Escape Velocity Press Release 



 















FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Escape Velocity released: The Universe is Yours

Contact:
Andrew Welch
Ambrosia Software, Inc.
PO Box 23140
Rochester, NY 14692
Tel: 716.325.1910
Fax: 716.325.3665 

Rochester, NY -- May 5th, 1996 -- Check your calendar: It's 2246, and the galaxy just isn't what it used to be. Spacefaring pirates roam free, civil war rages, and simple traders cheat death to make a living. Welcome to life in the 23rd century!

Ambrosia Software's Escape Velocity puts you smack-dab in the middle of that booming galaxy. As the captain of a shiny new spacecraft, you make your fortune and build your empire. If that sounds like a walk in the park, you're in for a surprise - dangers abound! Your lowly shuttle craft will need more than a little luck to make a profit... and survive.

 Lovingly hand-crafted by programmer Matt Burch, Escape
Velocity offers a rich and open-ended environment that
evolves as you play. Over a hundred worlds occupy the galaxy,
each with its own technology, alliances, and commodities.
As you earn credits and gain fame, Confederation peace keepers
and Rebel patriots struggle for power, leaving you in the middle.

Escape Velocity spans a number of genres, combining elements
of classic "trading" games, arcade space shoot-outs, and strategy
simulations. Whether you choose to build a trading empire,
aid the Rebellion in a civil war, or strike out on your own as a ruthless pirate, Escape Velocity provides a multitude of options for the game connoisseur. This open-ended gameplay allows each player to chart their own course as they play; there's no "right" way to play Escape Velocity, as long as you have fun!

                                                             Numerous sub-plots fill Escape Velocity's world; your choices
                                                             affect the story's development, guaranteeing that each game
                                                             will be different from the last. You'll have the opportunity to
                                                             infiltrate hostile military bases, ferry emergency supplies to
                                                             distant star systems, rescue passengers from stranded cruise
                                                             ships, stop alien invaders, and more. In addition, Escape Velocity sports an open game engine. Future scenario designers will be able to create their own
                                                             worlds for other players to explore...

                                                             Escape Velocity runs on any Mac with a 640x480 color monitor and 5.8 megabytes of free RAM. Optimized for the PowerMac, it's lickety-split smooth on Apple's latest iron. And of course, Escape Velocity has the dazzling 3D rendered graphics, full stereo sound, and all the polish that you'd expect of an Ambrosia game. 

Ambrosia Software, Inc. -- publisher of award winning programs for the Macintosh -- distributes Escape Velocity and a full line of productivity, and anti-productivity (game) software as shareware.