April 12^th, 2004 (12:00am) - ValuSoft, a division of THQ, today announced the release of Battle for Troy for PC. This epic battle of the Trojans verses the Greeks is rated "T" for Teen and will be available at retailers throughout North America for $19.99.

Throughout two extensive campaigns, each with eight challenging missions, players will take command of nine unit types including spearmen, swordsmen, archers, cavalry and healers to create an invincible army. Selecting their allegiance, players raise their sword to command their Trojan army to protect Helen and her new kingdom from the relentless Greek onslaught. Alternately, by taking command of King Menelaus’ Greek alliance, players take their place deep inside the Trojan horse as a raging warrior to lay siege against a rebellious Troy and restore the honor of their crestfallen king.

"ValuSoft is bringing real-time strategy game play to the market at a price point typically overlooked by other publishers," states Doug Clemmer, President of ValuSoft. "Battle for Troy allows players to quickly engage in cunning attacks and full-scale battles without the rote memorization and hours of trial-and-error typically found in real-time strategy games."

Throughout the game, players will build their legions by snatching hordes of gold and collecting mystical relics to remain in favor of the divinities. Amassing armies, gamers will rely on their heroes to wisely unlock special attacks to defeat the opposing forces.

"Our development team has a broad range of experience in all game genres," states Mike Arkin, Chief Executive Officer of Zono, Inc. "We refined the BIOSPIKE engine to create a game for ValuSoft that appeals to gamers of all levels and interest, while remaining true to traditional real-time strategy game play."