Rochester, NY -- December 30, 1999 -- Ambrosia Software, Inc. announced today the release of the downloadable demo of Ferazel's Wand, the explosive sidescroller by Ben Spees. The game is Ben's second game with Ambrosia, and is without question Ambrosia's most exciting project to date.
In the mystical underground caverns of Teraknorn, the peaceful Habnabits gathered magical ziridium crystals and practiced their ancient magical arts. One horrible day, the evil insectoid Manditraki invaded, pillaged, and killed the Habnabits with impunity. Their quest - control of the ziridium mines - was given to them by their Dread Queen Xichra.
As the last of the free Habnabits, Ferazel must fight for the survival of his race, and wrest the control of ziridium from the filthy talons of evil. Journey across the seven lands of Teraknorn to the perilous Great western desert. Increase Ferazel's skill, stamina, and magic repertoire and avenge your Habnabit brethren. Anything less would amount to betrayal.
Ferazel's Wand - the most colossal game from Ambrosia to date - puts you inside the cloak of Ferazel. Jump, cast spells, and travel to the reaches of Teraknorn, enhancing your skill and learning new spells along the way. But each spell uses magic points, so use your magic wisely! Xichra is waiting for Ferazel in her lair - only with strength, wisdom, and experience can she be vanquished.
Hiding underneath the excellent game play is a highly advanced graphics engine, using such special effects as multi-layered parallax scrolling, and advanced particle graphics. Additionally, the game sports nearly 2000 frames of high-resolution hand-drawn animation, and a pulse-quickening, awe-inspiring soundtrack of 30 songs composed by Hollywood musician Eric Speier.
"This game is so huge, we had to burn it on a CD!" said Ambrosia's el Presidente, Andrew Welch, of the full version. Gamers who purchase Ferazel's Wand will receive the full version of the game on its own CD-ROM, making this Ambrosia's first game that is just too large for download.
Ferazel's Wand supports many popular joysticks, keyboards, and game controllers via Apple's InputSprocket. Running best on all iMacs (including the new iMac DV) and other G3 and G4 machines, Ferazel's Wand requires a PowerPC-equipped Macintosh with 32 MB of RAM. Ferazel's Wand will ship on a CD-ROM available from Ambrosia Software's website.