GUILD WARS NIGHT FALL

In Guild Wars Nightfall, the third campaign in the award-winning Guild Wars universe, you will never face danger alone. Not only can you group with any of millions of players worldwide, but now, for the first time ever, you'll be able to band together with customizable Heroes that will not only fight by your side, but level up with your character and follow your orders as you fight to hold back the night. The story centers on a mad ruler attempting to summon an outcast god and bring permanent darkness to Elona.

Nightfall takes place in Elona, a region of the world connected to the continent of Tyria but accessible only by sea. Welcome to Elona, Land of the Golden Sun - The realm of Elona has known peace and prosperity for centuries. Its three provinces - Istan, Kourna, and Vabbi - have been ruled separately since the great hero Turai Ossa stepped down as sovereign and left on a pilgrimage into the Crystal Desert some two hundreds years ago. The provinces rely on one another for trade and protection. The Istani navy patrols corsair-infested waters, while the Kournan army - led by Warmarshal Varesh Ossa, heir to the great Ossa line - keeps a watchful eye on the plains should the Undead Lord Palawa Joko rise up again, and the Vabbian princes provide wealth and leisure for all to enjoy. But it is the Order of the Sunspears who truly bind the realm together. This grand alliance of heroes has defended the entire realm since before the terrible years of the Scarab Plague, which nearly wiped out all of Istan and brought an end to the era of the Primeval Kings. Today, the Sunspears are flourishing under the leadership of Spearmarshal Kormir. Their ranks swell and their power grows as new recruits join the Order on a daily basis.

Night is falling on Elona. Hungry for power, a corrupt ruler will stop at nothing to release her outcast god from the hellish realm in which he is imprisoned. As death and destruction spread across the land, the people of Elona will need more than just a hero to save them...they will need a hero to lead them.

Includes the following:

• Nightfall Access Key, which provides access to the Nightfall campaign
• Nightfall Game on three CDs
• Nightfall Manual, with information on the world of Elona and explanations of new game features and mechanics.
• Nightfall Quick-Reference Card, with a handy keyboard layout and much more
• Nightfall Poster
• Nightfall Buddy Key, a 14-day/10-hour free trial you can give to a friend
• Guild Wars Epic Trial Key, a 14-day/10-hour free trial of Guild Wars Prophecies and Guild Wars Factions
• NCsoft Trial Key Booklet, with trial keys for other great NCsoft games

New Features:

Heroes: Nightfall brings more than a dozen Heroes to your aid as you battle against the forces of darkness. Each of these Heroes will gain experience at your side. You can even equip them with new weapons, upgrade their armor, and choose their skills for them. Best of all, you will be able to direct your Heroes in battle, telling them when, where, and whether to fight at all. You'll even be able to activate their skills for them. The amount of control is up to you. Use them like enhanced henchmen or direct them much like extra, full-fledged characters. The choice is yours.

Characters: In addition to Heroes, Nightfall introduces two new professions to Guild Wars - the Dervish and the Paragon. Dervishes serve the gods as holy warriors, using their deadly scythes to carve a wide swath through enemy lines. True masters of the profession can even assume the forms of the gods, taking on divine aspects to mete out justice. Paragons are humanity's champions, the guardian angels of Elona. They rally their followers with Shouts and Chants while striking from afar with their mighty spears.

New Skills: Nightfall brings 350 new player skills to the game, including brand new skills for the six core professions (Warrior, Monk, Ranger, Elementalist, Mesmer, and Necromancer) and the Guild Wars Factions professions (Assassin and Ritualist). Additionally, Nightfall debuts the brand new Skill and Attributes panel, which will be your one-stop menu for customizing your character and Heroes for the battlefield. A new template system will allow you to save your own custom builds for every contingency.

New PvP and Guild Opportunities: Nightfall provides two brand new arenas for your PvP battles - the Sunspear Arena and the Churranu Island Arena. What's more, you'll be able to take your customized Heroes into PvP battle! These Hero vs. Hero battles will let you pit your character and up to three Heroes in a one-on-one PvP competition against other players. For guilds, in addition to the new PvP opportunities, Nightfall provides new surroundings to explore and offers the strategic opportunities afforded by four new guild halls.

New Story and a New Land to Explore: Of course, no new Guild Wars campaign would be complete without an engrossing story that spans far-reaching lands. In Nightfall, you'll explore opulent cities, brave savage coasts, delve deep into ancient monuments, and find your way across poisonous deserts as you determine the fate of the new Realm of Elona in twenty original story missions.

Features

Command intelligent NPC Heroes as you battle against the forces of darkness.
Relish the power of 350 new skills like the Dervish's Mystic Sandstorm!
Determine the fate of Elona through 20 engrossing story missions and hundreds of quests.
Face over 100 ferocious monsters including the mammoth Cracked Mesa.

In this Third Guild Wars Campaign - Players must fight to hold back the night as a mad ruler attempts to free her outcast god and bring darkness to the continent of Elona. But they won?t fight alone. Guild Wars Nightfall introduces new customizable Heroes who level up, follow player instructions in combat, and use skills and equipment of the player?s choice.

An Intimate, Heroic Experience - When a corrupt ruler summons the power of an outcast god and infects the land with a creeping darkness, it will take a band of heroes to save Elona. Guild Wars Nightfall is the role-playing game gamers have been waiting for an intimate, heroic experience where your decisions shape your personal game experience and your customizable party becomes an extension of your character. With more than two million copies sold worldwide, Guild Wars is the award-winning epic role-playing game that revolutionized online gaming with its free gameplay.

Nightfall is at Hand - Guild Wars Nightfall takes place on the continent of Elona, Land of the Golden Sun. It is a nation comprised of three great provinces, The island province of Istan is the home of a vibrant people who live among the monuments of an ancient empire. The military province of Kourna, under the command of its great leader, Warmarshal Varesh, hugs the shores of the mighty river Elon. And in the rugged lands to the north, the Princes of Vabbi rule from their opulent citadels. Elona is a land of wealth and power, protected by its champions, the Order of the Sunspears.

Minimum System Requirements:

• Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP
• Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or equivalent
• 256 MB RAM
• CD-ROM Drive
• 3 GB Available Hard Drive Space
• ATI Radeon 8500 or GeForce 3 or 4 MX Series Video Card with 32MB of VRAM
• 16-bit Sound Card
• Internet connection
• Keyboard
• Mouse
  

Recommended System Requirements:

• Windows 2000, XP
• Intel Pentium III 1GHz or equivalent
• 512 MB RAM
• CD-ROM Drive
• 4 GB Available Hard Drive Space
• ATI Radeon 9000 or GeForce 4 Ti Series Video Card with 64MB of VRAM
• 16-bit Sound Card
• Internet connection
• Keyboard
• Mouse