Big Air baby! Also included is a demo of Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee!INFOGRAMES SHIPS BIG AIR FREESTYLE FOR NINTENDO GAMECUBE
Massive Air, Outrageous Tricks, Spectacular Graphics Headline Ultimate Motocross Game -- Playable Demo of Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Included on Disk --
LOS ANGELES – September 24, 2002 – Infogrames, Inc., (NASDAQ: IFGM) a leading global publisher of interactive entertainment software, has shipped Big Air Freestyle™, an extreme motocross game for the Nintendo GameCube(TM), to store shelves this week.
Developed by Infogrames’ own Paradigm Entertainment, Big Air Freestyle promises players the most exhilarating motocross experience on Nintendo GameCube with the biggest air and the sickest freestyle tricks. The game features more than a dozen riders in all three classes (125cc, 250cc and 500 cc), racing across more than 20 gritty real-world and fantasy tracks.
“Big Air Freestyle raises the bar for motocross video games by pushing the boundaries of graphics and playability,” said Jean-Philippe Agati, senior vice president and head of Infogrames, Inc.’s Los Angeles studio. “This game puts you deep in the mud in all three motorbike sports – Motocross, Supercross and Freestyle. With a massive number of tracks and riders, coupled with incredible physics for superior handling and great control, Big Air Freestyle is so extreme, gamers will be cleaning the dirt off their TVs.”
Big Air Freestyle offers deep gameplay in three unique gameplay modes, encompassing the entire two-wheel offroad experience -- Freestyle, Motocross and Supercross. Players choose to race on large outdoor tracks or specially designed indoor arenas in Motocross and Supercross racing modes. Freestyle mode invites gamers to careen through the air pulling off death-defying stunts – including the traditional “Can Can” and the impossible “Cliffhanger” -- in indoor fantasy arenas loaded with high ramps and exploding obstacles. The in-your-face action takes place on more than 20 motocross and supercross tracks and six fantasy freestyle arenas.
Big Air Freestyle provides the most realistic racing experience with a vast selection of extreme bike models for each engine class (125cc, 250cc and 500cc), disturbingly dirty mud projections, straight-to-the-action controls, interactive Artificial Intelligence, fully animated riders, front and rear brakes and photo-realistic track features.
Each of Big Air Freestyle’s tracks are living, breathing environments with waving flags and animated track officials, spectators, cheerleaders and cameramen. The game features a thumping soundtrack that includes music from chart topping acts such as 311 and Sugarcult.
As an extra feature, a playable demo of the highly anticipated monster fighting game, Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee, is also included on the disk. In the demo, players can take control of one of the legendary Toho creatures and battle other gargantuan foes across fully 3D and interactive arenas of city-wide scale. Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee will ship to retail stores in October for Nintendo GameCube™.
Big Air Freestyle shipped to most retail stores this week with an estimated retail price of $49.99 and an ESRB rating of T for Teen.
About Infogrames New York-based Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM) is one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company develops video games for all consoles (Sony Computer Entertainment of America, Nintendo and Microsoft), PCs, and Macintosh systems. Infogrames’ catalogue of more than 1,000 titles includes award-winning franchises such as Civilization(R), Backyard Sports(TM), Deer Hunter(R), Driver(TM), RollerCoaster Tycoon(R), and Test Drive(R), and key licenses including Warner Bros. The Matrix(R), Warner Bros. Looney Tunes(TM), Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues(R), Dragon Ball Z(R), Unreal(R), Mission Impossible(R), Terminator(R), Harley-Davidson(R), Major League Baseball(R), and the National Football League(R), among many others. The Company’s Humongous Entertainment and MacSoft labels are leaders in children’s and Macintosh entertainment software, respectively.
Infogrames, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA) (Euronext 5257), a global publisher and distributor of video games for all platforms. In 2001, IESA acquired Infogrames Interactive, Inc. (formerly Hasbro Interactive), including rights to use its line of software based on well-known licenses such as MONOPOLY, Jeopardy(R), TONKA, and Atari(R), which are published and distributed in the U.S. by Infogrames, Inc. For more information, visit the Company’s Web site at www.infogrames.com.
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