Namco Bandai has announced the upcoming release of Knights Contract for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in North America today. The game was previously unveiled in Japanese magazine Famitsu last week.
The game is set where the general population was frightened of witches. Heinrich, an witch executioner, is placed under an immortality spell by a witch named Gretchen, before her death. Now, ressurected, Gretchen controls Heinrich as the two work together to defeat Dr. Faust, the game’s antagonist and the person who ordered Gretchen’s execution.
Players must keep their eyes on Gretchen as they play, because unlike Heinrich, she is not immortal. She is your life bar. If she dies, you die.
Knights Contract is due out for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2011. Check out new screenshots at the gallery.
NAMCO BANDAI GAMES AMERICA ANNOUNCES KNIGHTS CONTRACT™
A Brutal and Spectacular Fantasy Horror Makes its Way to Xbox 360 and PlayStation®3 system in 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif., (May 24, 2010) – Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today unveiled Knights Contract™, a third-person action-adventure game for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. In a time of swordsmen and magic, Knights Contract recreates this era with an astonishing visual appeal while keeping players at the edge of their seats with stylized over-the-top action. Knights Contract is planned for release throughout North America in 2011.Set in the days when a healthy paranoia about witches was considered normal, Knights Contract follows the twisted tale of Heinrich, an immortal executioner, and Gretchen, a resurrected witch. Once the victim of Heinrich’s blade by the order of the game’s antagonist, Dr. Faust, Gretchen now has him under her control as the two must work together to rid the land of the supernatural foes who are cursing its people with the black spell of death.
Armed with a razor sharp scythe and explosive witchcraft, players will use these tools with spectacular effects in order to return civility to the land. As players succeed in their journey, they can deal tremendous damage to their on-comers or unleash a gruesome finisher by coordinating the efforts of Heinrich and Gretchen. However, players must also keep a close eye on Gretchen as her mortality is the key to the duo’s survival as Heinrich can never be vanquished. It’s time to let the combos fly and lay waste to the hordes of darkness with a liberal dose of medieval panache.
For more information on the game, please visit www.namcobandaigames.com.
