORLD

WORK YOUR HAPPY LITTLE SUBJECTS TO DEATH!

Fill the royal shoes of King Corobo as you build your empire and let the feeling of absolute power go straight to your head.

– An original title for Wii developed by key members of the Harvest Moon, Final Fantasy XII and Dragon Quest VIII teams.

– Experience a unique combination of life simulation, real-time strategy and adventure game elements

– Command your loyal townspeople to dig for treasures, construct new buildings, break down obstacles or fight to the death in your name

– Unite the surrounding rival kingdoms under your flag to turn your sleepy little hamlet into the best king ever!

This my friends is …

Little King’s Story

Where can I start? Little King’s Story is a combination of “Life Simulation”, “Real-time Strategy”, “Adventure” and “RPG” in an entertaining tale about a kingdom without a king and then finally with a king. The tale revolves around a young boy named Corobo who becomes King of this make believe kingdom after years without an heir.

With a stunning, almost interactive oil painting introduction, this really sets the scene for Little King’s Story as you begin from humble heir to eventually all conquering and empowering King of seven kingdoms. Solve quests for your citizens, invade neighbouring kingdoms and create your own buildings and citizens in this epic game filled with a variety of different genres. Best of all, these genres flawlessly interact with each other so nothing seems too forced or contrived.

Interact with your citizens, give them tasks such as gathering wood, mining for gold or attacking nefarious creatures, the game is almost limitless with possibilities. The RTS aspect of the title is great as you select your citizens to become a variety of different classes such as farmers or warriors. Apparently, your king can control up to 50 different units.

After observing the game for a little over an hour, I was left speechless at how well this game designed and played. The control system is great on the Wii and I was able to pickup the controller and start playing immediately.

Little King’s Story?

Dare I say? It’s almost perfect and finally a game that can be played by gamers of all ages.

Stay tuned!