Vigilante 8:2nd Offence

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ACTIVISION RAISES THE BAR IN THE AUTO-COMBAT CATEGORY
WITH VIGILANTE 8: SECOND OFFENCE,
THE GROUNDBREAKING SEQUEL TO THE SMASH HIT VIGILANTE 8

Game to Deliver More Over-The-Top Intense Full-Throttle Vehicular Mayhem


Santa Monica, CA – January 22, 1999 – Gamers get ready to put the pedal to the metal when Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) goes off road with the release of Vigilante 8: Second Offence. Nintendo 64 and PlayStation game consoles will hit the redline this fall when the sequel to the new king of auto-combat, Vigilante 8, hits retail shelves worldwide.

“Vigilante 8 set the benchmark for the auto-combat genre with its lighting-fast 3D landscape engine, superb graphics and fully-destructible arenas,” stated Mitch Lasky, senior vice president, Activision Studios. “Vigilante 8: Second Offence will take another leap forward in redefining the current state of combat driving.”

Developed by Luxoflux Corp., Vigilante 8: Second Offence delivers non-stop intense full-throttle vehicular mayhem complete with new outrageous vehicles equipped with enhanced capabilities and a variety of unique charismatic characters. The game introduces players to a host of different challenges and objectives as they battle through a series of death matches in realistic fully destructible off-road arenas spanning the United States.

The sequel will expand on all of the breakthrough features of Vigilante 8 including one of the most popular and unique elements of the original game, the quest mode, by introducing larger and more challenging quests with diverse objectives. Other features include new power-ups, weapons, special moves and modes of play. Additionally the game introduces an improved level of graphical detail including exhaust, fog, water effects, brake lights and bigger and better explosions.

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