Iron Maiden RPG Heading to Mobile Platforms This Summer

<p>Iron Maiden are set to team up with Roadhouse Interactive&comma; the Vancouver-based developers behind <em>Warhammer 40&comma;000&colon; Carnage<&sol;em>&comma; and 50cc Games to create a unique free-to-play turn-based RPG set in the expansive Iron Maiden universe&period; The game&comma; titled <em>Iron Maiden&colon; Legacy of the Beast<&sol;em>&comma; will be available this summer for iOS and Android devices&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Players will take control of Eddie&comma; the band&&num;8217&semi;s iconic mascot &lpar;which has graced all of their album covers since their self-titled debut&rpar;&comma; as he attempts to recollect the pieces of his soul which has been shattered into pieces and spread across time and space&period; The game will feature music from the band&&num;8217&semi;s career&comma; including live recordings that have previously never been released&period; The music will be altered for the game by Iron Maiden&&num;8217&semi;s recording engineer&comma; Tony Newton&comma; and under supervision of founding member&comma; Steve Harris&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The music will be used in-game as a way of enhancing the gameplay &lpar;though what that entails is unknown at this point&rpar;&period; On top of that&comma; <em>Legacy of the Beast <&sol;em>will use the characters and lyrics from Iron Maiden&&num;8217&semi;s discography as a way to color the game&&num;8217&semi;s world&period; Fans of the band&&num;8217&semi;s music will have plenty to chew on when the game is released&comma; but those who are not well-versed in the Iron Maiden catalogue can rest easy as the game is being developed to &&num;8220&semi;<em>appeal to gamers beyond the Maiden fan base&period;<&sol;em>&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Iron Maiden&colon; Legacy of the Beast <&sol;em>hits mobile devices this summer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Sources&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;roadhouseinteractive&period;com&sol;iron-maiden-legacy-of-the-beast&sol;">Roadhouse Interactive<&sol;a>&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;ironmaidenlegacy&period;com&sol;">Iron Maiden&colon; Legacy of the Beast Official Site<&sol;a><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;