Hello Kitty Online to Debut in Malaysia and Singapore / World’s Cutest MMOG Launches In July 2009
PRESS: Singapore, 15 June 2009 – The much anticipated Hello Kitty Online is coming to Malaysia and Singapore! Based on wildly popular Sanrio characters like Hello Kitty, Badtz-Maru, Keroppi and many others, Hello Kitty Online combines the massive popularity of online role-playing games (MMORPG) with social networking, all set in Sanrio Land, the virtual world of Hello Kitty and friends. This free to play game will launch in Malaysia and Singapore in July 2009 on game portal gloot.net. (*Currently on Closed Beta trial version of the game)CLICK THRU to read the rest of Press Release, as well as HKO-factsheet and more screen-grabbed supah-cutesy-pink-images to melt your agressiveness LOL :p
PRESS-CONTINUED: Hello Kitty Online is a unique massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that provides a fun and visually appealing online environment combining social networking and the massive popularity of online role-playing games. Players can interact with other online players in the friendly virtual world of Hello Kitty. Oriented Games, the official exclusive game publisher of Hello Kitty Online for Singapore and Malaysia will offer the game via its gaming portal gloot.net.
Hello Kitty Online lets players put their creativity to good use in the customisation of their chosen characters, which includes many different options for the character’s hair, facial features, clothes, shoes, accessories, and more. This wide range of customisation options allows each character to be different, reflecting the unique identity and personality of each player.
Players of Hello Kitty Online will roam the super cute virtual world of Sanrio Land and experience many adventures in several uniquely designed zones and cities. During their stay in Sanrio Land, players will choose from many different activities: they can adventure through dangerous lands, develop their skills, cultivate their own private farms, learn to craft a huge variety of items, build and decorate a house, play mini-games, earn loyalty points, set up a blog, and much more.
In addition, Sanrio characters in the game will require the assistance of players for solving various problems, fighting monsters, and undertaking quests for various rewards. Players get to interact with Hello Kitty and over a hundred other Sanrio characters.
Three in-game currencies support a player economy and allow players to buy furniture for their home, purchase new clothes, supplies and equipment, and increase abilities such as cooking and tailoring through the use of specific items. Money is the in-game currency and is earned by questing, crafting and then selling goods, and other in-game means. Loyalty Points are earned by using Hello Kitty Online’s communication features, such as blogs and email. Cash Points are purchased using real money via online payment gateways or prepaid cards. Loyalty Points and Cash Points may be used in the Item Mall to deliver special items to players in-game.
The game has garnered more than 300 reviews on gaming media and popular blogs worldwide during the beta releases by Sanrio Digital. This free-to-play game is a casual, social and networking game for all ages and both sexes. It is predicted to be among the top games in the gaming world. Gloot.net expects the game will result in a brand new gaming and social networking experience for gamers in Singapore and Malaysia.
Hello Kitty Online is one the few MMORPG titles to position itself not only as a online game, but also as a media platform for advertisers and marketers. Hello Kitty Online provides in-game advertising that offers brands constant online presence and reach. Numerous international brand names have already started to plan innovative branding campaigns to leverage the audience of Hello Kitty Online.
As part of the game launch, Oriented Games will be releasing Hello Kitty Online gaming products such as a limited edition Hello Kitty Online game set, Hello Kitty Online starter pack, a series of game time cards for collection, and many other consumer products. Fans of Hello Kitty and online games are invited to visit Gloot.net (www.gloot.net) to sign up for the Closed Beta trial version of the game.
FACTSHEET - HELLO KITTY ONLINE
GENRE: Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG)
LANGUAGE: English
PLATFORM: PC (Microsoft Windows)
STYLE: Isometric 3D view with 3D rendered characters and objects
DEVELOPER: Sanrio Digital
PUBLISHER: Oriented Games Pte Ltd
WEBSITE: www.gloot.net (official sign-up site for Singapore and Malaysia)
INTRODUCTION: Hello Kitty Online is the official massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) of Hello Kitty and many other widely popular characters created by Sanrio. The game has strong social communication functions and is currently the only MMORPG that integrates social networking services into game play. Players explore the cutest virtual world and meet their favourite Sanrio characters while going on adventures, making new friends, and developing their characters.
