VAMPIRES
BEWARE: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER HIGH-KICKING HER
WAY ONTO DS FOR THE FIRST TIME
Milton Keynes, July 11th – 505 Games today
announced a deal with Twentieth Century Fox
Licensing & Merchandising to unleash an official
new game based on the world-famous Buffy the
Vampire Slayer franchise, exclusively for the
Nintendo DS.
Currently under development by Romanian studio
Beast, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sacrifice
combines third-person and first-person gameplay to
create an experience like nothing else on Nintendo
DS. The stakes are high for players as they take
on the role of Buffy to seal the re-opened
Hellmouth in an original story penned by Rob
Deshotel, a writer from the TV series.
This action-packed 3D survival horror game sees
Buffy using a range of special weapons, powerful
spells and martial arts to take out vicious
vampires and demons. In addition to these enemies,
players also come across recognisable characters
from the show, including Spike, Angel, the Master,
the First Evil, Caleb and, of course, the Scooby
Gang.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for 505 Games
and we’re working extremely closely with Fox to
ensure this is the definitive Buffy the Vampire
Slayer experience,” said Rowan Tafler, Global
Brand Manager, 505 Games. “Buffy’s return to
videogames is great for long-time fans of the
franchise and we hope the huge market reach of the
Nintendo DS will help to create new fans too.”
Elie Dekel, Executive Vice President Twentieth
Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising added,
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a franchise that
continues to excite people around the world.
Although there are no new productions of the
series there is an enduring legacy that lives on
through syndication, comic books and video games
like these. We’re sure DS players are going to
love this version.”
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sacrifice will be
available exclusively throughout Europe on
Nintendo DS February 2009.
Key features:
• Play as Buffy the Vampire Slayer through 24
levels using a third person camera.
• Unlock and use more than 20 types of unique
Slayer weapons.
• Fight more than 12 different level bosses and
sub-bosses, including First Evil, the boss of all
bosses.
• Play “Challenge Mode” in first-person for
fast-paced action and an increased difficulty
level.
• Solve puzzle missions to unlock new areas.
• Collect spells to increase Buffy’s supernatural
and physical abilities.
• Explore 12 dynamic environments and search for
up to four hidden ones.
• Use breakable objects located within in all
environments to battle demons and vampires.
• Unique story set after the climactic seventh
season of the TV series, written by Rob Deshotel,
one of the original writers of the TV series.
• Explore locations from the TV show, including
Sunnydale High, the Bronze and the Hellmouth.
