Santa Monica, CA – March 23, 2005 – Handheld
gamers are getting a double dose of action with the release of
Activision, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Spider-Man 2
the game and Tony Hawk’s Underground
2 Remix for the PlayStation Portable Entertainment
Platform (PSP). Developed internally by Activision’s Vicarious
Visions and Shaba Games respectively, both games are among the first
PSP titles to hit North American retail shelves and are currently
available nationwide. The PSP will be
released on March 24.
“We are excited to have two of our biggest brands
available as launch titles for the PSP,” said Kathy Vrabeck,
president of Activision Publishing. “Designed to leverage the
processing power of the new platform, Spider-Man 2 and Tony Hawk’s
Underground 2 Remix deliver deeper gameplay experiences and
graphical advancements that take handheld gaming to the next level.”
In Spider-Man 2 the game
players must master new combo moves as they protect the city of
Manhattan from the nefarious Doc Ock and other classic Marvel
villains by swinging, jumping and wall-crawling through 19 new
levels that extend beyond the film. Featuring an unprecedented
depth of gameplay, players experience original storylines and battle
through graphically rich 3D environments. The game, which is based
on the blockbuster feature film from Columbia Pictures and Marvel
Studios, leverages the PSP’s processing power to deliver the most
realistic Spider-Man experience on a handheld platform.
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix
takes players on an all new skating blitzkrieg
where they embark on the ultimate road trip from Tony Hawk’s
Underground 2 in addition to wreaking havoc in four
never-before-seen city-levels – Las Vegas, Atlanta, Kyoto and Santa
Cruz -- that feature original goals, level changing events and
unlockable characters. For the first time, players can live the
Tony Hawk console gaming experience on a handheld device as they
join either Tony Hawk or Bam Margera on a World Destruction Tour
where they nail insane tricks with lightning speed or slow motion
focus control, pull off mischievous pranks, and conquer sick terrain
through 13 single-player levels, or face off against up to three
friends in 10 wireless multiplayer games.
Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 Remix,
was developed by Shaba Games and is rated “T”
(Teen – with blood, crude humor, language, suggestive themes, use of
alcohol and violence). Spider-Man 2 the game
was developed by Vicarious Visions and is rated “T” (Teen - with
violence). The suggested retail price of both titles is $49.99.
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SAN FRANCISCO – March 23, 2005 — Today Ubisoft, one of the
world’s leading video game publishers, announced that Lumines for
the PSP™ handheld entertainment system is now available at all major
video game retailers. Lumines was created by renowned developer
Tetsuya Mizuguchi and jointly developed by Bandai Company Ltd. and Q
ENTERTAINMENT. Lumines has an ESRB rating of “E10+” for Suggestive
Themes with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $39.99.
Since the U.S. announcement of Lumines, it has currently been the
most popular PSP system title on all three leading video game
websites: GameSpot, IGN and GameSpy*. It has also received
spectacular review scores from USA Today, and GameSpot. USA Today
named Lumines “the best game for the PSP” handheld system and gave
it four out of four stars – the only PSP system launch title to
receive a perfect score. According to GameSpot, “Lumines may very
well be the greatest Tetris-style puzzle game since Tetris itself,”
with a superb 9 out of 10 review score. Lumines also received IGN’s
Editor’s Choice Award.
“Ubisoft is thrilled to have Lumines as its premier launch title for
the PSP handheld system,” said James Regan, director of new business
development at Ubisoft. “Lumines offers the player many ways to use
the PSP handheld system’s innovative features; it’s incredibly fun
combination of puzzles and music makes this game a ‘must-have’ for
every PSP owner.”
Lumines takes full advantage of the PSP system’s vivid colors, sound
and wide-screen features. Players delete sequences of 2x2, or
larger, square blocks of the same color, and simultaneously groove
to evolving musical scores of rock, techno and pop through the
built-in stereo speakers. Numerous levels of graphics and music are
available with single-player, wireless multiplayer and bonus modes.
Players will earn changeable skins and can increase their number of
collectible characters as they progress in the game. Lumines will
bring a musical puzzle-fusion experience to all PSP handheld system
owners.
*Ranking based on the aggregated unique visitors on GameSpot, IGN
and GameSpy since March 1st – Source Gametrax and Gamermetrics.