16 Titles In Development For Playstation 2

Ubi Soft set to take full advantage of PlayStation 2, offering high-quality titles for an ever-growing audience.

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Leading video games developer and publisher, Ubi Soft Entertainment will display it's commitment to developing games for Sony PlayStation 2 with the introduction of five new titles when the console is released in Europe and the United States. These exciting games include:
Rayman Revolution, Disney's Donald Duck, Disney's Dinosaur, F1 Racing Championship. Rayman Revolution and Disney's Donald Duck will be the only platform/action /adventure games available on PS2 at the end of the year 2000. Disney's Dinosaur is a captivating adventure game based on the highly anticipated movie of the same name. In addition, more than 10 other projects will emerge in 2001 from action to adventure as well as racing games. Rob Cooper (Managing Director Northern Europe & Export) commented "by offering so many games on PlayStation 2, Ubi Soft is successfully continuing it's development strategy to include all formats. We believe PS2 is destined to be a great success and so are fully behind it with high-quality titles and some great brands". Sales in Asia have already exceeded 2 million units and Sony anticipates selling 10 million units worldwide by the end of the year: 4 million in Japan, 3 million in the United States and 3 million in Europe. Ubi Soft plans to utilise PS2's astonishing graphics and sound as well as its superb animation capabilities to develop the very highest quality games. The PS2 hardware potentially offers an enormous array of gameplay possibilities, fine textures, fluid animation and utterly enveloping sonics. Ubi Soft teams are working toward the goal of plunging players into highly realistic environments or mind-bending fantasy worlds and providing them with a wealth of sensations. PS2 allows the company to expand its already rich and vastly varied line of games. In doing so, Ubi Soft will reach the broadest possible audience. PS2 also incorporates a DVD-ROM and DVD-video player, thus enabling it to offer games, videos, music and films. PS2 is also a global entertainment machine. Gamers, video enthusiasts and network players of all ages will be captivated by the quality and originality of Ubi Soft's games on PS2. Ubi Soft's commitment to PS2 is in line with the group's strategy: to offer high-quality games for all audiences.