Infogrames, Inc. Sends Sony Playstation On A Cartoon Ride with Looney Tunes(Tm) Racing.
Famous Looney Tunes Cartoon Characters Go Head-To-Head This Fall In Zany Kart Racing Fun.
Infogrames, Inc. Sends Sony Playstation On A Cartoon Ride with Looney Tunes(Tm) Racing.
Famous Looney Tunes Cartoon Characters Go Head-To-Head This Fall In Zany Kart Racing Fun.
LOS ANGELES, CA - May 11, 2000 - Rev up your engines - it's time to burn some Looney Tunes Rubber! Infogrames, Inc. (Infogrames) announced today that it is bringing everyone's favorite Looney Tunes characters to life in Looney Tunes Racing, a new kart racing game for Sony PlayStation. The game, which reaches most retail stores this fall, lets players take control of the looniest bunch of cartoon characters in an all-out race to the finish.
In the game, ACME(tm) Corporation, the corporate juggernaut behind such successful products as the ACME Disintegrator and the ACME Rocket Powered Roller Skates, is sponsoring a number of racing contests all over the Looney Tunes cartoon universe to compete for the looniest racing champion title. Players choose from eight popular Looney Tunes characters, including Bugs Bunny(tm), Daffy Duck(tm), Lola Bunny(tm), Marvin The Martian(tm), and Tasmanian Devil(tm), plus additional bonus characters, all with their own custom karts and custom character animations. The characters are true to their rich identities and interact with each other as they would in a real Looney Tunes cartoon. Enhancing the experience are official Warner Bros. voice actors and an original interactive musical score inspired by classic Merrie Melodies(tm), each bringing the characters and game to life.
"Looney Tunes Racing brings new innovative gameplay mechanics and twists to the kart racing genre," said Larry Lee, director of product marketing for Infogrames. "With the irreverent characters, player-activated pranks, interactive racing environments, andcartoon-derived laughs, the game has the look and feel of actually participating in a Looney Tunes cartoon."
Players will race their characters through 16 unique tracks, including many infamous locations made popular from the Looney Tunes cartoons, such as the Hollywood Sound Stage and Marvin The Martian's Planet X. Each track will feature unique environmental gags and traps players can activate themselves, like huge sandbags that players can trigger to squash opponents or throwing fluffy cream pies to splatter in the face of a competitor to slow him down.
Looney Tunes Racing also features two wild one-player racing modes as well as two-player split-screen mayhem in hilarious multi-player modes. The two-player modes include Vs. mode, Battle mode, and Looney mode, offering players a variety of different racing options to keep the racing challenge fresh and exciting. Vs. mode allows two players to compete against each other on a single track. Set in an arena, Battle mode's objective is not to race, but to survive the pranks and tricks employed by opponents and be the last man standing. Looney mode is our two-player version of a party game, where 3, 5 or 9 level tournaments are set up at random, and players are challenged over a variety of terrain types and game styles. Because of the random generation of levels in Looney mode, Looney Tunes Racing is never the same game twice, making gameplay virtually endless.
Developed by Infogrames' San Jose Studio, Looney Tunes Racing will be available this fall at most major retail outlets.
Infogrames Entertainment, S.A. (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(r) game console, PlayStation 2 game console, Nintendo(r) 64, Nintendo(r) Game Boy(r) Color, Sega(r) Dreamcast(tm), and personal computer platforms. Founded in 1983 by chairman and CEO Bruno Bonnell, Infogrames' 17-year history has produced many award-winning franchises, such as Test Drive(r), V-Rally(tm), Driver, Independence War(tm), Unreal, HardBall(r), Oddworld, and Alone In The Dark(tm). The company is also known for its long list of well-known licenses including Warner Bros. Looney Tunes(tm), Mission: Impossible(tm), Le Mans 24 Hours(r), AM General Hummer(r), Harley-Davidson(r), and Dodge(r) Viper.
Based in New York, Infogrames Inc. is a majority owned subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment and serves as the headquarters for the company's operations in North America. For more information, visit Infogrames' Web site at www.us.infogrames.com.
