Written by Alastair Bell
Sacred has been a popular PC based RPG for many years and now its heading to the PS3.
"We are delighted to be developing a PS3 version of SACRED 2 - Fallen Angel and are looking forward to entertaining an even bigger community of players. We’ve been in development for over a year on this task, and can now proudly unveil our current state of development to the public, featuring enhanced graphics and using the full potential of the PS3 hardware," says Heiko tom Felde, Managing Director of ASCARON Entertainment GmbH.
"Press from all over the world have showered SACRED 2 - Fallen Angel with rave preview coverage. We are confident that the PS3 version will also be met with positive feedback," says Dr. Klemens Kundratitz, Managing Director of Koch Media. "We are delighted to be the co-publisher on this platform as well."
The PS3 version supports drop in/drop out multiplayer gaming for up to four players via internet, and two player full-screen gaming on one console – simply pick up a controller, press start and join your friends. Players can save their characters and use them in all game modes – allowing the same character to be used both online and offline.
Multiplayer modes include co-op campaign and PVP. SACRED 2 – Fallen Angel also supports Playstation Network invitations for games in progress, as well as various ranking lists. The PS3 Store will also host a variety of new trailers and other game assets, with downloadable content also planned for the future.
We're informed that the controls and interface have been developed from scratch for the PS3 version to ensure fluid and intuitive gameplay throughout so it will be interesting to see what it's actually like...
We'll keep you posted with details as soon as we have them!
