Infogrames Sports An Adventurous Attitude This Fall With An Extreme Sports Title For Sega® Dreamcast(tm).
Game Offers Six Extreme Sports Competitions, Online Capabilities And A Licensed Soundtrack.
SAN JOSE, CA - August 15, 2000 - Infogrames, a global publisher of interactive entertainment software, announced today that it is publishing Xtreme Sports (working title), a game that combines skysurfing, hang gliding, mountain biking, snowboarding, bungee jumping and all-terrain vehicle (ATV) riding. Xtreme Sports for Sega Dreamcast will be available in October 2000.
"Xtreme Sports is a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants virtual thrill-ride," said Laddie Ervin, director of marketing for sports and racing titles at Infogrames. "Whether a player is hang gliding, snowboarding or bungee jumping, they will feel totally alive--and totally out of control!"
Xtreme Sports offers players a chance to compete in some of the world's most extreme sporting events all within a single race. The game's engine has the unique ability to seamlessly integrate multiple sports such as snowboarding, ATV racing, mountain biking, hang gliding and bungee jumping. A player might begin a competition on a multi-environment racetrack by snowboarding, then hang gliding and finally end the race with mountain biking. Besides racing for the best time, players can perform tricks, attempt huge jumps, drive across lava or race out of control down steep slopes and cliffs.
With 12 regular tracks and six additional practice tracks, Xtreme Sports offers a variety of exotic locations. Mountain biking in Maui will find players navigating a rope bridge, while bungee jumping in Kilimanjaro will have a player leaping from a balloon and landing on a waiting snowboard. Players can also partake in a hang gliding adventure over the Scottish Highlands, or participate in an ATV excursion over a narrow bridge in Stryn, Norway.
Online capabilities within the game will enable players to share high scores, as well as download ghost players and tracks. By connecting to a special Xtreme Sports server, players will have access to a global high-scores table and can download a ghost player of the high scorers to compete against it. Players will also be able to download bonus tracks from the server.
Xtreme Sports features a licensed soundtrack of alternative music from the London record label Ninja Tune Records. Bands on the Xtreme Sports soundtrack include Amon Tobin, Cabbage Boy, Cold Cut, Dynamic Syncopation, Irresistible Force, London Funk Allstars, Mr. Scruff and DJ Food.
The game's four unique characters include Nina, an 18-year-old from Sweden, Raga, a 22-year-old Jamaican, Noel, a 21-year-old from Great Britain and Cath, a 19-year-old American. Each character has two different outfits available, a summer outfit and a winter outfit. The clothing in Xtreme Sports is provided by the European sports brand 55DSL.
Developed by Innerloop Studios AS in Norway, Xtreme Sports allows for single player and two-player simultaneous head-to-head competition. For more information, visit www.us.infogrames.com.
Infogrames Entertainment SA (Paris Bourse: SICOVAM 5257) is a worldwide leader in the interactive entertainment software industry. Headquartered in France, the company develops and publishes award-winning computer and video games for the PlayStation® game console, PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo® 64, Nintendo® Game Boy® Color, Sega® Dreamcast(tm), Macintosh®, and personal computer platforms. Founded in 1983 by chairman and CEO Bruno Bonnell, Infogrames has published many award-winning franchises in its 17-year history, such as Alone In The Dark(tm), Test Drive®, Driver(tm), Deer Hunter(tm), Oddworld(tm), Unreal, Independence War(tm), and V-Rally(tm). The company is also known for its best-selling and award-winning line of children's entertainment software from Humongous Entertainment starring Putt-Putt®, Freddi Fish(tm), Pajama Sam® and SPY Fox(tm), as well as its successful Macintosh publishing label, Macsoft, the number one publisher of Macintosh entertainment software. In addition, Infogrames has a number of key strategic licenses including Warner Bros. Looney Tunes(tm), Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues(tm), Le Mans 24 Hours®, AM General Hummer®, Harley-Davidson®, and Dodge® Viper. For more information, visit Infogrames' US Web site at www.us.infogrames.com.