LOONEY TUNES, characters, names and all related indicia are trademarks of Warner Bros. 2000.
Famous Looney Tunes Cartoon Characters Go Head-To-Head This Fall In Zany Kart Racing Fun.
LOS ANGELES, CA - May 11, 2000 - Rev up your engines - it's time to burn some Looney Tunes Rubber! Infogrames, Inc. (Infogrames) announced today that it is bringing everyone's favorite Looney Tunes characters to life in Looney Tunes Racing, a new kart racing game for Sony PlayStation. The game, which reaches most retail stores this fall, lets players take control of the looniest bunch of cartoon characters in an all-out race to the finish.
In the game, ACME(tm) Corporation, the corporate juggernaut behind such successful products as the ACME Disintegrator and the ACME Rocket Powered Roller Skates, is sponsoring a number of racing contests all over the Looney Tunes cartoon universe to compete for the looniest racing champion title. Players choose from eight popular Looney Tunes characters, including Bugs Bunny(tm), Daffy Duck(tm), Lola Bunny(tm), Marvin The Martian(tm), and Tasmanian Devil(tm), plus additional bonus characters, all with their own custom karts and custom character animations. The characters are true to their rich identities and interact with each other as they would in a real Looney Tunes cartoon. Enhancing the experience are official Warner Bros. voice actors and an original interactive musical score inspired by classic Merrie Melodies(tm), each bringing the characters and game to life.
"Looney Tunes Racing brings new innovative gameplay mechanics and twists to the kart racing genre," said Larry Lee, director of product marketing for Infogrames. "With the irreverent characters, player-activated pranks, interactive racing environments, andcartoon-derived laughs, the game has the look and feel of actually participating in a Looney Tunes cartoon."
Players will race their characters through 16 unique tracks, including many infamous locations made popular from the Looney Tunes cartoons, such as the Hollywood Sound Stage and Marvin The Martian's Planet X. Each track will feature unique environmental gags and traps players can activate themselves, like huge sandbags that players can trigger to squash opponents or throwing fluffy cream pies to splatter in the face of a competitor to slow him down.
Looney Tunes Racing also features two wild one-player racing modes as well as two-player split-screen mayhem in hilarious multi-player modes. The two-player modes include Vs. mode, Battle mode, and Looney mode, offering players a variety of different racing options to keep the racing challenge fresh and exciting. Vs. mode allows two players to compete against each other on a single track. Set in an arena, Battle mode's objective is not to race, but to survive the pranks and tricks employed by opponents and be the last man standing. Looney mode is our two-player version of a party game, where 3, 5 or 9 level tournaments are set up at random, and players are challenged over a variety of terrain types and game styles. Because of the random generation of levels in Looney mode, Looney Tunes Racing is never the same game twice, making gameplay virtually endless.
Developed by Infogrames' San Jose Studio, Looney Tunes Racing will be available this fall at most major retail outlets.
Infogrames Entertainment, S.A. (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(r) game console, PlayStation 2 game console, Nintendo(r) 64, Nintendo(r) Game Boy(r) Color, Sega(r) Dreamcast(tm), and personal computer platforms. Founded in 1983 by chairman and CEO Bruno Bonnell, Infogrames' 17-year history has produced many award-winning franchises, such as Test Drive(r), V-Rally(tm), Driver, Independence War(tm), Unreal, HardBall(r), Oddworld, and Alone In The Dark(tm). The company is also known for its long list of well-known licenses including Warner Bros. Looney Tunes(tm), Mission: Impossible(tm), Le Mans 24 Hours(r), AM General Hummer(r), Harley-Davidson(r), and Dodge(r) Viper.
Based in New York, Infogrames Inc. is a majority owned subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment and serves as the headquarters for the company's operations in North America. For more information, visit Infogrames' Web site at www.us.infogrames.com.
LOONEY TUNES, characters, names and all related indicia are trademarks of Warner Bros. 2000.