"Crash" Is Back Hollywood-Style; Much-Anticipated PlayStation Sequel Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Brings Together Entertainment's Best.FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 19, 1997--Crash is Back -- and he's got some of Hollywood's brightest stars behind him. With the release of Crash Bandicoot This article is about the first game in the series. For other uses, see Crash Bandicoot (disambiguation). Crash Bandicoot is a platform game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the Sony PlayStation in 1996, featuring the 2: Cortex Strikes Back, Sony Computer Entertainment America announced today the line-up of entertainment giants coming together to create the sequel to PlayStation game console's best-selling platform game to date. Produced by Universal Interactive Studios, Inc. (UIS (graphics, programming) UIS - A VMS graphics programming interface package for VAXstations. ), a division of Universal Studios, and created and developed by Naughty Dog __NOEDITSECTION__ Naughty Dog is an American video game company founded by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin in 1986, and based in Santa Monica, California. It has been part of Sony since being acquired in 2001. , Inc., the creative talent behind the original Crash Bandicoot videogame have returned with major reinforcements. "The extraordinary caliber of Hollywood talent assembled by Universal Interactive Studios and Naughty Dog to bring Crash 2 to life is a testament to the success and mass appeal of the original Crash Bandicoot," said Andrew House, vice president, marketing, Sony Computer Entertainment America. "We are truly impressed with the evolution of this PlayStation sequel and are confident that consumers worldwide will embrace it." Joining the mix for Crash Bandicoot 2 is celebrated actor Clancy Brown Clarence J. Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. He is known for his role as The Kurgan (also known as Victor Kruger) in the original Highlander movie, as the voice of Mr. Krabs in SpongeBob SquarePants, as Dr. , best known as Kurgan Kurgan (k  rgän`), city (1989 pop. 356,000), capital of Kurgan region, W Siberian Russia, on the Tobol River. in the film "Highlanders," lending his voice to the infamous character, Dr. Neo Cortex, Crash's adversary. Brown will also be portraying Sergeant Zim in the upcoming feature "Starship Troopers." His film credits include "Bad Boys," "Extreme Prejudice," "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Buckaroo Banzai is the lead character, played by Peter Weller, of the eponymous 1984 cult film, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. A renaissance man, the character is a top neurosurgeon, particle physicist, race car driver, rock star and comic Across the 8th Dimension" and "The Shawshank Redemption." Brown also provided his voice talents to Lex Luthor Lex Luthor (Alexander Luthor) is a fictional DC Comics supervillain and is the primary antagonist of the Superman franchise. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, he first appeared in Action Comics #23 (1940). in the "Superman" animated series. Coming back for an encore performance composing music for the game is Mark Mothersbaugh Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950 in Akron, Ohio) is an American musician, composer, singer, and painter. Career While Mothersbaugh attended Kent State as an art student, he met Devo co-founders Jerry Casale and Bob Lewis. of Mutato Muzika Mutato Muzika is a music production company comprising of former Devo members Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh, Bob Casale as well as non-Devo personnel Albert Fox and Josh Mancell. , founding member and lead singer of the band Devo. The much-anticipated sequel features 50 percent more songs, as well as a greater variety of song tracks. Joining the star-studded creative team, Naughty Dog worked with leading Hollywood animators Joe Pearson and Charles Zembillas in the development and creation of the Crash Bandicoot character and supporting cast. Also, leading videogame producer Universal Interactive Studios' Mark Cerny spearheaded the creation of the immersive gameplay style and level design in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. Taking the genre to all new heights with numerous factors enhancing the gameplay experience, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back will be a standout title across the globe. The game, which once again redefines classic 3D action platform gaming, immerses the player into a whole new adventure. It introduces both new and existing Crash fans to a three-dimensional gaming adventure, offering added levels of gameplay, with all new moves and animations, challenging puzzles, awesome player control and non-stop fun. Twice the "size" of the original, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back immerses players in a series of warp rooms or "centralized rooms," consisting of multiple areas, which allow players to choose among five levels at a time, providing a highly mobile, non-linear path through the game. In the game, players take a ride with the fast-moving bandicoot bandicoot, small marsupial mammal native to Australia and nearby islands. There are 19 species in eight genera. Bandicoots have long, pointed, shrewlike faces; gray or brown fur; and long, bushy, ratlike tails. , Crash, who is rejoined with the infamous Dr. Neo Cortex. The characters are reintroduced to gamers in a cinematic sequence with Crash defeating Cortex, causing him to fall from the air balloon circling his evil fortress through a hidden cavern below ground. It is there that the exciting new adventures begin. Returning characters, Dr. N. Brio (Brio Technology, Palo Alto, CA, www.brio.com) A software company founded in 1989 and acquired by Hyperion Solutions Corporation in 2003 that specialized in enterprise analysis and reporting programs that run on several platforms. and Ripper Software that extracts raw audio data from a music CD. See ripping and MP3. Roo, are encountered along the way, as well as the introduction of new characters including N. Gin, Kimodo Moe & Joe and Crash's little sister, Coco. Naughty Dog, Inc. is an independent game development house responsible for such revolutionary hits as Crash Bandicoot and now, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. Naughty Dog develops cutting-edge technology, graphics and gameplay for titles released on next-generation game systems. The Universal Interactive Studios, Inc. develops and promotes Universal Studio's properties for the global digital consumer market. Universal Studios is a unit of The Seagram Company Ltd., a global beverage and entertainment company. Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. distributes and markets the PlayStation game console in North America, develops and publishes software for the PlayStation game console, and manages the U.S. third party licensing program. Based in Foster City, Calif., Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Visit us on the Web at http://www.playstation.com CONTACT: Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. Molly Smith, 650/655-6044 molly_smith@playstation.sony.com Erin Shiba, 213/489-8242 shibae@fleishman.com |
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