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Driv3r Announced for GBA
(Press Release - GBA)
NEW YORK, July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hot on the heels of the Windows release in March, Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) announced today that DRIV3R, the action-driving game that sold more than 3 million copies worldwide on PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft in 2004, is currently in development for Nintendo's Game Boy(R) Advance to release fall 2005.
Developed by G. Dubail and F. Velez, the talented development team behind a string of best-selling Game Boy Advance titles including Stuntman and V-Rally 3, DRIV3R provides a very unique gaming experience to the console and PC versions. DRIV3R for the Game Boy Advance features huge environments, character and vehicle control, and intricate collisions, to create the ultimate Hollywood driving adventure for a handheld device.
The game consists of a single enormous 'Undercover' game mode which encompasses missions and driving mini-games. The 25 missions tell the tale of a jaw breaking, no-holds-barred undercover cop and master "Wheelman", Tanner, as he infiltrates the local |
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and international underworld. The first 12 missions take place in Miami with the remainder set in the French city of Nice. With over 30 miles of streets to explore in each city, the player is free at any time to take a rest from the missions and go for a casual ride around town, gun in hand, in one of the more than 25 vehicles available. Alternatively they can chose to test their mettle playing one of the driving mini-games, including Slalom, Checkpoint, Trailblazer and Destruction.
"Driver is one of Atari's major franchises, with a proven audience and following," said |
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Marc Metis, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Atari, Inc. "We are excited to extend this latest version of the brand to the handheld market with a Game Boy Advance offering."
Atari/DRIV3R GBA/2
DRIV3R for the Game Boy Advance will be released fall 2005. For more information visit the game's official Web site at http://www.DRIV3R.com . About Atari
New York-based Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) develops interactive games for all platforms and is one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company's 1,000+ titles include hard-core, genre-defining games such as DRIV3R(TM), Enter the Matrix(TM), Neverwinter Nights(TM), Stuntman(TM), Test Drive(R), Unreal(R) Tournament 2004, and Unreal(R) Championship; and mass-market and children's games such as Backyard Sports(TM), Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues(TM) and Dora the Explorer(TM), Dragon Ball Z(R) and RollerCoaster Tycoon(R). Atari, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext - ISIN: FR-0000052573), the largest interactive games publisher in Europe. For more information, visit http://www.atari.com .
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