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| The popular Neopets franchise enters PlayStation  Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. announced the release of Neopets: The Darkest Faerie exclusively for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system. Developed and created by Sony Computer Entertainment America, Santa Monica Studios, and Neopets Inc., Neopets: The Darkest Faerie is an adventure game that extends the online experience of the popular youth entertainment website Neopets.com into a fully interactive offline experience. In Neopets: The Darkest Faerie, players enter the magical land of Meridell for the first time in 3D and journey with Neopian characters on an adventure to rid the world of the evil Darkest Faerie.Together with heroes Tormund and Roberta, players will travel through new lands, meet strange inhabitants, and discover a mystery never before seen by Neopian eyes. Setting the stage for gamers to enter the world of Neopets.com, the Darkest Faerie has escaped from her watery prison and left Neopia in peril. Players must free Neopia of darkness and defend the realms of King Skarl, King Hagan, and Queen Fyora, among others, against the evil minions of the Darkest Faerie, including the Werelupe King, the Black Knight, and the Dark Faerie Sisters, by defending villages, completing quests, and exploring dungeons. Neopets: The Darkest Faerie spans both past and present time in Neopia. Players switch between the two courageous characters of Tormund and Roberta, taking advantage of their unique abilities to fight a total of 12 malevolent bosses throughout the adventure. Exploring 60 Neopian locales and encountering hundreds of non-playable characters, fans see entirely new areas of Neopia. Neopets: The Darkest Faerie boasts features and elements that offer exciting gameplay for all gamers and enthusiasts of role-playing games. Journey through huge, seamless environments to explore magnificent castles, rugged plains, swamps, ancient dungeons, overgrown forests, floating palaces, and ghost infested ruins. Defend against the powers of the Darkest Faerie and her minions with Neopian-equipped swords, wands, shields, and armor using "mote magic" to customize both attacks and defense. And, in true RPG fashion, players apply "Petpet" power up systems to select which Petpet will follow and assist players with their special abilities. The independent Entertainment Software Rating Board has rated Neopets: The Darkest Faerie "E 10+" for "Everyone 10 and older". discuss the article write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Game News :: home page |