Press Release: September 20, 2007
Cards Become Gold!
Destineer’s ‘Fullmetal Alchemist®Trading Card Game’ for Nintendo DS™ Goes Gold!
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – September 20, 2007 – Alchemy is the science of transmuting one
substance into another, and Destineer announces today that the Fullmetal
Alchemist Trading Card Game for Nintendo DS has transformed into gold! The
second title in Destineer’s Fullmetal Alchemist series, the Fullmetal Alchemist
Trading Card Game has “gone gold,” and is scheduled to be in stores in
September.
A completely accurate translation of the popular Fullmetal Alchemist trading
card series by Press Pass, Inc (formerly JoyRide Entertainment), the Fullmetal
Alchemist Trading Card Game brings the collectible strategy game to the Nintendo
DS with nearly 500 cards, a variety of play modes, and extensive Touch Screen
support.
Featuring 12 of the most popular characters from the anime series, the Fullmetal
Alchemist Trading Card Game allows you to battle against either AI-controlled
opponents or up to three friends via the Nintendo DS’ Local Wireless and
Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection. Earn new cards in Character mode, learn to play in
Tutorial mode, or even build your ideal deck in Fantasy mode. With every card
from the original trading card set and the complete Blood and Water expansion,
the Nintendo DS version of the Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game has
everything that both trading card fans and Fullmetal Alchemist aficionados could
want, including:
* Multiple play modes, including Single match, Character mode, Fantasy mode, and
Multiplayer via Local Wireless or Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
* The complete rule set from the Press Pass Fullmetal Alchemist trading card
game
* Unlockable characters like Maes Hughes, Basque Grand, Scar, Psiren and more,
complete with voiceovers from the original English cast
* Extensive Touch Screen support: Shuffle and move cards with the DS stylus. You
can even tear open booster packs!
* Build and save your own custom decks
* Sounds, music and voices from the Fullmetal Alchemist series on Adult Swim
* Exclusive Alex Louis Armstrong physical and electronic cards, both available
only with this game!
The Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game has an ESRB rating of T for Teen. More
information can be found online at
www.fullmetal-alchemistgame.com.
"The Full Metal Alchemist Trading Card Game is the official card game of the
Full Metal Alchemist Anime. Since its beginnings in August of 2005, the FMA TCG
has earned tremendous raise from both the Anime and Gaming World. Recently, it
won the title of "Anime Game of the Year" from Anime Insider Magazine. Five
expansions, each featuring characters, locations, and events from the various
phases of the anime series, have so far been released. Its sixth expansion,
Sacrifice, will be released this February.
The essentials of the game are as follows. A team consists of a leader and
associated allies, which compete against one or more other leaders for clues
that will lead to the Philosopher's Stone. Each turn, a location is played that
the players will compete over, the winner of which will gain a designated number
of "clue points." The winner of the game is decided when a certain number of
clue points are reached, or if a leader and his or her entire party is defeated
at the end of the turn. Each leader has up to four different levels, which can
be attained as time passes in the game, which successively feature stronger
statistics, better abilities, and an increased ability to recruit allies to the
cause. During each turn, each player gets a chance to recruit allies, power up
their leaders, equip their characters with powerful items, and battle for clue
points. The game features various card types, including one-time use events and
constantly available "advantage" cards that allow players to use special
abilities. In the new expansion, Sacrifice, characters can use "stone" cards
once they have reached a certain level of points, which allow even more powerful
abilities to be used. The game now features dozens of leaders. If you have a
favorite character from the series, you most likely will be able to use that
character as the head of your team. Leaders can hail from one of four factions:
Military, Homunculus, Rebels, and Elrics. It is easiest to recruit allies of the
same faction as your leader, but if you wish you can mix and match (to a certain
extent). Thus, if you wanted to lead your team with Scar, but if you want Roy
Mustang's powerful alchemy or gluttony's frightening strength on your side, you
can make it happen!
The FMA TCG is now available in stores across the country, sold in starter
(approx. $9.99) or booster (approx. $3.99) packs. If you would like more
information, visit the official website at
http://www.fma-tcg.com.
Once you get into the game, you can search for local tournaments in your area,
where you can earn rare and valuable promotional cards, at
http://joyride.gamersroundtable.com/. An
exciting game featuring your favorite anime characters awaits, the sooner you
get into the FMA TCG, the sooner you will wonder why you hadn't tried it
before!"
Page layout Cireus | Page content courtesy of Evan Paul and Joy-Ride Entertainment