 Can
you believe it's been over a year since Morrowind first
appeared on store shelves? Two expansion packs later,
here we are -- still going strong, especially Morrowind
Xbox.
Earlier this year in May (exactly one year after launch),
Morrowind became an Xbox Platinum Hit and immediately
appeared as a top 10 Xbox title again and remained there
for the next three months.
How's that for showing the love? What other year-old
titles -- Platinum Hit or not -- do you see on that
list from May through August (See the lists for yourself).
During that time, the Xbox titles on the top 10 are
all less than a few months old. Except for Morrowind…one
year later. In fact, the only other game the Xbox loves
more than Morrowind is Halo, also released prior to
2003.
That's it. Just Morrowind and Halo.
To thank the Xbox for all the tender loving care it's
given us, we decided to do what no other console game
has ever done before.
Morrowind Game of the Year includes the entire original
game plus our two expansion packs, Tribunal and Bloodmoon.
That's an additional 80-100 hours of game play, or more.
All the new weapons, armor, cities, creatures, characters,
dungeons, and quests from Tribunal and Bloodmoon are
available, including the ability to become a werewolf.
Implementing the expansion packs on the Xbox was not
quite as simple as it first appeared, but having played
the GotY Xbox for the past month during testing, it
was well worth the effort. Playing as the werewolf on
the Xbox ended being more fun than we thought it would
be.
We also included features that Morrowind PC owners
have enjoyed for the past year. The Enemy Health Bar
lets you see how much health your opponent has left
during combat. In the Options menu, you'll find a Difficulty
Slider to make the game harder or easier. Plus, there
are many behind-the-scenes optimizations and tweaks.
But the best feature is that you can play Morrowind
Game of the Year with your old characters. Your original
Morrowind save games will appear in your Game of the
Year Load game menu. The only caveat is that you will
not be able to delete any original Morrowind save games
while in Morrowind Game of the Year -- you'll need to
go to the launcher or load up original Morrowind.
Otherwise, the transition from original Morrowind to
Game of the Year is seamless. We hope our Xbox fans
will want to experience the expansion packs as much
as our PC fans have. We even priced it at $30 to encourage
everyone -- whether you played the original or never
tried it -- to buy it and try it out. Consider this
our thanks to our great Xbox fans. |