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Innerloop Studios AS is a global leader of advanced 3D rendering technology and Norway's leading developer of videogames. Previously it has released the award-winning flight-simulator JSF - Joint Strike Fighter(tm). For more information, visit Innerloop's Web site at www.innerloop.com.
"Xtreme Sports is a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants virtual thrill-ride," said Laddie Ervin, director of marketing for sports and racing titles at Infogrames. "Whether a player is hang gliding, snowboarding or bungee jumping, they will feel totally alive--and totally out of control!"
Xtreme Sports offers players a chance to compete in some of the world's most extreme sporting events all within a single race. The game's engine has the unique ability to seamlessly integrate multiple sports such as snowboarding, ATV racing, mountain biking, hang gliding and bungee jumping. A player might begin a competition on a multi-environment racetrack by snowboarding, then hang gliding and finally end the race with mountain biking. Besides racing for the best time, players can perform tricks, attempt huge jumps, drive across lava or race out of control down steep slopes and cliffs.
With 12 regular tracks and six additional practice tracks, Xtreme Sports offers a variety of exotic locations. Mountain biking in Maui will find players navigating a rope bridge, while bungee jumping in Kilimanjaro will have a player leaping from a balloon and landing on a waiting snowboard. Players can also partake in a hang gliding adventure over the Scottish Highlands, or participate in an ATV excursion over a narrow bridge in Stryn, Norway.
Online capabilities within the game will enable players to share high scores, as well as download ghost players and tracks. By connecting to a special Xtreme Sports server, players will have access to a global high-scores table and can download a ghost player of the high scorers to compete against it. Players will also be able to download bonus tracks from the server.
Xtreme Sports features a licensed soundtrack of alternative music from the London record label Ninja Tune Records. Bands on the Xtreme Sports soundtrack include Amon Tobin, Cabbage Boy, Cold Cut, Dynamic Syncopation, Irresistible Force, London Funk Allstars, Mr. Scruff and DJ Food.
The game's four unique characters include Nina, an 18-year-old from Sweden, Raga, a 22-year-old Jamaican, Noel, a 21-year-old from Great Britain and Cath, a 19-year-old American. Each character has two different outfits available, a summer outfit and a winter outfit. The clothing in Xtreme Sports is provided by the European sports brand 55DSL.
Developed by Innerloop Studios AS in Norway, Xtreme Sports allows for single player and two-player simultaneous head-to-head competition. For more information, visit www.us.infogrames.com.
Infogrames Entertainment SA (Paris Bourse: SICOVAM 5257) is a worldwide leader in the interactive entertainment software industry. Headquartered in France, the company develops and publishes award-winning computer and video games for the PlayStation® game console, PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo® 64, Nintendo® Game Boy® Color, Sega® Dreamcast(tm), Macintosh®, and personal computer platforms. Founded in 1983 by chairman and CEO Bruno Bonnell, Infogrames has published many award-winning franchises in its 17-year history, such as Alone In The Dark(tm), Test Drive®, Driver(tm), Deer Hunter(tm), Oddworld(tm), Unreal, Independence War(tm), and V-Rally(tm). The company is also known for its best-selling and award-winning line of children's entertainment software from Humongous Entertainment starring Putt-Putt®, Freddi Fish(tm), Pajama Sam® and SPY Fox(tm), as well as its successful Macintosh publishing label, Macsoft, the number one publisher of Macintosh entertainment software. In addition, Infogrames has a number of key strategic licenses including Warner Bros. Looney Tunes(tm), Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues(tm), Le Mans 24 Hours®, AM General Hummer®, Harley-Davidson®, and Dodge® Viper. For more information, visit Infogrames' US Web site at www.us.infogrames.com.
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Innerloop Studios AS is a global leader of advanced 3D rendering technology and Norway's leading developer of videogames. Previously it has released the award-winning flight-simulator JSF - Joint Strike Fighter(tm). For more information, visit Innerloop's Web site at www.innerloop.com.