SANTA
CLARA, Calif., (June 30, 2005) – Leading video games developer and
publisher Namco Hometek Inc. announced today that Sigma Star Saga(TM)
has gone gold. Created exclusively for the Game Boy(R) Advance,
Sigma Star Saga combines role-playing depth and storytelling with
intense space-shooting action to create an original video game adventure
unlike any other. Sigma Star Saga was honored at E3 2005 by GameSpot as
a “Best Game Boy Advance Game” nominee and will be available in
stores this August.
Taking
place in the midst of a decades-long interplanetary struggle, Sigma Star
Saga casts players as a human double agent deep in enemy territory on a
mission to subvert the Krill armada from the inside. Featuring an
engaging storyline of love, betrayal and revenge spanning the entire
galaxy, Sigma Star Saga allows players to explore their surroundings
and outfit
their character, with powerful weaponry that will prove indispensable in
their quest for victory.
The
action takes to the skies in fast-paced side-scrolling space shooting
segments. Using unique Gun Data found during exploration missions,
players can customize their ship with more than 15,000 combinations of
upgrades that can be used during battle segments.
“With
an innovative combination of both RPG and space-shooter elements, Sigma
Star Saga is one of the most ambitious games ever made for the Game
Boy
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Advance,”
said Jeff Lujan, business director with Namco Hometek Inc. “We
have taken the most memorable aspects of these two genres and have tied
them together into a gripping science fiction storyline to create a
truly compelling, original game for fans of handheld gaming.”
Sigma
Star Saga is rated E10+ for “Everyone 10 and older” by the ESRB.
For additional information on Sigma Star Saga, please visit www.SigmaStarSaga.com.
About
Namco Hometek Inc.
Namco Hometek Inc. is the U.S. consumer division of Namco Limited, a
Tokyo-based world leader in the high-tech entertainment industry.
Based in Santa Clara, CA, Namco Hometek Inc. is an award-winning video
games publisher for next generation game consoles. Namco has
created some of the industry's greatest video game franchises: Tekken(R),
SOULCALIBUR(R), Dead to Rights(R), Pac-Man World(TM), Ridge Racer(R),
Time Crisis(R) and ACECOMBAT(TM). For more information about Namco
and its products log onto www.namco.com.