Legends of Zork has been announced by Jolt Online Gaming as an all-new browser-based MMO based on the classic Zork text-based adventure game universe. It launches on April 1st, 2009, and that’s no joke!
The storyline goes like this:
The Great Underground Empire has recently fallen and the land is in disarray. The Royal Treasury has been sacked. The stock market has collapsed, leading even mighty FrobozzCo International to fire employees from throughout its subsidiaries. A craze of treasure-hunting has swept through the remnants of the Great Underground Empire. The New Zork Times reports that trolls, kobolds and other dangerous creatures are venturing far from their lairs. Adventurers and monsters are increasingly coming into conflict over areas rich with loot. It’s a dangerous time to be a newly-unemployed traveling salesman, but it’s also a great time to try a bit of adventuring.
The persistent online adventure will be playable from any internet browser where, as described above, gamers will take up the role of a recently laid-off salesman and part-time loot-gatherer as they explore the Great Underground Empire.
One of the goals of the game and the reason it is browser-based is to target the casual MMO market and allow for play on everything from laptop’s to iPhone’s. It’s also completely download-free, meaning you just go to www.legendsofzork.com and start playing.
“As a complete Zork geek, I’m very proud to be releasing this title”, stated Dylan Collins, CEO of Jolt Online gaming. “Anyone who plays MMOs will definitely like to spend some time with Legends of Zork while they’re taking a break or browsing around the web. It’s very addictive”.
The game is open right now to beta-registration so if you’re interested in joining the beta be sure to sign up!