Midway and Cartoon Network Enterprises Ship the Outrageously Wacky Ed, Edd N Eddy: The Mis-Edventures; Top-Rated Animated Kids Show Now Available For All Major Platforms
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2005--Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher and developer, today announced that it has shipped Ed, Edd n Eddy(TM): The Mis-Edventures for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube(TM) and Game Boy(R) Advance. Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures is scheduled to ship for PC in November. Based on the long-running, top-rated Cartoon Network show, Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures is a unique tag-team adventure game in which players are able to switch Eds on the fly to take advantage of their special abilities.
"As Midway expands into the younger gaming market, we are very excited to release Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures," said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. "This game is unique in that the player is given the option to control all three Eds at once, and must use each character's special abilities to complete wacky scam objectives in a number of scenarios inspired by the top-rated show."
"Here in the U.S. and around the world, Ed, Edd n Eddy has remained one of Cartoon Network's most popular series, particularly with boys 6-11," added John Friend, senior vice president of Cartoon Network Enterprises. "The program is so successful, we have created several holiday specials--including a brand new Halloween feature this year--and green lit it for 26 new episodes that will premiere throughout 2006. The comedy-driven property has proven to have lasting legs, so we're thrilled that kids across the globe will have the opportunity to enjoy their favorite characters in these exciting videogame formats from Midway."
About Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures
Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures is based on the slap-stick adventures of Cartoon Network's favorite three musketeers of adolescence; Ed, Edd ("Double D") and Eddy. Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures boasts as a unique tag team adventure game in which players are able to switch Eds on the fly to take advantage of their special abilities. Ed can lift, throw and smash objects. Edd can either enable or disable mechanical devices and in a pinch he can pull out his trusty slingshot. Eddy can make the neighborhood kids run away in fear of being the target of his El Mongo Stink Bomb! Players will also be able to execute special all-Ed formations that extend their own unique gameplay capabilities, including the Batter-Ed, Trampol-Edd and the Tower-of-Eddy. Get ready to encounter all of the characters from the show, even the Kanker sisters, as the Eds' focus on scheming up plans to make money to buy their beloved jawbreakers.
For more information on Midway's Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures please visit www.midwaycartoon.com.
