Publisher:	Rising Star Games
Developer:	unknown
Released:	13 Jun 2008
Genre	Strategy
Platform

Deforestation, pollution, global warming and industrialisation ofwildlife’s natural habitats are all subjects featured in print, onlineand broadcast news every day. They are also the core theme to RisingStar Games’ latest release, Ecolis - Save the Forest, a real-timestrategy (RTS) game for Nintendo DS. Promoting awareness ofenvironmental perils, Ecolis – Save the Forest proactively tasks theplayer with defending the Ecolis world against them! The game is alsounique in that it manages to weave meaningful issues into a fun videogame experience which makes the player champion the environment.

InEcolis – Save the Forest, the player uses the Touch Screen to controlunits of woodland creatures named Ecolis, Ecoby and Ecomon which willprotect the naturally beautiful Mana Woods, the centre of the Ecolisworld, and recover the polluted land. All the different creature typeshave unique skills which must be strategically managed. With propernurturing, they can evolve to learn new abilities which can help theplayer complete the game’s more than 40 environmental missions. Asplayers grow their woodland army they must also plant new trees toprevent deforestation and revitalise the woodlands.

Additionally,Ecolis - Save the Forest includes a creative Land Make feature whichlets players build and play their own maps. This eco-friendly RTS alsosupports two-player play via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and for upto four players via single card download play or ad-hoc multi-cardplay. The game also features endearing creatures, resource management,magic and level creation.