ParaWorld is given six months for perfect balancing

SUNFLOWERS will subject the PC game ParaWorld to a thorough six-month quality assurance process. This will ensure that the title provides a unique, unprecedented real-time strategy game experience and meets the highest quality requirements. The game will be released towards the end of August 2006.

Heusenstamm, 03 February 2006 - SUNFLOWERS, leading producer of computer games and specialist in the Strategy Genre, today announced the new release date for the eagerly expected real-time strategy title ParaWorld: end of August of 2006. The period until the release date will be devoted exclusively to quality assurance processes, e.g. Gameplay Balancing and an intensive, large-scale Multiplayer Test. The title, developed by the Berlin game studio SEK, will be released for PC only. During the entire development phase of the project, the inherent demands regarding the highest possible gaming quality were ensured by ongoing QA processes. SUNFLOWERS and the Studio employ 30 staff for this task alone. Each point of criticism was analysed and discussed, and the outcome was directly implemented in the game.

Adi Boiko, SUNFLOWERS President, explains the decision: "For any real-time strategy title, perfect balancing is of utmost importance. We want to provide the consumer with a unique gaming experience which will satisfy game pros as well as delighting occasional gamers due to the highest possible level of user friendliness and easy access. "

In order to provide ParaWorld Fans with the optimum gaming experience, SUNFLOWERS will use the remaining time until the release date to perform one of the largest-scale Multiplayer tests ever conducted in Germany. The resulting feedback will be directly integrated into the QA phase.

Even before its release, ParaWorld is considered one of the most significant forthcoming real-time strategy games. The product transports the player into a parallel world dominated by dinosaurs and three mighty tribes. Side by side seven controllable heroes, the player explores 15 equally atmospheric and dangerous prehistoric scenarios, each consisting of five climatic zones. In the gripping Singleplayer Mode as well as the extensive Multiplayer Mode, ParaWorld impresses with dramatic real-time strategy action. With ParaWorld, SUNFLOWERS contributes significantly to the further development of this popular genre. ParaWorld will be released exclusively for PC towards the end of August 2006.

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New Release Date for ParaWorld

Product Name:

ParaWorld

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End of August 2006

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Press Contact:

Nadine Knobloch

SUNFLOWERS GmbH

Seligenstaedter Grund 1

63150 Heusenstamm

Germany

Tel. +49-6104-948-269

knobloch@sunflowers.de

About SUNFLOWERS

SUNFLOWERS is a leading producer of computer games specializing in the "Strategy" genre. The two Development Strategy Hits 1602 A.D. and 1503 A.D. sold more than 4.2 Million copies world-wide and are to this day undisputedly the most successful PC games that ever emerged from German-speaking countries. Since the company, based in Heusenstamm near Offenbach, was founded by Adi Boiko and Wilhelm Hamrozi in 1993, the name SUNFLOWERS has been synonymous with the development of extraordinary games with an emphasis on gaming fun. It's the company's mission to address and delight hardcore and occasional gamers alike with its wide variety of products.

All projects are realized in close cooperation with associated development studios. Aside from the implementation of the latest industry standards, the company's main focus is on extensive quality assurance. Each game goes through a six-month testing phase, during which its operation, functionality and reliability are thoroughly checked by experts and laymen alike. With the release of the titles "ParaWorld" (Real-time Strategy) and "1701 A.D." (Development Strategy) in 2006, SUNFLOWERS will create the basis for its planned international expansion. Distribution will be conducted through exclusive commercial partnerships.

In Europe, this part of operations was taken on by KOCH Media (Headquarters in Planegg near Munich) in May 2005. For more information about SUNFLOWERS, go to: www.sunflowers.de