AVATAR: A player starts by creating a unique avatar in Hello Kitty Online in order to familiarize himself with the environment. The adventure begins in the newbie village Sanrio Harbour, where players are gradually introduced to game mechanics and plot. In order to advance the main plot players will need to complete different adventures and missions, and find the magic keys which will be used to save the Sanrio characters in peril.
BATTLE SYSTEM: The game features no direct realistic violence (like death or blood) but there is a battle system in place that utilizes very mild cartoon violence. Players repel aggressive monsters by teaching them a lesson they won’t soon forget: this is achieved by making them dizzy, stunning them, or putting them to sleep with a whack on the head. Monsters will occasionally drop items such as pet cards or other goods. Group with your friends and battle monsters in the wilderness as you travel to a far-off city!
COMMUNITY SYSTEM: In–game email, view blogs, view videos, play mini-games, invite players to your farm and house.
PET SYSTEM: A pet can enhance the pet owner's stats. Take care of your pet – pets assist you in carrying your items and help you to achieve your objective more effectively. Pets are obtained by finding Pet Cards, which are found on defeated Monsters, but they are rare and valuable drops.
HOME AND FARM SYSTEM: Create and decorate your dream house, where you can invite friends and share unforgettable memories together. Earn in-game cash by farming your fields and harvesting your crops. You can use materials produced on your farm to craft items, or you can sell the raw materials to merchants or other players.
GUILD SYSTEM: HKO boasts a guild system where players can form a community, help each other, or just sit back and chat. Each guild must choose one of eight different guild guardians. The guardians are Hello Kitty, Keroppi, Purin, Badtz-Maru, My Melody, Pochacco, Cinnamoroll, and Little Twin Stars.
CRAFTING SYSTEM: Players will develop 4 types of Resource collecting skills: Woodcutting, Planting, Gathering, and Mining. As players collect resources their corresponding skills will gradually advance. Higher-level resources require higher levels of the appropriate resource collection skill. Resources are needed to build a house. If a player's collecting skill level is too low, he will be unable to gather the sufficient materials. In addition to Resource Collection skills, players have four crafting skills to make a broad range of items that are useful in the game, including food and drink, clothing, furniture, tools, and much more.
MAGIC CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Allows players to create crystals from tears acquired from NPCs. This is purely story related and is used to advance the main plot of Hello Kitty Online.
KEY SYSTEM: Displays a collection of keys acquired by the player as he/she goes through the game. This is purely story related.
Recommended Specs:
CPU: Intel Pentium VI, 1.5 GHz (or equivalent)
Memory: 512MB (1GB recommended)
Hard Disk Space: 2GB free space
Display Card: Supports DirectX 8.0 or higher
Network Card: 56K or above
Sound Card: Supports DirectSound
Operating System: Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista
Note: This is one of the few MMORPGs that will run smoothly on some of the latest netbooks.
About Hello Kitty Online:
Hello Kitty Online, developed by Sanrio Digital (www.sanriodigital.com) is the official massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) of Hello Kitty and friends, and the first MMORPG to integrate social networking web services into the game experience. In addition to standard features such as customizable avatars, guilds, skill systems, and player economy, Hello Kitty Online offers a social networking platform including blogs, video sharing, email, and other social communication features providing a brand new experience and an engaging social aspect centered on the magical and cute online world of Hello Kitty.
About Gloot.net:
Headquartered in Singapore, Gloot.net is a fast growing online games portal that focuses on publishing premium branded PC online games in Southeast Asia, especially the Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG) genre. Gloot.net is the official exclusive publisher of Hello Kitty Online for Singapore and Malaysia. Hello Kitty Online is a much coveted MMORPG title that has received overwhelming response worldwide.
Gloot.net is operated by Oriented Games, a subsidiary of publicly traded Oriented Media Group (MESDAQ: Omedia, 0018). Oriented Media Group is a leading digital entertainment firm in Southeast Asia with extensive resources and operational experience in interactive media, social networking platform and Internet ad-serving technologies. Armed these various value propositions, Oriented Games is poised to become a new force to be reckon in the online PC gaming industry of Asia.
For more information, please visit consumer PC online games portal www.gloot.net or corporate website www.omedia.asia[All info via Red Dawn Communications / Thanks, Florence!]
