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MIB 2: Alien Escape escapes to GameCube

by Billy Berghammer - September 19, 2002, 11:43 am EDT
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INFOGRAMES’ MEN IN BLACK II(TM): ALIEN ESCAPE HEADS TO NINTENDO GAMECUBE

Agents Jay and Kay Headline Nintendo GameCube(TM) Version of Hit

PlayStation(R)2 Title

LOS ANGELES – Sept. 19, 2002 – Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM), a leading

global publisher of interactive entertainment software, is bringing the

Company’s hit PlayStation(R) 2 game, Men in Black II(TM): Alien Escape,

based on the smash movie franchise under license from Sony Pictures Consumer

Products Inc., to the Nintendo GameCube(TM). Men in Black II(TM): Alien

Escape is a fast-paced third-person perspective action game that features

the films’ trademark one-liners and bizarre, humorous situations.

“The Men in Black(TM) films are incredibly rich with action and

entertainment, making for a natural fit for video games,” said Jean-Philippe

Agati, senior vice president and head of Infogrames, Inc.’s Los Angeles

studio. “This game is like another complete Men in Black(TM) experience –

full of cool aliens, big guns and tons of humor. It’s the perfect

complement to the blockbuster film!”

In the game, the Men in Black discover a space prison hulk carrying the most

dangerous alien gangs in the galaxy that crashed into the Earth’s ocean

decades ago. With a large number of unlicensed and unaccounted for aliens

hiding out on Earth, each one a hardened criminal, there’s only one possible

course of action. It’s time for agents Jay and Kay to hunt them down and

bring them in—dead or alive.

Players must shoot their way through five distinct episodes, including a

Nuclear Station, the Docks and the streets of Manhattan. All episodes

include numerous levels and challenges to complete prior to progressing

through the game.

Players select either Jay, the athletic, reckless fast-talker, or Kay, the

confident veteran, at the beginning of each level. While Jay moves at a

faster pace, Kay’s knowledge of weapons gives him a higher weapon damage and

health bar. Allowing players to switch between characters gives them the

opportunity to experiment with various weapons and character strengths,

adding variety to the gameplay. Additionally, the non-playable character

partner often appears in computer generated cut-scenes and via comlink

throughout the game, providing back-up, advice and, of course, wise-cracks.

Other key members of the Men in Black II(TM): Alien Escape team, like Zed,

also make appearances. Adding to the mayhem are a host of new aliens

featured in the latest movie sequel as well as popular creatures from the

1997 film, including the coffee-drinking Worm Guys.

Men in Black II(TM): Alien Escape features the stylish signature silver

weapons like the J2 Blaster, K12 Ionhammer and HBIII Globulator.

Developed by Infogrames’ Melbourne House, creators of the highly regarded Le

Mans 24 Hours(TM) for PlayStation 2, Test Drive Le Mans(TM) for

Dreamcast(TM) and Looney Tunes(TM) Space Race for Dreamcast, Men in Black

2(TM): Alien Escape will make its debut in Fall of 2002.

About Sony Pictures Consumer Products

Sony Pictures Consumer Products (SPCP), based in Los Angeles, handles the

merchandising and branding efforts for some of the most recognized

properties in film and television. This includes theatrical properties such

as Men in Black 2(TM), Stuart Little 2(TM) and Spider-Man(TM) through a

limited partnership with Marvel Enterprises, Inc. as well as television

properties, like “Jackie Chan Adventures(TM),” “Harold and the Purple

Crayon(TM),” “Max Steel(TM)” and “Phantom Investigators(TM).” SPCP is a

division of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), whose global operations

encompass motion picture production and distribution, television production

and distribution, worldwide channel investments, home entertainment

acquisition and distribution, operation of studio facilities, development of

new entertainment products, services and technologies, and distribution of

filmed entertainment in 67 countries.

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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