{"id":6209,"date":"2010-05-25T18:31:36","date_gmt":"2010-05-25T08:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=6209"},"modified":"2010-05-25T18:31:36","modified_gmt":"2010-05-25T08:31:36","slug":"knights-contract%e2%80%99-to-bring-its-brutal-and-spectacular-fantasy-horror-to-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=6209","title":{"rendered":"KNIGHTS CONTRACT\u2019 TO BRING ITS BRUTAL AND SPECTACULAR FANTASY HORROR TO AUSTRALIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>&#8211; Cruel Violence and Savage Sorcery in NAMCO BANDAI Games\u2019 Brand New Action Adventure, Coming to PlayStation\u00ae3 and Xbox 360\u00ae in 2011 \u2013<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SYDNEY, Australia \u2013 Tuesday 25<sup>th<\/sup> May 2010 \u2013 NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S. today lifted the lid on fantasy horror title <strong><em>Knights Contract<\/em><\/strong>, its newest 3<sup>rd<\/sup> person action adventure title scheduled for an Australian launch in 2011 for PlayStation\u00ae3 and Xbox 360\u00ae.<\/p>\n<p>A period action adventure set in the days when a healthy paranoia about witches was considered de rigeur, <strong><em>Knights Contract<\/em><\/strong> follows the tale of Heinrich, a cursed executioner of witches, and young girl Gretchen, a reincarnation of a witch whom Heinrich previously had the job of be-heading and who returned the favour by cursing him eternally.<\/p>\n<p>When a stupendously evil and deadly threat descends on the earth, Gretchen, having had her young life curtailed once already, decides she is less than enthusiastic about seeing it ended again so soon. She decides to tackle the threat head-on by putting her curse on Heinrich to good use, enlisting his business-like and highly effective executing abilities to help curb the supernatural blood lust of their foes.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing is so easy of course, and a lot of blood and its supernatural equivalent needs to be spilled before order can once again be restored to the land.\u00a0 Razor sharp scythes and explosive sorcery are your spectacularly effective weapons in a twilight world where you\u2019re never more than a stone\u2019s throw from someone, supernatural or otherwise, who would rather see you six feet under.\u00a0 It\u2019s time to let the combos fly and lay waste to the hordes of darkness with a liberal dose of medieval panache.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about NAMCO BANDAI Partners and its line up, please visit <a href=\"wlmailhtml:{912E957C-4F18-4B24-83B9-FA97839F0302}mid:\/\/00000220\/!x-usc:http:\/\/www.namcobandaipartners.com.au\/\">www.namcobandaipartners.com.au<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><tt><strong>About NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe<\/strong><\/tt>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><tt>NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S. is a leading software publisher\u00a0producing a broad catalogue of high quality interactive\u00a0entertainment for console and PC gaming platforms\u00a0and online which is marketed and sold in\u00a050 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and\u00a0Australasia. \u00a0The company is a part of the NAMCO BANDAI group of\u00a0companies known for creating and publishing many of the industry's\u00a0top video game franchises including Tekken\u2122,\u00a0Dragon Ball\u00ae,\u00a0Naruto\u2122,\u00a0SOULCALIBUR\u2122, One Piece\u2122, RidgeRacer\u2122, Ace Combat\u2122\u00a0and\u00a0Tamagotchi\u2122.<\/tt>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: large;\">KNIGHTS CONTRACT\u2019<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"> TO BRING ITS BRUTAL AND SPECTACULAR FANTASY HORROR TO AUSTRALIA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">&#8211; Cruel Violence and Savage Sorcery in NAMCO BANDAI Games\u2019 Brand New Action Adventure, Coming to PlayStation\u00ae3 and Xbox 360\u00ae in 2011 \u2013<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"line-height: 150%; font-size: 10pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"line-height: 150%; font-size: 10pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">SYDNEY, Australia<span style=\"color: #1f497d;\"> <\/span>\u2013 Tuesday 25<sup>th<\/sup><span style=\"color: #1f497d;\"> <\/span>May 2010 \u2013 NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S. today lifted the lid on fantasy horror title <strong><em>Knights Contract<\/em><\/strong>, its newest 3<sup>rd<\/sup> person action adventure title scheduled for <span style=\"color: #1f497d;\">an <\/span>Australian launch in 2011 for PlayStation\u00ae3 and Xbox 360\u00ae. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"line-height: 150%; font-size: 10pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"line-height: 150%; font-size: 10pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">A period action adventure set in the days when a healthy paranoia about witches was considered de rigeur, <strong><em>Knights Contract<\/em><\/strong> follows the tale of Heinrich, a cursed executioner of witches, and young girl Gretchen, a reincarnation of a witch whom Heinrich previously had the job of be-heading and who returned the favour by cursing him eternally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"line-height: 150%; font-size: 10pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"line-height: 150%; font-size: 10pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">When a stupendously evil and deadly threat descends on the earth, Gretchen, having had her young life curtailed once already, decides she is less than enthusiastic about seeing it ended again so soon. She decides to tackle the threat head-on by putting her curse on Heinrich to good use, enlisting his business-like and highly effective executing abilities to help curb the supernatural blood lust of their foes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"line-height: 150%; font-size: 10pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"line-height: 150%; font-size: 10pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">Nothing is so easy of course, and a lot of blood and its supernatural equivalent needs to be spilled before order can once again be restored to the land.\u00a0 Razor sharp scythes and explosive sorcery are your spectacularly effective weapons in a twilight world where you\u2019re never more than a stone\u2019s throw from someone, supernatural or otherwise, who would rather see you six feet under.\u00a0 It\u2019s time to let the combos fly and lay waste to the hordes of darkness with a liberal dose of medieval panache.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"line-height: 150%; font-size: 10pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"line-height: 150%; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">For more information about NAMCO BANDAI <\/span><span style=\"line-height: 150%; font-size: 10pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">Partners<span style=\"color: black;\"> and its line up, please visit <\/span><a href=\"wlmailhtml:{912E957C-4F18-4B24-83B9-FA97839F0302}mid:\/\/00000220\/!x-usc:http:\/\/www.namcobandaipartners.com.au\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.namcobandaipartners.com.au<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #1f497d;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"line-height: 150%; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"line-height: 150%; 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