14 DAY TRIAL // Empire Interactive, has announced today its signing an agreement with Valcon Games LLC to publish and distribute the Ultimate Board Game Collection, in Europe and all PAL territories for PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii and handheld PlayStation Portable. Ultimate Board Game Collection is basically a compendium of classic board and table top games.
The report confirms that Ultimate Board Game Collection contains 20 well-known board and tabletop games played by families around the world. Without further ado, we present you with the full list of games below, but don't run off just yet, because we have a few more details to share with you:
Chess Quatro Checkers Enigma Backgammon Reversi Snakes & Ladders Parcheesi Dice Dominoes Go Chinese Checkers Word Cubes Mahjong Solitaire Anagrams Concentration 3D Tic-Tac-Toe Mancala Jigsaws Good, I see you didn't get too excited and remembered the additional details. As Empire Interactive confirms, all the games in the list engulf these features below. Do have a look to see what you're getting in Spring 2008:
24 Classic board game style games, PSP, (20 on PS2). Enhanced physical gesturing and unique game play via the hand held wireless controller on Wii (12 games). Customize each game by selecting different rules, environments, piece type and sound tracks. Play against the CPU or up to 6 other players. User selectable sound track; chose from 4 different styles. CPU opponent has multiple difficulty levels. Includes 100 different Jigsaw pictures. Each game has a trophy that can be unlocked by completing a specific goal. Can you unlock all twenty trophies? Suitable for players of all ages.
Ian Higgins, CEO Empire Interactive said, "We're delighted to bring this collection of classic board and table games to European households. Publishing on a range of formats gives us an opportunity to fulfill the sales potential and family wide appeal of these timeless games and the Wii console provides the perfect demographic for our first launch on this platform."
My guess is that even though Wii and PS2 gamers are surely happy to hear that this huge array of board and table top games is hitting their systems, PSP owners are undoubtedly the happiest, as Ultimate Board Game Collection is the perfect compilation for handhelds. The release date of Ultimate Board Game Collection has been set for Q1 2008. The game hasn't been yet rated though.