General information about Ascaron Entertainment GmbH
Ascaron Entertainment GmbH is one of the pioneers in the development of computer games.
Ascaron is also one of the leading developers of computer games in Germany and has been prominent in the sales charts for over a decade with titles such as:
Patrician, ANSTOSS, Vermeer, Port Royale, Tortuga and SACRED.
Ascaron is headquartered in G¡§1tersloh and maintains a development studio in Aachen (Germany) as well as an international department in Birmingham (UK). Currently, Ascaron markets its products in more than 30 countries. In 2004, the overall sales volume including proprietary brand franchises will exceed one million units.
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¡°SACRED Underworld¡± is the eagerly awaited expansion pack of the internationally successful action-based RPG, SACRED ¨C Winner of PC GAMER¡¯s ¡°Best Roleplaying Game 2004¡± award. In ¡°SACRED Underworld¡± the story of Ancaria develops. Ancaria is a kingdom facing a threat far greater than ever before. The now familiar world continues to evolve, with existing SACRED players able to bring their old characters into the new adventures. After Shaddar¡¯s demise the player is pulled towards the darkest depths of Ancaria and into a vast, sprawling underworld. After many adventures above and below the world¡¯s surface, our hero will finally make their stand before the Portal of Hell.
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The Great Art Race is a game that the entire family will enjoy. Up to five players can play together at one PC and travel around the world in an attempt to collect treasured and valuable art pieces. The theme of The Great Art Race sees the player and his relatives chase around the world during the Golden Twenties and hunt for their uncle¡®s stolen collection of paintings. Only the person who manages to purchase the most valuable pieces of the collection will inherit everything. In order to acquire the desired paintings, the player must visit auctions all over Europe and America. However, the relatives are not idle. They are bidding as well and to make matters worse, money is always short. Therefore, the player must visit colonial towns around the world in order to build plantations. These plantations will produce goods, which can be sold ¨C ideally at a considerable profit. Unfortunately, it is not easy to reconcile all important appointments: auctions here, laborer strikes there, art courses, bank transactions... Uncle Walter has to decide who will inherit his estate......who is going to impress him enough?
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UFO: Aftershock is a game of tactical squad combat and global strategy.
It is the sequel to the highly successful 2003 title - UFO: Aftermath and its story follows from one of the endings of the first title. The pact has been concluded with the alien invaders ¨C the Reticulans. They have taken control of the Earth from the human race in exchange for a safe zone in a huge orbital space station.
Fifty years later, you are selected to launch an investigation into what happened on the Earth surface, and so begins a recon to check for survivors. After the groundwork is laid, you will be required to land on Earth and start building bases and collecting resources to be able to produce new technologies and develop incredible weapons and devices for fighting against new enemies who want the Earth for themselves.
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8 out of 10 ----IGN
4 out of 5 ----- PC Magazine
PC Gamer Sweden: Best Online RPG 2003
Online Game of the year-SuperPlay GULDPIXELN 2003
Best Graphics-Gamespy 2003
Editor's Choice Awards-Game Revolution 2003
Outstanding Technical Achievement in Graphics-IGN2003
Online Game of the year-SuperPlay GULDPIXELN 2003
