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EA
Announces Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2
(Press
Release)
REDWOOD
CITY, Calif. – April 8, 2004 – Everyone’s favorite Tasmanian Tiger
returns to take back the Outback this fall in TY the Tasmanian Tiger™
2, Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today.
TY
the Tasmanian Tiger 2 picks up
where the original popular action platform game left off. The cast of
characters from down under has grown, and so has the action! The evil
Boss Cass is up to his old tricks. After breaking out of Currawong
Jail, this feathered villain has re-instated himself as the dictatorial
ruler of Cassopo
lis
, a high tech island home to lizards and birds. Now Cass has hatched a
plan to take over the world with an army of Uber Reptiles. It’s
up to our boomerang-wielding hero, TY, and his newly formed team of
Burramudgee Bush Rescue mates to stop Cass!
Set
in the Outback of Australia, TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2 will offer
platform gamers a huge open environment to explore by foot and vehicle.
This time around TY is equipped with an arsenal of 21 upgradeable
boomerangs, including the Lasharang, Kaboomarang, and Megarang. In
addition, the game will feature five different “Mech units” to help
TY fight large numbers of enemies and complete mini-missions. With
these “Mech units” TY will have the ability to swim under lava;
shoot lasers, Blastorangs, water or fire; and much more. TY will also be
challenged to complete driving and flying missions featuring combat and
puzzle solving, with access to helicopters, submarines, and off-road
trucks. Unlockable cart racing mini-games will allow gamers to challenge
their friends in seven unique cart racing levels.
Under
development by Australia-based Krome Studios, the team behind the
original TY the Tasmanian Tiger, TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2 is
scheduled for release this fall for the PlayStationâ2 computer
entertainment system, the Xbox® video game system from
Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube™, and Game Boy® Advance.
About
Electronic Arts
Electronic
Arts (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading interactive
entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted
revenues of $2.5 billion for fiscal
2003. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive software
worldwide for video game systems, personal computers and the
Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under three brand names:
EA SPORTS™, EA GAMES™, and EA SPORTS BIG™. EA's
homepage and online game site is www.ea.com.
More information about EA’s products and
full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
About
Krome Studios
Krome
Studios, based in
Brisbane
,
Queensland
is
Australia
’s largest games development company. Founded in 1999, Krome has
produced a series of best selling titles on all major console platforms.
Krome’s previous title with EA, TY the Tasmanian Tiger, is the biggest
selling Australian game of all time. Krome Studios homepage is www.kromestudios.com.