Atari releases Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma

IMF Agent Ethan Hunt infiltrates PlayStation 2, Xbox and Game Boy Advance.

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Infiltrating stores nationwide today, Atari’s Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma brings all the action and intrigue of the Mission: Impossible movie franchise to the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox video game system from Microsoft and the Game Boy Advance. Developed by Atari’s Paradigm Entertainment, Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma presents players with a true mission impossible as they become IMF agent Ethan Hunt in an effort to stop the diabolical plans of the Surma Corporation.

“With Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma, players will be thrust into an authentic Mission: Impossible experience, complete with the latest spy gadgets, stealth action, incredible combat and plot-twisting suspense fans have come to expect from the franchise,” said Steve Allison, vice president of marketing, Atari Inc.’s Los Angeles studio. “The stealth action category continues to surprise gamers with new and innovative game play experiences and Operation Surma is no exception. Our unique connection to one of today’s strongest Hollywood movie franchises, will complement our focus on delivering incredible game play with all of the powerful lead characters, fascinating villains, elaborate double-crosses and cunning treachery of a real Mission: Impossible.”

In Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma, players step into the role of Ethan Hunt as he traverses the globe uncovering the insidious mysteries behind the malevolent Surma Corporation and its newly developed virus, the Ice Worm, which allows Surma to break into any computer system in the world. Armed with the hyper-cool, super spy technology and weaponry inspired by the Mission: Impossible movies, such as miniature remote-controlled devices, micro cameras, tranquilizing darts and character disguises, Hunt must lead his elite team in preventing Surma Corp. from taking over the world.