Welcome to the world of pirates!

This demo offers you ample opportunity to familiarize yourself with Tortuga - Two Treasures. Assume the role of Thomas "Hawk" Blythe, a young pirate, who is hunting down his former mentor Blackbeard, because Blackbeard has betrayed him.

Two full levels are available in this playable demo and they will lead you across both raging seas and turbulent landscapes.

Here are some of the additional features that the full version will offer you:

• Significantly more weapons and special moves will be available - for example Wrath of the Caribbean
• Thrilling story with beautiful cutscenes
• Exciting levels, for example sneak missions in a dinghy
• Online highscores
• Improved graphics and sound quality
• Load and save functions

Raise the anchor and trim the sails, Tortuga – Two Treasures is just one day away! And for your piratical pleasure Ascaron have released nine new graphics.

Set in the Caribbean of the early 18th Century, Tortuga – Two Treasures is an action adventure brimming with Caribbean myth, legendary treasures and fearsome pirates. It is the tale of Thomas "Hawk" Blythe and his powerful adversary, Edward Teach, better known as the dreaded Blackbeard. It is as much a pirate tale as ever there was, and this is one to make the blood boil with love and honour, conspiracy and theft, violence and murder.

Is a pirate’s life for you? Find out soon with Tortuga – Two Treasures, released Friday 16th February 2007.

About Ascaron Entertainment Ascaron Entertainment is one of the pioneers in the development of computer games. It is also one of the leading developers of computer games in Germany and has been prominent in the sales charts for more than a decade with titles such as Patrician, ANSTOSS, Port Royale, DarkStar One and SACRED.

Ascaron is headquartered in Gütersloh, Germany, and maintains a development studio in Aachen (Germany) and Berlin, as well as an international department in Birmingham (UK). The UK office provides a bespoke publishing, sales and marketing function to selected European affiliate label partners. Currently, Ascaron markets its products in more than 30 countries and over 15 languages.

It's time to finish swabbing those decks and have a look at several new screenshots from the upcoming pirate action-adventure title – Tortuga: Two Treasures.

Head over to the homepage to cast an eye (argg, the un-patched one you landlubber!) on seven new screens that show the game's interface, characters and of course, swashbuckling' combat.

Tortuga: Two Treasures will set sail for UK retail on Feb 16th.

Tortuga - Two Treasures will have players setting sail as pirate captains in search of action, adventure and of course, treasure. The game tells the story of the young swashbuckler Thomas ‘Hawk’ Blythe, a pirate in the employ of the sinister Blackbeard. After Hawk is captured and betrayed, a dramatic battle for power, romance, treasure and truth commences beneath the Jolly Roger. Two Treasures features epic land and naval battles, featuring everything from sword fights to cannon-battles.

For additional information, please contact:

Ruth Fraser: ruth@chaloner-associates.co.uk
Bec Sands: bec@chaloner-associates.co.uk

It’s time for some piratical tactics and target practice with the Tortuga - Two Treasures mini-game.

Build up your fortress and keep the attacking pirates at bay. Expand grounds, gain access to the super cannon, destroy the pirates and amass as much gold as possible in order to top the high scores chart.

Tortuga - Two Treasures, the pirate story of voodoo, treasure, treachery and love with spectacular 3D combat and water effects, tells of Hawk's struggle against a world growing blacker by the day. Betrayal and death are but a small element of Hawk's adventures. Forged treasure maps, voodoo magic, a deadly curse and the threat of Blackbeard's wrath are all focused on stifling Hawk as he plunges into a battle for power, romance, treasure and truth.

Play the minigame here

Thomas "Hawk" Blythe encounters a myriad of characters, from sinister individuals and taciturn sailors, to beautiful women and true friends...

Tortuga - Two Treasures tells of Hawk's struggle against a world growing blacker by the day. The Caribbean is rarely an easy place in which to live, and for a man of Hawk’s heritage there are those who would have no qualms in crossing him for their own gain. There are many characters in the Caribbean, few of them savoury. By luck or by judgement Hawk must keep his friends close, and his enemies closer.

Edward Teach, born in Bristol, England, was better known as Blackbeard. He captured a French slave ship at the beginning of the 18th century and renamed it "Queen Anne's Revenge". Once in command of this comparatively powerful ship with its crew of scoundrels, he decided to work for himself and set out to conquer the Caribbean for his own. Physically superior to most (he was 6'5" tall, and solidly built) he was a fierce fighter who was difficult to defeat. He trusted no-one and did not hesitate to sacrifice those who might be potentially dangerous to him - or who might no longer be useful for him.

Charles Vane was born in Plymouth, on the southern English coast, in 1689 and served for many years on slave trader ships. During the English-Spanish war in the Caribbean, Vane changed sides frequently. As he was permanently battling against his own cowardice, he decided to join Blackbeard's crew in 1715. He was extremely ruthless and did not hesitate to use conspiracies to his advantage; thus, he made his way to the top very quickly.

Blind Willy was born in 1678, somewhere in Kent, England. He lost his memory when the ship where he served as mate sank during a hurricane twenty one years ago. Two weeks later, he was found more dead than alive on a raft that he had tied together from parts of the wreckage. He joined Hawk's crew three years ago and he has been Hawk's first mate ever since.

Catherine DeMorgaine was born in 1701 as daughter of Sir Isaac DeMorgaine, Her Majesty's Governor of Port Royal. The DeMorgaines were of old Norman nobility and are able to trace their origins back to the 5th Century. Famous people such as Geoffrey Chaucer were amongst their ancestors; however, sinister figures such as Henry Morgan also form part of their ancestry. Catherine grew up sheltered on her father's estate. The ever-present soldiers taught her the art of sword fighting at a very early age and she perfected that skill as she grew older. She is neither tall nor particularly strong - in fact, she is merely 5'5"; however, she makes up for the lack of strength with agility, swiftness and intelligence.