NOKs Ships Collecting Game Sequel with Atari in Israel

TEL AVIV/NEW YORK, February 26, 2004 -- NOKs Technologies has announced the shipment of its long-awaited sequel, Multi-NOKs. Published by Atari Israel, the game is due in stores March 1st. The new game features an enhanced multiplayer mode, allowing players to win and lose NOKs in online battles. More than a year after the first versions release, the sequel also introduces dozens of new NOKs to collect -- a notable event for NOK collectors in Israel and beyond.

TEL AVIV/NEW YORK (PRWEB) February 27, 2004 --- NOKs Technologies has announced the shipment of its long-awaited sequel, Multi-NOKs. Published by Atari Israel, the game is due in stores March 1st. The new game features an enhanced multiplayer mode, allowing players to win and lose NOKs in online battles. More than a year after the first versions release, the sequel also introduces dozens of new NOKs to collect -- a notable event for NOK collectors in Israel and beyond.

NOKs Technologies, the game development company, distinguishes itself from other video game studios by creating gaming worlds that put collecting at their heart, ala Baseball and Yu-Gi-Oh cards. Standing in the center of attention are the NOKs: collectible, 3D and intelligent characters, each one owned by a specific player and uniquely identified by the companys central server. Players collect, play with and trade NOKs in various activities, designed to create a long-lasting gaming experience. Integral modules in all NOKs games are the Collecting Album, where players organize their collected NOKs, and the Trading Market, where collectors can trade their NOKs worldwide. Alongside those, sets of mini arcade 3D games are added, where players can interact in single and multi-player games to compete over their NOKs.

NOKs games have received critical acclaim in Israel and have remained on the best seller charts since debuting with Atari in November 2002. Several editions were published, as well as physical NOKs collecting cards and a series of NOKs stories in Israeli youth magazines. "Starting as a new, anonymous game, it managed to emerge as one of the well-known games in Israel in an extremely short period of time" said Ofra Bechar, VP Sales & Marketing for Atari Israel.

NOKs Technologies is now preparing for its upcoming US release, scheduled for Q4 2004. The company has continued to introduce several new gameplay mechanisms since its founding 4 years ago but is keeping tight-lipped about what new, exciting features will accompany the upcoming US release. With the combination of games and virtual trading cards, NOKs US product might make its first appearance in several gaming worlds simultaneously. "I can only say that we are going to stand out with our gameplay innovation, which is our strongest selling point " said Lior Messinger, NOKs Technologies' CEO. "we are working on a unified gaming approach that will eventually drive exponential user growth, while allowing new developers to create new NOKs games."