BEVERLY, MA - April 21, 2004 -Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR)
announces the unpredictable new racing game,
Test Drive®: Eve
of Destruction for the PlayStation®2
computer entertainment system. Developed by Monster Games,
Test Drive:
Eve of Destruction captures the raw, unfettered
thrill of no-rules competition and is based on real-life extreme
racing events.
"Test
Drive®: Eve of Destruction
captures the heart and soul of what gamers want in an action-racing
game - speed, thrills and hair-raising crashes,"
said Nancy MacIntyre, Vice President of Marketing for Atari's
Beverly Studios. "Monster Games, the developer of
NASCAR:Dirt to Daytona, has
done a great job translating their realistic racing physics to this
brand new evolution of the popular
Test Drive brand."
Originally released in 1987,
Test Drive
introduced PC gamers to the intense genre of driving-sims. The
original hit title was followed with more than thirty releases
across all video game platforms with the most recent being 2002's
Test
Drive for Xbox and Playstation 2, both achieving
Platinum Hits and
Greatest Hits status on
their respective consoles. Featuring unparalleled racing action and
brand durability unlike any other title in the category, the
Test Drive
series has sold through more than $137 million worth of product on
console and PC.
Test Drive®: Eve
of Destruction pushes the boundaries of the hit
series even further, now offering for the first time ever:
bone-rattling vehicle damage, dirt track racing, crazy Eve of
Destruction style events and the most unorthodox stable of drivable
vehicles to ever appear in a
Test Drive
game.
Test Drive®: Eve of Destruction
blends the best elements of racing and demolition and is packed with
25 different events, including Demo
Derby, where the last car standing wins;
Gauntlet, where the player
climbs behind the wheel of a hearse and tries to finish a set number
of laps while the rest of the field attempts to stop them;
Trailer Race, a new brand of
racing event, where players compete while towing various types of
trailers and must finish the race with something resembling a
trailer still attached.
Additionally,
Test Drive®: Eve
of Destruction offers players a selection of more
than 30 custom vehicles, a dynamic soundtrack and a split-screen
multiplayer mode for up to four players.
Test Drive®: Eve
of Destruction is scheduled to be released this
fall.
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