Salt Lake City, UT: April 9th, 2010
Archon:Classic, which is a faithful remake of the 1983 classic game, “Archon” has finally made its way to the PC again thanks to React! Games. This remake first appeared on the iPhone in June 2010 to great success, climbing to number 3 in Strategy Games on the App Store within 10 days of release.
“We’ve learned a lot from the success of the iPhone version, which has helped us optimize the PC design to be even better.” says Chad Lee, owner of React! Games.
Archon combines the strategy of chess with the action of a shooter. Players take turns moving pieces on a checkered board then when pieces are challenged, they are teleported to a combat arena where they must fight in real-time battle. The winner of that battle claims the square.
“The allure of Archon is that even a lowly Pawn, in the right hands, can take out a Queen. It perfectly combines Strategy and heart-pumping action. It is the original Battle Chess, only you control the pieces doing the fighting.” says Lee.
Archon:Classic for the PC supports 4 players, Team or Free-For-All modes, Various different boards, Pieces that level-up, Power-Ups, Secondary Abilities and is optimized to even play on older machines and netbooks. One of the major additions is what is called “Conquest” mode, which is a one player campaign that features over 60 quests and many puzzle elements.
“Our Pre-Sale community has been really enthusiastic about the addition of Conquest. Some players reported spending over 16 hours before finishing all the quests, then found themselves going back again to beat old hi-scores. It adds a great value to the franchise.” reports Brad Moss, Lead Designer, when asked about the reception of this new addition.
Archon:Classic is available now for $14.99 on the company’s website and various portals around the world such as Impulse, Gamer’s Gate, Xgames and others.
React Games is a privately owned company.
For more information, visit React! Games at www.reactgames.com and the official Archon:Classic website at www.archonclassic.com