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Dragon Ball Z Budokai: Tenkaichi Gone Gold

 

(Press Release - PlayStation 2)

 

NEW YORK, Sept 28, 2005 -- Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATARI) today announced that development is complete on Dragon Ball Z(R) Budokai: Tenkaichi(TM) for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system. Dragon Ball Z Budokai: Tenkaichi is a 3D fighting action game and the first title in the venerable series to allow players to battle in true 3D. Since its introduction in May 2002, the Dragon Ball Z(R) video game franchise has sold through more than eight million units in the U.S. and is one of the most exciting and broadly-appealing video game franchises in recent years. Dragon Ball Z Budokai: Tenkaichi ships to retail on October 18, 2005.

 

"Atari continues to deliver new firsts for the Dragon Ball Z franchise," said Matt Collins, Director of Global Brand Management at Atari. "With DBZ Budokai: Tenkaichi, gamers can now battle in true 3D with more characters than ever before and experience the game in highly destructible, authentic environments."

 

Developed by Spike, Dragon Ball Z(R) Budokai: Tenkaichi(TM) is the only 3D DBZ game to combine fighting and flying in wide open, destructible environments. With the ability to battle

 in the air or underwater, players have the unprecedented power and freedom to experience the intensity of DBZ in an all new way. Offering over 50 playable characters, multiple gameplay modes and a combination of melee and energy attacks, DBZ Budokai: Tenkaichi promises to be one of most exhilarating DBZ games yet.

 

About Dragon Ball Z(R)

 

- One of the hottest brands in the video game industry with more than eight million units sold since May 2002;

- 512 episodes of Dragon Ball(R), Dragon Ball Z(R) and Dragon Ball 

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GT(R) have aired, collectively;

- More than $3 billion in worldwide merchandising;

- More than 15 million Dragon Ball Z(R) home videos sold;

- More than 8.5 million hits per day on http://www.dragonballz.com;

 

For additional information on Dragon Ball Z(R) please visit http://www.atari.com/dragonballz.

 

About FUNimation Entertainment

 

FUNimation(R) Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation (Nasdaq: NAVR), is a brand management company and one of the nation's leading independent home video entertainment companies. The company has a proven formula for launching and advancing brands, and manages a full spectrum of rights with its brands including broadcasting, licensing, production, internet, and home video sales and distribution.

 

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 franchises such as DRIVER(TM), The Matrix(TM), Stuntman(TM) and Test Drive(R); and mass-market and children's franchises such as Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues(TM) and Dora the Explorer(TM), and Dragon Ball Z(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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